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issues. that's what demi lovato's publicist says about her reasons that's what demi lovato's publicist says about her reasons for entering a rehab. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday election day. >> the election is finally here. >> and all voters will decide all 435 house seats, 37 spots in the senate and 37 governors races today. therare two other numbers to keep in mind, the numbers 39 and 10. as republicans seek to gain 39 seats to take back the house and ten to take back the senate. if you're a parent, this commercial has probably caught your attention, program that promises to give your children a mp-start on learning by teaching a young child to read. can you actually teach a young child to read in the first place? is civily dead? it's become normal for people to yell to get their way and to talk loudly on their phones in public places. how did we become so rude as a society? we'll get into that. let's begin with our decision 2010 coverage of today's election. pluse're going to talk to the chairman of the republican national committee and the president of the governor's asciation. reporter: it is finally here and voters get their say today at polling places around the country. after this long season and an angry mood in the country, it seems more likely that democrats could hold on to the senate, but for the house of representatives, after today, it could be under new management. in ohio, today's election has lyrics. >> i'm a [ bleep ] republican. that's what i are. >> country legend hank william jr. set the sage for the top republican that could become speaker of house. john boehner will return to washington tonight. >> lk out. >> reporter: he called president obama's get out the vote message toatinos calls him the enemy. >> mr. president, that word isn't enemies, they're patriots. >> reporter: today nevada voters could topple the most powerful democrat in the senate. >> we love harry reid! reporter: harry reid is struggling against tea party conservative sharon angle. the first lady made her pitch for reid peonal. >> i am proud to be here supporting him today. now harry's not just a great leader, harry is a good man. >> reporte democrats in washington say they're nervous today for three term incumbent senator patty murray. >> i need your help and support to make sure i'm back there fighting for you, for middle class families. >> reporte >> it's kind of crazy that people understand and get it. >> reporter: back home in delaware, the vice president's on dense. >> rock these folks. don't let this happen. >> reporter: joe biden found a warm and fuzzy wayo warn against voting republican. >> folks, these are aifferent breed of cat, this is not your father's republican party. >> reporter: while in west virginia, democrat joe manchin has tried to appear much more conservative. and billlinton seemed to approve. >> i told joe on the way in, i can't figure out why the tea party hasn't endorsed him. >> reporter: and president obama has taken a more behind the scenes approach, he's done a couple of radio interviews in local and national stations, from urban to pop, even doing an interview with ryan sechrest. alaska's three-way senate race is one of the most watch in the country and that has a lot to do with someone who isn't even on the ballot, sarah palin. >> reporter: well, sarah palin has certainly inserted herself into this senate race which has many wondering what the results could mean for her future. alaska's senate candidates making their final push, joe miller, the republican tea party favorite is struggling against write-in candidate incumbent candidate lisa murkowski, if the republican vote is split, that could help democrat scott mcadams, but the race is also a referendum on sarah palin, she's thrown her suprt behind miller and helped him take the gop nomination from murkowski this summer. but now polls show miller faltering. >>f murkowski wins, this will be a black eye for sarah palin. >> reporter: sarah palin's national reputation will be bruised by a loss in her home state ere it may look like she was too interested in settling old family feuds. >> sarah palin beat lisa murkowski's father, that's how she became governor. >> i'm running against joe miller and scott mcadams and at's my focus. >> reporter: palin has ratcheted up her -- nationally palin's been on the front line in leading the gop attacks on president obama. >> how's that hopey changey stuff working out for you? if the'sobody else to do it, of course i believe we should do this. >> reporter: palin is now fired up about a political article that claims gop leaders are trying to, quote, stop her from running 2012 because they're afraid she would lose to president obama. according to the conservative website, pal called politico reporters pubby kicking, chain smoking porn producers. >> if they would man up and make these claims against me, then i can debate them, i can talk about it. but they're making stuff up again. >> reporter: now in one of palis latest tweets, she calls today freedom day, as for the race itself, i that write in option comes out on top or if the results are close, polling ficial also have to count all of those write in ballots by hand, which means we might not know the winner here in alaska for weeks. meredith? >> oh, great, kristen welker, thanks so much. chuck tod is nbc's polical director and chief white house correspondent, david gregory is moderator of "meet the press". >> we talked about surprises at this stage of the campaign, will the only surprise tomorrow be if the republicans don't get that net 39 seats they need in the house to take control? >> i think that's right. let's look at the numbers, democrats are playing an away game on republican turf. look at what the democrats hold 49 districts that john mccain carried. they only need 39 to win, they could do it if they just win seats that john mccain carried. this has been a nationalized election on health care and on cap and trad 51 democrats sit in districts that president kerry, president obama kerry voted for these things. you pu that together and we're looking at 100 democratic districts and that's why you hear someepublicans saying i would be more surprised if we didn't win 60 than if we came up short. >> if you come up with 50 on the republican side, you've got a 23-seat majority. u can do the math, it just goes down. what does that mean for their legislative agenda? >> it means the republican party is going to have a much more conservative small government party and a republican majority if it comes to that. what it means according to one republican i spoke to, big bush tax cuts and look for house republicans to repeal heal care. they can only pass that out of a house that looks that. >> take us to the senate, more of an uphill battle for the republicans there, they need to gain a net of ten seats. >> here's their path to ten if they get it tonight, four they believe they have in the bank, that's north dakota, arkansas, indiana and wisconsin. so they need to find six more. check out these three in yellow. these are if you believe there is windt the republicans' back, then they're going to win pennsylvania, they're going to win illinois and they're going to win colorado. colorado and illinois democrats stil believe are a true toss up. but to get to ten, they need to find three of these states in red. west virginia closes at7:30, if democrats hold this, i think they hold the senate, pure and simple. but if republicans winhis, then all they need to do is find two more out here, you've got nevada, that's a coin flip and you've got washington and california. california looks like it's probably not going to be there for the republicans. washgton state, we talked about alaska for weeks, some think washington state could be the one that takes weeks to find out. >> a lot of these tight races in the senate are in states that are not particularly hostile to democrats. >> you mentioned nevada inn rightthere, we have got sharon angle and harry reid, what do you see happening there? >> 12% of the vote, the hispanic vote in nevada, very important for harry reid to get tse voters out. they did not get immigration reform that reid was pushing for. h >> a couple of weeks ago it seemed that joe miller had this thing wrapped up. now lisa murkowski is making a come back. is it a toss up at this stage? >> will people go in there and figure outow to write murkowski's name? sarah palin's political future is on the line. to say i stood up to sarah palin and i took her on and i beat her. this will be a big embarrassment for sarah palin if she can't pu this one off. >> a word of warning, colorado i know you think is important. you think washingto state is a fire wall for the democrats? >> i do. and we talked about washington state is a place where the economy isn't so ba it isn't like the rest of the country, number one. number two you have a democrat who has run as good of a campgn for an incumbent as you can possibly have. it's right on the margin, democrats feel like in a normal year they definitely hold it. >> she's personally popular if washington is the culprit here. >> washington, d.c. >> washington, d.c., right. >> when you all join us tomorrow morning, and you will, what is the headline we're going to be talking about? >> i think this is a new era for the republican party, for the tea party, i think the new elephant in the room is going to be the tea party and it's influence on washington. >> david gregory, chuck todd, you have a long night ahead of you. ormer virnia governor tim kaine is the chairman of the democratic national committee. mississippi gernor haley barbour is chairman of the repuican governor's association. good morning to both of you. governor kaine, if i can start with you, you predicted that the democrats would hold on to the house and the senate, but the house majority whip james clyburn says if you believe the polls, it's going to be close to a bloodbath for the democrats. do you still hold to your predictions. >> yeah, meredith, the other guys are saying they're going to take both houses i say we're gointo maintain both houses. i agree with chuck and david, the senate seems to be an easier one for us now. here's the path for us in the house. theepublicans will win a number of seats, they hold -- democrats are in 49 districts right now that voted for john mccain, but what most folks don'tactor in is there are republican seats that we're going to win. we think we have got great shots at picking up seats in delaware, maybe a coupl of seats in florida, illinois, hawaii, louisiana, and every seat that's a republican seat we pick up makes the math harder for the other guys. it's an uphillbattle. but we like the early voting that we're seeing in these states and we definitely feel like we have a shot. >> governor barbour, what do the numbers say to you? >> nothing is ever a given in politics, i think it's more likely the republicans will win a majority of the senate, though it's still possible. and a lot of close races, in for governors, i think we'll pick up several governors, at least to where we have 30r more republican governors at the close of the election. >> governor kaine, last week in a radio interview, the president referred to republicans as enemies, he said he should have said opponents not enemies. but let's speak to the mindset of democrats in this election cycle. instead of being the party of compromise, now this is reay a them against us attitude. >> you have to give a discount to a lot of things said in the last ten days. it'sood what the president said, he was talking about the republican complete opposition to immigration reform, the fact that no republican senators would vote for the dream act in the senate. and that even republican senators who were in favor of immigration reform three or four years ago have now backed away from it. and so he was talking about the president on clear iigration issues. he used the phrase that he then yesterday sa, you know what i should have used opponents. that kind of thing happens in the last ten days. >> governor barbour, i canove on to you and the tea party, that's obviously played a very critical role in this election. but is the tea party going to fold itself into the republican party or will it stand alone separate? >> i think one of the most important political news this year is that tea party candidates have not run as third pay candidates, they have not done like ross perot did, they have run as republicans. if they had run as republicans that would have been tim kaine's fondest dream, it would have split the anti-obama vote and split the conservate vote. i think the tea party will continue to be part of the republican party. many of them were republicans to start with. the real story of the tea party is these are people who may or may not have been republicans or indepeents or even conservative democrats who are motivated to get up off the couch and go out and do somethingecause they are so against the policies of the obama administration. and i think they will continue to be active in politics, which is healthy for republicans, and i think also for the body politics. >> do you think they're going to set the agenda in washington? >> no, theresident will set the agenda in washington. i think that's one of the things the news media needs to be careful about. if the republicans win the majority in the house and the democrats continue to he a majority in the senate, the president's going to continue to have the megaphone, he's going to be the one setting the agenda, but what republicans will do, is republicans will adhere to what the voters vote for. they're going to be cutting spending, they're going to be reducing the deficits. they're going to try to repeal and replace the health care reform bill, if they can't repeal it, they're going to try to change it so you wouldn't recognize it. they're going to be faithful to what the voters vote for tonight. >> tim kaine, i'll give you the last word here. >> republicans have said what they want t do, mitch mcconnell said the top priority is making sure that obama is a one-term president. th >> thank you both for joining us this morning. >> and youan follow all the election night returns beginning at 9:00, 8:00 central time. let's get a check of the other headlines of the morning. natalee is filling in for ann who's on assignment. good morning, everyone. u.s. officials now say three suspicious packages intercepted back in septeer may have be a dry run for last week's attempted mail bombings. those boxes were filled with papers, books and other materials. meantime federal investigators say last friday's mail bombs were wired to detonators that used cell phone technologies, but it's still unclear whether those detonators would have been set off b phone calls or an internal alarm. greek police say a bomb has exploded at the swiss eassy in athens, but no injuries have been reported. yesterday police were investigating a suspicious package a the bulgarian embassy. a federal appeals court has extended themilitary's don't ask, don't tell policy indefinitely. the government is challenging an rlier course policy that bans gay service members is unconstitutional. officials say americans were killed in separate inciden in thpast four days in the violent border city of juarez. a new study finds the children of mothers who ate a lot of peanuts during pregnancy are at an increased risk to having a strong sensitivity or allergy to peanuts. but the direct link to a mother's consumption of peanuts and allergies is not known. edison pena will run the marathon. god luck to him. after 56 days of waiting, they are finally the world series champs. the san francisco giants beat the texas rangers last night. a parade is planned f tomorrow. congratulations to the giants. it's now 7:20, right now you're up to date. let's turn it back over to matt, meredi and al. >> texas had a great season. >> they did. good morning. eastern sky on fire. a few hh clouds coming in predawn. otherwise, we've got a clear start. just a few wispy high clouds. coldest story of the seasono far. just near freezing or a little below in most of the regions except in the cities and right near the bay. highs reaching low 50s. later this afternoon, good voting weather with lots of sunshine. a few high clouds. then tomorrow, partly cloudy, >> and that's your latest weather. matt? thanks so much, more now on those explosive packages intercepted on theiray to the united states. natalee mentioned, intelligence officials are now saying that a dry run may have been made back in september. this as the suspected bombmaker is entified. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here with more on that. >> u.s. and other counter terrorm officials believe they know exactly who's responsible for making these parcel bombs. a 28-year-old saudi, smart, determined, he has one goal, to make a completely nonmetallic bomb that can get through airport security. >> reporter: u.s. officials suspect this is his handiwor it's the bomb hidden in one of two computer printerses mailed to the unitestatesrom yemen. e bomb was filled with 400 grams of petn, an explosive powder this demonstration shows what a silar bomb could do to a printer. and a truck. the young man suspected of building the printer bomb is a saudi national. he's made an explosive in a v.h.s. tape, another in a picture frame. the 28-year-old thinks he's a bomb making genius and enjoys what he does. >> his goal is to build an explosive device that can be snuck through airline security that is undedetectivable. >> he is widely believed to have made the bomb of petn powder woven into underwear to bring down a passenger plane over detroit last christmas. that bomb didn't work, it just caught fire. this time the printer bombsere found after a tip from the saudi government. but he will keep trying. 's motivated and convinced his own younger brother las year to put a small bomb inside his body for a suicide attack. he is believed to be still hiding in yemen. he's wanted by the united states, interpol, yemen and saudi arabia. >> eventually he's going to be able to put one together that's going to be deadly. >> it's his consistent desire to build a bomb and send it to the united states has just put him in the crosshairs of many different counter terrorism agencies. coming up, 18-year-old disney star demi lovato checks into rehab, we're going to get details that story. but first, this is "today" on nbc. garyondit testifies in the trial of chandra levy. we'll have more. do the programs that promise to teach your baby good morning. it's 7:26 on this tuesday, the 2nd of november. i'm joe krebs. it's election day. one of the most highly contested races is right here in virginia. conley defeated filly in 2008 but this year's considered to be too close to call. and today maryland is also to decide who will be the next governor. o'malley is up against bob ehrlich. polls in virginia, maryla, and d.c. are now open. we'll come back and take a women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic vlence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their. insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'mroud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. and hiinspection business. fimian's former business partner said fimian lied, his record "built upon a fraud." his business sued more than 40 times. slappewith thousands in liens. its corporate status revoked. now we learn fimian signed a campaign pledge that protected taxreaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. fraud, failed policies. unfortunately, that's keith fimian. frosty cold on this election day morning and partly cloudy now. we're near freezing throughout mostf the region. high today low 50s with lots of sun. partly cloudy, chilly tomorrow. could get rain thursday morning. how's ur traffic. >> many locations we're loaded up including beltway. on the inner loop as you leave springfield travel lanes are open. the outer loop's all right. not that bad getting around. >> stay with "news 4 today." we have you covered for decisn 2010 on air and on line. 2010 on air and on line. maryland's governor martin o'malley. endorsed by the washington post and unwavering commitment to education. o'malley's made college more affordable. he's helping restore the health of the chesapeake bay, has forward-looking pls on transportation and a record reducing violent crime. governor martin o'malley. one leader movi maryland forward. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, november 2, 2010. that makes election day nationwide, voters alrdy out casting their ballots. there in wilmington, laware, the outcome could lead to a big power change in that building right there, the capitol in washington. people out on our plaza will make it to the polls after the show. a big disney star checks into rehab, 18-year-old demi lovato is known for her role in "camp rock." but now she has pulled out of our tour with the jonas brothers and entered rehab for emotional and physical conditions. and can you really teach a baby to read? and whatever happened to common courtesy, they shout to get attention and get their way. have we become a rude nation? we'll have more on our special series, is civility dead? the 18-yeaold was on t international leg of her tour when she me the decision to check into a treatment facility. the news has her fans wondering exactly what's wrong and how long she'll be out of the spotlight. ♪ every day is like a blank canvass ♪ >> she's a rising young star in music and on television. 18-year-old demi lovato is best known for her role on "camp rock" a madeor tv movie on the disney channel. lovato stars alongside the jonas brothers. but according to lovato's representative, the teen star is having some problems. for the past three months she's been on tour with the jonas brothers, this week performing in south america. a spokesman for lovato says that demi left her tour early this weekend in order to seek medical treatment for her emotional and physical illnesses. demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. sources close to lovato's family say she has a long history of emotional problems, including eating disorders and cutting. the latest emotional hurdle, touring with her ex-girlfriend joe jonas, the two called it quits in may after dating for several months. >> it's bad enough thatshe's traveling around with joe jonas, her ex-boyfriend around the world, but toop it off, he brings his new girlfriend ashley green everywhere they go. it's enough to make a girl go crazy for sure. >> reporter: she's recently been linked to teen singing sensation stin bieber. sources say the tour with the jonas broers combined with emotional issues became too overwhelming. >> she has a good head on her shoulders and she has a really good team behind her and that's very important. so i think she'll pull out of this just fine, she just needs to get the help she needs and get out of the spotlight for a little bit. >> reporter: and sources tell us lovato is not in treatment for a drug problem but would not be more specific. her representative says lovato looks forward to getting back to work in the near future. >> gail, good morning to you. as natalee just reported, family sources say thatemi has a hiory of eating disorders and cutting. if , what kind of treatment program would be right for her? >> expect that first she'll need an evaluation to understand what is causing these symptoms. eating symptoms and cutting symptoms can both can becaused by depression, an anxiety disorder. mood changes, sometimes suicidal thoughts, a whole come pill plalags of things. either medication and/or psychotherapy with it. psychotherapy being a kind of exploratory talk therapy about the stresses that she's under or something much more structured to try to look at the thoughts and the behaviors that e going on and actually be kind of a training to stop those behaviors. >> for those who don't understand what cutting is very simply, it is jus that, it is doing mutilating things to your body. so typically what teenagers do is cut their arms or cut their bodies. th're often superficial scratches. they often don't draw blood, but the reason they're scary and dangerous is they can go deeper andbt a vein or an artery or something. >> she had been dating joe jonas but they had broken up in the spring and she's now on tour withhem, is that something that could trigger the behavior. >> if you already have somebody that's struggling with symptoms of depssion and anxiety, a big emotional stressor, breaking up with your boyfriend, yes,aving the new girlfriend come along, yes, but her life, and this is what we're seeing, meredith is celebrity children's lives are much more stressful than what the teen usually is equipped to deal with, especially not being in a family setting that provides the structure ty need. teenagers tend to be impulsive, that's the way their brain is wired. the combination of this kind of stress with that kind of brain, it's not surprising that you would get something like that. >> this certainly predates any relationship issues she may have had. road to recovery, long haul? >> these are not short-term treatment issues. now inpatient might be a shorter term to get control of what's going on and create a program that can beanaged as an outpatient. but i would expect somebody like this to be in treatment for quite some time, but perhaps she can do it while it's working, i would say a mental health profession personally, that's a high risk state, because you're putting them back in the same situation that probably caused it in the first place. now let's switch gears and get a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by chevy, every model is backed by 100,000 mile, good morning. the coldest morning of the autumn sean so far. temperatures are at or below freezing throughout most of the area with widespread frost in the rural areas, and we've got a partly cloudy skynow. few clouds in and out. good voting weather. tomorrow, increasing clouds. highs, mid-50s, morning lows, mid-40s. mild on thursday. rain possible with sun back in the afternoon. friday, partly sunny and breezy. should by dry for the weekend with highs in the up next, a product that promises your baby can read. but does it really help? 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"today" investigates a reading program for infants. you have probably seen the ads on television. jeff rossen is here with what he found out. i have a feeling it's not good. >> it never is. it's very, very popular with parents between these national commerals plus it sold in so of the country's biggest baby stores. the program as you mentioned is caed your baby is read. and that's the promise, if you buy this program, your baby as young as three months old can learn to read. our investigationoes after the truth. >> what you are about to see will amaze you. >> which one says keys. >> the commercials are amazing. >> what about this word? >> baby. >> good job. >> reporter: those babies sure look like they're reading and if you buy the program, the ads claim, your baby can too. >> my daughter began reading when she was 8 months old. >> reporter: the program costs up to $200. >> the reason i wanted to buy it is to ge her a head start before school. >> reporter: she says it didn't teach her daughter anything. >> what you're getting is not really what they say. >> a baby's brain craves stimulation. >> it's based on science that all babies can read. >> reporter: warning that if you miss that window your child will fall behind. but is that really true? we went to experts at harvard. >> are those babies reading? >> no. >> reporter: and tufts. >> no. >> reporr: we spoke with ten chd development expertsrom the country's top universities and organizations. and the message was universal. this isn't reading, it's just merization. >> they memorize what's on those queue cards and they're going to respond the way they have been taught. >> reporter: it's not reading? >> it's not reading. >> reporter: is there any evidence that learning to memorize at a young age makes you a better rder? >> there's no evidence. >> reporter: most children don't even have the brain development to read until 4 or 5 years old. >> i kw of not one single study in which anyone says that children who learn to read before 5 do better later on. i am a reading expert, i know of not one single study. >> reporter: there are extremely rare cases of babies learning to read. >> can you read this word to me? happy. >> reporter: in 2008, we tested one of them here on oday" with words she had never seen before. her parents say elizabeth caught herself, but she's an exception. >> give your child the tools for increased communication. >> reporter: promising all parents that their babies can do it too as longs as they buy this product is deceptive because this program drills kids with the same flash cards, the same dvds, the same words over and over again. >> whoever isbehind this, either doesn't know either the brain or reading. >> reporter: that man is the creator of your baby can read. he calls himself an infant learning expert. his face, his name appear on the books, the dvds. >> this is not a shorterm effect. >> reporter:nd in the commercials. the doctor agreed to sit down with us. >> we have spoken with child development experts from harvard, yale, tufts, nyu, cornell, penn, as well as the national association of school psychologists, the national association for infants, toddlers say your program is not only misleading, it's false. >> they're all wrong. >> reporter: you're saying they're all wrong? >> yes, i'm sayg they're all wrong. >> reporter: h says his program is backed by scientific research, and while he acknowledges it all starts with memorization, it leads the reading. >> we have a study that's literally thicker than this. >> reporter: can you provide us that research. >> but instead of published research on your baby can read, he says this customer satisfaction survey conducted by his own company. exper pe as for his resume, he has worked in some infant learning labs, but his phd is in human performance, the study of physical motor skills. >> i'm not a traditional expert as far as reading, a reading specialist person. i'm looking at this from a fferent perspective. the baby does learn to read. >> reporter: but much of the research herites for his program -- >> she actlly started reading words -- >> reporter: seems to be based on his own daughter using it. >> my children can read better at age 4 than i could at my age. >> reporter: you're saying your 4-year-old was a better reader than you as an adult? >> a not only that, i was teaching college at the time and she could read better than my college students. >> reporter: but experts say those extreme claims pray on parent -- >> this has nothing to do with that. this is about helping babies learn literacy skills. >> reporter: he wouldn't tell us how much money he's made, but they have sold over a million kits. he's cashing in on false promises. >> i was very angry because i felt so misled. >> reporter: by the way gger called the company and did get her money back. experts say this product can be harmful because it forces your baby to watch all of those dvds, too much tv time. the bestay to teach your kids is you, you talk to them, you play with them, you listen to them. it's 48 after the hour, coming up, the situation brings his abs from the jersey shore to studio 1a. but first these messages. set your pace to island time. rich chocola over creamy coconut. almond joy and mounds. enjoy more. how about a coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combination at red lobster? 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we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse traise taxes. martin o'malley can't do . i will. it is a frosty election day morng. good morning. i'm meteorologist tomt kierein. temperatures in the suburbs, rural areas, right near freezing. in the cities to near the bay, 406789 highs today, low 50s. good voting weather. tomorrow, increasing clouds, mid-50s. thursday, could get rainn the morning. how's the traffic, jerry? >> it is crawling on the betway in the inner loop leaving springfield to braddock road slow. one more stop. let's heaover to maryland. not bad at all. both directions of the american legion bridge moving along nicely. look for the sunshine delays, they're out there. >> stay with nbc 4 today. all the information at nbcwashington.com. take a closer look at keith fimian and his inspection business. fimian's former business partner said fimian lied, s record "built upon a fraud." his business sued more than 40 times. slapped with thousands in liens. its corporate status roked. now we learn fimian signed a campaign pledg that protected tax breaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. fraud, failed policies. unfortunately, that's keith fimian. 8:00 now on this tuesday morning, november 2, 2010. the crowd is bundled up tight on this chilly election day on the plaza. i'm meredith viera along with al roker and matt lauer. >>e see more and more rude behavior everywhere. people talking loudly on cell phones. people not holding a door open for other people. >> not saying thank you. >> when someone doesn't hold a door for me, i just stand there. it doesn't bother there, but it makes me feel better. we're going to talk about the death of civility. >> also ahead, robert dowy jr. >> can i just say something? 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>> i say technology and manners should be baland but they're not. technology can help us to stay in touch with people, it can help us enjoy our lives more because we can connect better. the problem is if we don't have conscious awareness of what we're doing, it takes over. >> we are spending more and more of our time dealing with devices and we're on the computer, we're on the phone, we're texting, so is it just that we haveost your skills in face to face mmunication? >> we're so separated from reality and face-to-face contact, we're speeded up, there's this hyper energy going on, it's almost likee're living in a video game, and we become the video characters instead of face to face intimate discussion and looking at somee and deciding boundaries and personal space. >> i look at it this way, and we're culprits too, we're watching news that e's terribly- you walk down the street and you're numb to it all or you're angry and frustrated so you lash out at people. has this been happening for a while? >> when people are desperate and they feel that they don't have enough, they push. they push to get on the subway. >> i believe in that frustration, people are frustrated, people are scared about losing their jobs or they have lost their jobs and they have been out of a job for a ng time, and frustration leads to aggression and we see more aggressive behavior when people are scared. >> this rasmussen poll said 60% of americans are more rude to people they deal with in terms of service jobs than they have been in the past. why do we think we c get away with that? >> it's a power and control things, when you see someone that's beneath you, u're going to laud it over them. >> we're always behind somebody else, we get it back. >> i don't even think that people are thinking of it. that's what i'm tking about, conscious awareness. they'ron the phone, and then they go to buy something and they stay on the phone. many of us are guilty of it mean when we profess to have good manners. we nd to stop, be aware of where we are, who is around us in the moment, take a breath, put down the electronics and imagine it would be great to engage, you have a better quality of experience if you engage with a humaneing at least for a moment. >> before we started this discussion, i said is it too far gone, are we too far down this slippery slope, and you talked about your children, if you're with your kids. >> parents need to be role models a if kids see their parents act i a rude way to the gas station attendant -- people have said to me, children have said to me in my practice, my parents don't look up from th computer when i talk to them, what are we teecaching them? 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>> somewhat, yes. >> number two, if you fall asleep for any reason, other than the fact that you're in a bed and it's nighttime, i will disembowel you, make sense? >> somewhat. >> great. three if you're e're lerjic to waffles, don't eat waffles. >> don't take me ta waffle place. >> you run into this guy ethan tremblor, what happenses i a nutshell? >> in a nutshell, he gets kicked off the plane put on a no-fl list and is fced to travel from atlanta to los angeles with this wannabe actor whose father has just passed away, so you kind of feel bad for being mad at him because he's mourning. >> despite everything, and ethan is a kook, he really changes you for the better. so there's a message here. >> todd phillips with his career and zack, there's no reason to just do another comedy, there going to go do "hangover 2" and they have cornered tt market. so i guess the idea was to invest a bit more theme and some emotional depth. and i think we did and people are enjoying it. >> what was the message? >> well, first of all, i think everybody has some sort of semblance of a metaphor for ethan's character which is someone that's kind of harmless and yet really dangerous and so you have to tolerate them and per i not rea to parent, obviously by some of the things that he does, he has a problem with anger. i believe the ide is that these are fear-based things and that ethan's character is dealing with loss and somehow or other they help each other. >> i ask friend about this film and you said this was the best work experience he has ever had for all the movies you have made. >> i also tend to love the one i'm with. and i just kind of remembert fondly. but the truth be told is they're just really gifted guys and it was very, very creative and we made a lot of changes that i think und up impacting the film, a lot of the story wasn't there when we started shooting and we said oh, we should probably do this, so it was a very intuitive kind of thing, you know. >> in a way it's about second chances and i'm making a segue here because your character does get a second chance through e n eth ethan, you had a second chance in the 1980s, you had a lot of issues and you came out of it obviously and there was a time when you were considered a real liability in hollywood and it wa mel gibson among others that really helped you out. did he jump-start your career back then? is it fair to say that? >> it's fair to say anything you would like. the truth is he and i have a friendship that spans well over two decades and he's a stand up guy, he always has been for me and certainly when i was not hirable, he put his ass on the line and i couldn't get insured and he said i'll take that chance. >> what goes through your mind when you see this happening to him, knowing what you wept through? >> i think what goes through my mind is there's the reality of what happens to people and the mistakes they make and journeys they're on and then there's the media and then there's everybody's opinion. and so the way i honor my friendship wh him is by not getting too involved in whatever the public discussion is, because it usually has very little to do with much besides people's own egos and interpretations. >> let me ask you about something that's been reported and it may be the media reporting this tha you tried to help him get a role in "hangover 2," the cameo and he got it and then it was taken away. >> first of all, he doesn't need my help, he will always have my friendship, and that's just talking about business and hollywood stuff which to me is nowhere near as important as friendship. >> the premier of due date, you talked about charlie sheen, you said it's different when somebody has been through it, they expect you to talk about it. would like to just talk to charlie, i have known him for es. >> what would you say to charlie? >> i would just talk to him. >> i really enjod the film, very much. just ahead, jery shore's the situation stops by after your local news. 8:26 is your time now. good morning. i'm eun yang. it is election day and voter es across the area are at the polls. they're choosing a new govnor, o'malley and form governor bob ehrlich who he beat four years ago. and in virginia one of the most hotly contested races is in the 11th. fimian is challenging connolly. this year it is too close to call. we'll take a break. weather d traffic are up ne good morni. frosty cold. temperatures are just beginning to get above freezing throughout much of the region, and a the day progresses we'll peak in the low 50s. lotzes of sun to a few clouds streaking our sky. good morning weather. tomorrow, increasing clouds, maybe rain. how's the traffic j. >> the outer loop headed across the american legion bridge. i couldn't find anything blocking. we'll keep a watch on and let you know. one more stop headed to downtown. 395, lanes areopen to the pent gone to 14th stet bridge. stay with "news 4" throughout the day. we have you covered we're back now, 8:30 on a tuesdamorning. the 2nd day of november, 2010, election day. people will head off to the polls in short order and cast their votes. i know a lot of these people have already had a chance to meet the situation from jersey shor he is with us this morning, he is in our studio getting ready to chat it up with mr. roker. >> i talked to robert downey jr. and he said i want to talk to the situation. >> he ran right over. >> i'm matt lauer along with medith viera, al roker and natalee morales. and what else is coming up? >> we're going to step into the kitchen with british chef nigella lawson. and then grammy winning deion warwick, she's going to open up about her long and storied career, do you know the way to sajose, one of the classics. >> he's going to sing it. >> we're going to catch up with her. >> look out for her. and also ifou like bargains, you're going to want to stick around, because jill martin is here with some special deals that only you, "today" show viewers can takedvantage of just for the next 24 hours. >> but wait, there's more. >> first, can we say hello to anna, the latest contestant voted off "the biggest loser." we're proud of you. you started out on the show, you were 402 pounds. >> yeah, unfortunately >> where are you now? >> i'm about 242 pounds now, down 160. >> unbelievable. >> thank you so much. >> what worked for you? >> just wanting it for myself first and foremost, just havin that sense of urgency. the biggestoser meal plan which i'm still on today and just working out. >> and the loss o your mom played a big part in that? >> we lost our mom and our best friend, but we have an angel now. and she's looking over me and there's no reason why all these wonderful things are happeng in my life, it's all because of her. my mom nancy, it's all about her. >> and your teammates-- >> ultimately it's a game show and i never lost sight of that, i'll never hold it against them, i have nothing but great things to say about all of them. they still inspiree to this day. and they had to do what they had to do in order to stay on the ranch. my heart goes out to all of them. i wish them the best of luc >> the theme for this season is really paying it forward, how are you going about that? >> that was the mn thing, pay it forward is kind of how me and my brother ryan have been raised since we were born, just kind of following in my mother's otsteps. and this has given me the opportunity to hopefully try and fill her shoes just a little bit. getting involved in my community, starting weight loss competitions and teaching them about the rewards of living a healthy and active lifestyle and obviously our big christmas event is comin up this december 17 on friday and we're expecting ound 6,000 kids andh. >> it's really important to us and that's what it's all about. >> keep it up. >> thank you, guys. >> you can watch "the biggest loser" tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central time right here we have widespread frost for the first time this early autumn season on this 2nd day of november. in fact, we're still at or below freezing near washington. in washington and right near the bay, it never did get below freezing. right now we've got a few high clouds streaking through. we'll have those from time to time into the afternoon and evening hour good voting weather. tomorrow, increasing clouds. still chilly. might get rain thursday and that's your latest weather. >> you know what's coming up? >> the situation talk about all things "jersey shore." but first, this is "today" o nbc. take a closer look at keith fimian and his inspection business. mian's former business partner sa fimian lied, his record "built upon a fraud. his business sued more than 40 times. slapped with thousands in liens. its corporate status revoked. now we learn fimian signed a campaign pledge that protected tax breaks for corporations outsourcing jobs. fraud, failed policies. unfortunately, that's keith fimian. back now at 8:37. mike "the situation," and plenty of fist pumping on mtv's jersey she. he's written his first book, here's the situation, avoiding dates getting into your gtl on the jersey shore. nice to see you. >> first of all, i want to get this kind of out of the way. the story surfaced recently that the new york city police are interested in talking to your brother about an incident that happened. >> i didn't hear that. >> an incident that happened involving a limousine and a man getting punched? >> to be honest it has to do with my brother and i know they're handling that and to be honest, i'm sure that this is 100% bunk and we'll find out in the next couple of days. >> let's get started talking about evything that's going on with you. you are a one-person corporation at this point, starring on mtv's highest rated show ever, you just released a workout dvd, you're a spokesperson for a vitamin company, you're r0i ee' researching a clothing line. you wanted to be famous? >> i think i did. but obviously when i lost my job and became unemployed, i was around 25 years old, i decided i got to do something, and why not shoot for the stars and that's what i did. i went for my dreams and that's why i always tell people don't forget about those dreams. >> what are you dreams? >> pretty much my dreams are always to shoot for the stars, if you hit the moon, you're still do okay. the reality is just the way in for me. that wasn't my goal. that was just a way in to show pele who i am and what i'm all about and keep moving forward in a positive way. >> we have got a series running right now about civility in this country and a lot of what we see on this show, you know, there's a lot of yelling, there's fighting, there's brawling, there's talk about casual sex. do you worry that for a lot o the kids who watch this show, this show is not a great influence for younger kids? >> i would have to saythat, to be honest with you, this show is totally real. and just like -- i'm sure when you go home at night, you might get into an argument. i mean i'm not perfect, i don't claim to be perfect. and what you see on that show is sort of -- it's driven a certn way. >> so you're saying some of it is amped up? >>t's not scripted in any way. >> i'm not saying scripted. >> whatever you see is what happens, but there's so much other things happening throughouthe number of months that we're there and yore only seeing a narrow view of what's happening and it's mtv, it's a party show, it's almost like saying, i'm going to go to a wedding, b i'm going to wear gym clothes. it's a party show, so you're getting to get that pretty much party feel. just like on "danci with the stars." when i went on "dancing with the stars" i w all in, i pretty much gave what the situation called for. >> are you looking to move away from this and maybe move into something else that's different? >> you know what? your statement previous to the last one was something about the whole perception of jersey shore. that's exactly why i did "dancing with the stars" to show ople not only am i an intelligent kid, but i own my own business, i'm a hard worker, i'm a college graduate and like i said, you know, i work hard every day. >> have you actually graduated? >> yes, i did graduate with my associate's degree. >> i'm a few hours short of the bachelors, but like i said, at the same time, i'm so busy right now with my own company and hiring employees and things like that >> you're on track to make $5 million this year? >> that's an estimate, plus or minus, around there. >> the subtitle of your book, "a guide to creeping on chicks" these women who are in a group that might be fat and ugly. it's >> it's a humorous look at being in your 20s, eating, going out, dating, working out, it' sort of like lifestyle. but a very humorous way to look at it. >> you don't think your book might be a little bit disrespectful to women. >> no, no. it's a humous look, i just came out with it as a joke, is such popular phrase in this country right now, i didn't mean to hurt anybody, it was really just a joke and it came out. just like gtl, i came out with gtl and it's all over the place. it's a humorous look at some of the this i think about. >> you get married, you go into e future, you have a daughter, she brings somebody like you home, is that going to be okay? >> i'm going to have to do a little bit background check. but like i said, you give everybody the benefit of the doubt and you can't judge a book by its cover. >> except for your book. >> n not necessarily. there's a lot going on. i'm a very deep person and that's why, you know, i am what i am right now and everything's going pretty well. >> you're kind of like popeye, you a who you are? the name of the book is here's the situation. [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly doue. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and costs jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off toay than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix ourealth care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will. back now at 8:45, and this morning on "today's" kitchen, we're going back to basics. her new cookbook is nigella's kitchen. i have never heard of venetian sagna, is that a term you coined? >> when you go to venice, palenta is their favorite starch. this is my favorite, b not least it's made out of corn meal so you don't have a gluten issue. >> so you've got ground meat in there. >> i've got meat, i've got some carr carrot, i've got celery and onions. and m putting tomatoes all over the cooker. >> this is the mushrooms. >> can you use a mushrooms by the way? >> you can use any mushrooms and in fact you can use any meat sauce. >> why do you want to cut them on a cutti board? >> because i'm lazy. >> this is like a fortified wine which tastea little bit lick dry sherry. and in this goes and it adds such richness. baileys. if i sw you now, so after about 40 minutes, look at this. >> that really cooks down. >> do you mind if i make my palenta? >> this is quick palenta. >> it's instant palenta, but i use it again because it's not real. i put some parmesan because i want it to have a normal flavor. a bit of butter. and this -- >> this becomes palenta in like a minute and a half. the palenta dries out a little bit. >> now what i do, is i often use little foil trays in three thin slices. >> so the palenta goes on the bottom. >> and add the meat sauce. not too much, you don't want to be weighed down by everything. and this is a baby blanket on top. >> i'm going to leave the baileys in because i think it's beautiful. obviously you wouldn't want soone to eat it. >> you want the other layer of palenta. >> i put some cheese. >> you're puing it in the oven? >> forbout 40 minutes, you can make everything ahead otherwise just a half an hour or 20 minutes if it's ho >> and thiis what it looks like when it comes out. >> no noodles here, pure palenta. is -- pine nuts and blue cheese. this is festive and meat free >> venetian lasagna. >> coming up next, the legendary dion warwick. but first this is "today" on nbc. bob ehrlich's 24 years in politics. in congress ehrlich voted with george bush 90% of the time, protecting the special terests. as governor, ehrlich cut education, increased colle tuition by 40%, and vetoed an increase in the minimum wage. and after losing his election, bob ehrlicjoined a lobbying firm and got paid $2.5 million to represent casinos and wall street banks. bob ehrlich--24 years of putting the special interests first. me and the boys earn rewards just for everyday banking. like getting money from the drive thru. and taking out cash at the bank. paying our bills online earns us rewards nosend. we en earn rewards just for swiping our debit cards. it's new checking with rewards at capal one banks all over the dc area. what's in your wallet? singer deion warwick is behind her greatest hits. and "i say aittle prayer" just to name a few. she has charted 56 hits and won five grammys and she still performs all over the world. and now she has written a biography, "my life has i see it." people hear your beautiful voice may not reali that you are a jersey girl. >> i sure am. >> from east orange? >> east orange, new jersey. >> your parents taught you values about responsibility and hard work along t way. your name, actually, marry dionne warwick, your name was misspelled on the album. you started singing when you were 6 years old? >> yes, in my father's church. he ask me to come up and sing. iaid why are you doing this to ? he wanted to sing a song that i led in my music class. and i noticed that everybody was smiling so i must have been doinsomething right. >> did you get the bug right there? >> not really. the bug came from my family. i come from a family of singers. so as they say, the apple doesn't fall that far from the tree. >> fast forward to 1963, your first top 40 hit, collaboration with berk backarak and al davis. tell us about how the title came about in that song? >> i was on my way back to new york from college in hartford, connecticut. i was driving along and as i got down to the toll, i hea a song called "make it easy on yourself." they kept badgering me one of the songs and on the radio came this song. it was not done by me, but jerry butler. i finally g to new york and i said, you know, you guys promised that you were going to play that song for me. he said you're doing to doing something you nnot do. >> and the rest is history. but you didn't really like their songs. you said in the book that you hated it. >> i did. you know what i felt? i didn't see this as the kind of song that i could write the lyrics to it. the whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. anyone had a heart and walk on by. >> you know, your mom sissy is your aunt and she's a lot younger than your mom, but your cousin is whitney houston, you said from the first time you ard her, her voice was strong, full of conviction, much like her mom. she has gone through so much and come out of it. and there were tours in europe that people reportedly walked out on. how is she doing? >> she's doing absolutely wonderful, thank you for asking first of all. it'snfortunate when singers, especially, this is a muscle that has to be exercised most of the time. and for a period of time, she didn't open her mouth and sing a note. and she just wasn't ready. that's all there is to it. >> and now she is. >> she is. >> it's a pleasure to have you here. the book is "my life as i see it." she will be back with kathie lee and hoda in our fourth hour. we have a lot more to get to. good morning. i'm eun yang. new details about a story we've been following. we just learned that a woman found inside her burning apartment has died. it happene on delaware avenue in southwest washington overnight. the 63-year-old was taken to the hospital where she later died. >> today's election day. this is people voting in maryland. polls will remain open until 8:00 tonight. polls in the district will also remain open. e polls in virginia stay open until 7:00. we'll take break. weather and traffic up next. stay w women archarged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara kulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. good morning. we've got high clouds drifting over. temperatures getting above freezing. . still maybe scattered frost north and west of washington as well as a few areas south ant east. prince georges county, still freeing there. but a bit milder. juriy, how's the traffic? >> for the most part, doing very, very well. a quick check on the beltway. there's one little problem, inner loopt arlington. broken down vehicle in the roadway, a one-mile backup headed in that direction. ay with "news 4" throughout the day. we have you covered for decision 2010 on air and online. we're back now with more of "today" on a tuesday among, 2nd day of november, 2010. we're happy that all these nice people gathered out on the plaza. it's kind of a chilly day, something out of the ordinary. inside the studio on this tuesday morning, i'm matt lauer alongside al roker and natalee more or le morales. 18-year-old di lovato pulled out of her conrt tour with the jonas brothers and has entered rehab? why? we'll tell you. we have put together some grt ones that are exclusive to you, our "today" show viewers. we're talking about unbelievable savings on things like jackets and sweaters. some are more than 75% off. jill martin is going to have the details for us coming up. plus speaking of saving money, we're going to teach you how to cook up a dicious burlingt burger with cheese fries. ann is off this morning. you got a check of the headlines. >> the midterm election today, democratic control of congress is at stake today as voters across the country cast ballots in the midterm election. >> reporter: the candidates have all had their say and now the voters are making the hiring and firing decisions. and one republican o could end up with a new job cast his own ballot today back in ohio. in ohio, today's election has lyrics. >> i'm a [ bleep ] republican. that's what i are. >> reporter: country legend hank williams jr. set the stage for the top republican who could become the next speaker of the house. >> here we come, ohio. >> reporter: john boehner will return to washington tonight. he calls o president obama in his g out the vote message to latinos. >> instead of saying we're going to punish our enemies. reporter: boehner says he's upset with washington. >> hispanics are notenemies, they're patriots. >> we love harry reid. >> reporter: harry reid is struggling against tea party conservative sharon angle. the first lady made her pitch for reid personally. >> i'm proud to be here supporting him today. harry is not just a great leader, harry is a good man. >> reporter: democrats in washington -- patty murray. >> i need your help and support to me sure i'm backhere fighting for you, for middle class families. >> reporter: some polls give the edge to republican dino rossi pledging to cut government spending. >> reporter: back home in delaware, the vice president is on defense. >> block these folks, don't let this happen. go out and vote. >> reporter: and joe biden found a warm and fuzzy wayo describe republicans. >> this is not your father's republican party. >> reporter: democrat joe manchin has tried to appear much more conservative and president bill clinton seemed to approve. >> i told joe on the way in, i can't figure out why the tea party hasn' endorsed him. >> reporter: and the vice president is voting in wi wilmington before he heads back to washington. the president already ct his ballot in illinois. >> kelley o'donnell on capitol hill, i know you're goingo be one busy lady today, thank you. intelligence officials now say three suspicious packages intercepted back in september may have been an attempt by terrorists to test air cargo security. meantime some european capitals are reviewing security standards and yemeni has banned all cargo flights from that country. mothers who eat a lot of peanuts while they're pregnant may have -- researchers stopping short of recommending that pregnant women avoid peanuts. and the baby that weighed less than one pound when he was born in february in a rhode island hospital is now going home. he avoided many fatal complications and managed to in 13 pounds. his dad said he was feisty from day one. he is a cutie pie. >> less than one pound can you imagine how tiny that was? unbelievable. wow, good homecoming. >> thank you very much. mr. roker. good voting weather in our region. although it is still quite chilly. we are now beginning to get above freezing throughout much of the area after our first widespread frost for the season. later today, reaching the low 50s. we'll have high clouds coming through from time to time. tomorrow becoming increasingly cloudy. thursday, could get showers, sun back in the afternoon. breezy and chilly on friday and oven the we >> and that's your latest weather. a hollywood legend is getting a makeover. we're talking about the hollywood reporter after 80 years as a daily trade magazine isow becoming a weekly publication. janice mims is the new editor. we're going to talk about all the changes there at the hollywood reporter coming up in just a little bit. but of course, i think the big news out of llywood today, it was a shock to a lot of people who followed her very young career is this news about demi lovato. just 18 years old and apparently left her concert tour with the jonas brothers and is now in a rehab facility. what more do you know about the situation and at led to that? >> it's really sad, this is one of the bright young disney stars and as we have seen some disney stars have trouble in the past. it seems she pulled out because of an eating disorder problem and also because she was cutting herself. this decision couldn't have been made litly, when you have millions of dollars at stake on a concert tour. >> with the jonas brothers. >> not to mention this wholesome disney image, things probably had to be pretty bad for her, this had to be a real medical necessity. >> inow she has dealt with those issues in the past, but it appears that it may be something that she's dealing with emotionally. also she's on a tour, not to mention with her exoyfriend, joe jonas. so that had to be very stressful. >> i think no one n estimate how stressful it can be to be a child star. everything you wear, your weight, your hair, everything is scrutiniz scrutinized. i think it can be unbearable. >> she said in middle school s had been bullied, verbally, not physically. so i imagine she has that history ofhat past of insecurity. >> you know the fact that she's been bullied and really immediately to stardom, when you're a teenager you need a lot of time to sort things out in your head and sort things out. >> and to grow. >> and to grow, and she never had that chance, none of these teen stars really do. even though they seem so lucky and happy, it's important to remember that. >> and actor charlie sheen, of course he's the favorite topic of discussion, i'm sure. you're here to talk abo your magazine. but charlie sheen, last night was the first episode of "2 1/2 men" th." the hollywood reporter says it's not going to matter. >> charlie sheen, for some reason, we tend to associate mel gibson for his bad behavior. but charlie sheen, he's incredibly teflon in that way. his personality is completely different from his real life persona, people don't care, they love his show, they thi he's funny. i guarantee the ratings might even have been higher from last night. >> and cbsas historically not commented on it. >> we did a story about cbs's responses about charlie sheen's trouble, it's no comment, and a few weeks later a small comment, but they're going to ignore it. >> it's the second highest rated i think comedy in tv. switching gears now, can we talk about the hollywood reporter and the amazing changes that are happening there. you have gone to what was a daily to a weekly, going from a trade to a glossy. why all the change and how can people still get their daily hollywood reporter? >> you still get a daily version e-mailed t you. there's this big decline in the coverage of the entertainment business out there. some of it was the fault of the hollywood reporter that it let itself go into decline, but obviously, blogs arose and the internet took over, a lot of that breaking news. so the goal was to really elevate the status of the hollywood reporter again and to make -- to cate a publication that was equivalent in stature to the industry. the dustry has been reduced to a world of small blogs and boring stores so the goal of this magazine is to make it exciting and break a lot of business news in it as well. >> so you will be breaking some hollywood businesses that you have in there in this issue, the only official behind the scene photo from john -- >> we were joking from the magazine, it was almt like the next cast of "dancing with the stars." it was the former cat stevens was there. the singerrom the roots. but it was a lot of fun to see what was happening when they weren't dressed in those outfits. >> and also, there's a round table as well with some of hollywood's leading ladies in th issue. tell us about how you picked those leading ladies. >> if you live in los angeles, or if you're in the industry, awar season is all consuming between now and when the oars happen. so we picked the six actresses who the industry believes are going to be possibly nomated for an academy award, certainly dominate awards season. it's a long running series, the hollywood reporter, we brought six of them to the studio, we had a really fun discussion. what was great is that actresses are always very guarded but in this situation, they can talk about their craft and their roles, they were very unguarded and open. >> congratulations and good luck with the hollywood reporter. always great to have you here. still ahead, answers to you most pressing diet problems, when portion controls and artificial sweeteners. plusp next, joe martin deals and steels. whenflushable moist wipesresh every day, you get so hooked on the "fresh" feeling, you'll want to pass it on to a friend. over half a million have shared the freshness already so just go to getfreshwithafriend.com. ♪ tell a friend about fresh, and you'll both get a fresh reward. that now comes with the cottonelle easy reach hanger -- so it's always right where you need it so go on, see why everyone's getting fresh with a friend! so fisher-price created the stride-to-ride din he'll help her little feet take the big first steps. and when she's ready, shell love scooting around. only from fisher-price. play. laugh. grow. why go there when there's olay regenerist? 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>> number one cookbook in america. me and my co-author wanted to whip up the next version by popular demand. >> we never see matt. he should be in the kitchen. >> nice, a so the next one is easy and awesome, 350 calorie meals. and the point is -- i'm going to kill you, al. if you can go to a restaurant, you can g to tgi fridays or apple bees and you can have a burger that's 1,200 to 1,600 calories. it's the equivalent of having six to eight glazed doughnuts. all you have to do is whip that up in minutes. if you do that three times a week, a family of four can give a family of four an $18 raise. we're going to make the burger from the book. what's great, is you start off with two ground sirloi pattys. we're going to cut this down to a 340-calorie burger. >> how much meat is that >> this is four understands, most restaurants are seven or eight ounces. portion controls have gone out of control in the last 20 years. theye up 100% for burgers, 200% for fries. you get the patty in here. you're going to wait a couple of minutes d then you're going to use the smash burger technique which is very popular in the midwest. you want to smash that burger, whack it. you're angry. after two minutes, yes. what's great about that -- you don't have to beat the heck out of it,ut that's not bad, you want to go down to about a third of an inch. what that does is it maximizes crust development, but keeps the juiciness in there. >> why can't you do that before you cook it because a lot of chefs say don't smash your burger once it's cooking because it pushes the juices out. >> if you beat it the way you did, if you give it one good whack, it maximizes the juiciness, butthere's good crust development around it. you cook that for two minutes and then you're going to flip it and then you're going to throw some cheese on it. swiss cheese, less calories, less sodium, less fat. while you're cooking the burgers, you're going to saute some onions and mushrooms. and then once you do that, you're going to take your burger and now you're like seven minutes in, and it is just as easy to cook for four people as it is fotwo. we're going to put these burgers on potato buns which are perfect for four ounce pattys and they have fou grams of fiber, less calories and they're soft and chewy, perfect. you're going to coat your burger, add the toppings, there you go. >> what about the a1 sauce. >> oh, you are so right. >> if matt was here. >> not too much, just drizzle it. there you go. 340 calories. is there you go. now we're going to crown these with buns and try this. >> not bad. >> cook this, eat this. >> excellent. >> and you're saving 900 calories. and a lot of money. >> sides. >> okay you gout to a restaurant -- we have all the time in the world, right? you have 2,100 calories. >> oh, my gosh. >> a over 15 grams of fat in this restaurant offering and the problem is it's smothered in cheese, and then you have the ranch dressing, 140 calories, most of it fat per ounce. so what we're going to do, instead of having the deep fried frs, we're going to bake them. then you end up with these nice plank fries and you're goi to add a handful of cheese and crumbled bacon, this is going to take minutes and this is 300 calories and fewer than 15 grams of fat. so you're saving 140 grams of fat when you go with something-like this, what you would pay in tips and taxhen you go to a restaurant, you can make for your family of four. >> and if you want to make it a little healthier, you can make it sweet potatoes? >> exactly. a lot of restaurants and others we use cheap oil in pce of real avocado. everybody's going to want you there on saturday night because what you're going to be doing here is you're going to be making for 190 calories an ultimate gu and chips, and it's a very good portionize and you're cutting out all the calories. >> and it's always better. >> cook this, not that. >> david, say hi to matt for me when you see him. get ready, hoda and kathie come right after the situation talks to them. but first this is "today," the sitch on nbc. women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eighttates. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law change i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. never one to miss a free male, right her meal. >> this is mfavorite. >> what have you got coming up? >> we have got the situation. >> you had like a ten-minute interview with him. you beat him down. >> he'sot eating a plate full of donuts. >> dionne warwick. >> and most importantly, we have flatulence. the series is b.o. it started yesterday. >> it's great unwashed. >> but you'll find out what causes it, how to, you know, fight it. >> how do we know what causes it. >> sugar is one of the things at causes it. >> i just can't eat cabbage. >> wow. this is fascinating stuff. >> and country rocker jason aldean is going to be with us. >> everything you needed to know and more. >> we got more coming up with the ladies. but first, your local news and weather. maryland's governor martin o'malley. endorsed by the washington post and unwaveri commitment to education. o'malley's made college more affordable. he's helping restore theealth of the chesapeake bay, has forward-looking plans on transportion and a record reducing violent crime. governor martin o'malley. one leader moving maryland forward. beautiful moing out there, but it is cold you're going to need a jacket if you're heading out. maybe something warmer than a jacket. 41 degrees. good morning. it's 9:56. i'm barbara harson. we're following breaking news. we have just learned that shots have been fired at a coast guard. it's located on potomac mills circle at the mall in woodbridge. police and fbi have been called to investigate. this is just the last in a string of shootings at military facilities. and in the last month shots have been fired at the marine corps museum, recruiting center, and the pentagon. it's not clear if this most recent shooting is related to the earlier ones. we do have a crew headed to the scene right now. we're going to bring you the very latest news on "news 4" midday. let's get a check of our forecast. good morn, tom. coldest morning of the season. we've had widespread frost in the rural areas and suburbs but that's melted off. beautiful sky over the autumn foliage. right now climbing to 40 degrees. later today, low 50s. good voting weather. increasing clouds tomorrow. could get rain thursday mning. how's the traffic? >> southbound, problem with the accident tying up the right side of the roadway. traffic now crawling as you head down from the prince william parkway. one more stop. beltway north of town from i-95 to 355, both lanes all cleared out. barbara. >> thank u. we inte you to stay throughout "news 4" for election day. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. we're so glad you'rewith us today. it is election day, tuesday, o as we call it around here, booze day. it is november 2nd, and haven't voted yet, but i intend to later today. >> me as well, yes. >> you have a big day today. it is moving day and election day for hoda woman. >> my morning -- moving is hard. >> and then the is con edison. >> i was on the phone with the movers three times, what do you want us to do with your clothes? i tagged everything. the cable guy is there but there is no tv to hook up. i don't know what to do. it is all going to happen. >> it is in god's hands, darling. give it up. and then vote. but don't -- >> of course i vote every time. >> america was so concerned about yo couch yesterday. we had tons of people on the facebook trying to solve your couch problem. >> here is the thing, i was trying to give my couch to rosa, who ilove, and she and her husnd -- her husband and her son tried to get it out of the door and they couldn't. they jammed it, up, down, sideways, whatever. it is not getting out of the front door. people were great on facebook, ake the legs off, remove the hinges and all that. the legs don't come off, we already tried it. the hinges, they say, have never ever comeff that door. >> half the wall came off trying to get it out. >> i know. i know. >> you're not getting your security depos back. >> kiss it good-bye. >> got a little bra srap action. okay. thank you. that's because i'm all excited because we have the situation here today. >> what situation? he's sitting on the couch. look at the pose already with the pose. >> got attitude problems. >> yes. >> i told him he better have een his cheerios or wheaties because we're going to ta him down. >> the situation has got a book out, right? >> that's what i hear. >> yes, he does. what isn his hands? glasses, shades. i'll talk to him earlier. >> hold your horses, the situation. >> sara posted on our facebook page, any questions for the situation. the page exploded. >> yes. >> people have a lot of questions, intimate questions they want to asthe situation. >> a few of our own. all righty, you know that they have made now something very, very important, the world's largest wine glass. yes, it was unveiled friday in lebanon. i thought they didn't drink in lebanon. >> people drink everywhere. >> really? more than 100 wine bod bottles filled one fourth of this glass. portugal is upset because it smashed their record in 1998. how can you drink from it? >> a straw. you have to have a straw. that's the only way to do it. >> yeah. >> isn't that hilarious that that's what you do -- >> i guess you do anything to get in the guinness book of records. >> i like this one. there is this little boy who is punished for passing gas on his -- his school van, not a bus. is a van. it is crowded. >> here's the thing. we are doing -- tight quarters, we're ing a sees all week on body functios, i guess. >> yes. >> we did b.o. yesterday. >> yes. >> today we're doing flatulence. >> it is sweeps, what do u want? >> then what else do we have? flatulence. >> bad breath. >> bad breath. that is not me. >> is sara. this little boy, the bus driver reported him because it was not his first offense, he said, i've told him it is not funny, nor polite to the others in the van. the others scream, he laughs. >> here's the thing, you know this kid has been doing this every day on the bus, everyone's gagging, he keeps doing it, and finally -- >> it is not a bus. it is a van. >> it is tiny and the windows don't open. you know it's bad. anyway, the whole point is this kid got in trouble and now, i mean, he should have been in trouble, don't you think? >> it is unbelievably rude. it just is. so -- >> people do that on purpose. >> i think sometimes. >> let me tell you about me yesterday, okay, a guy gets out of my small elevar in my building, i walk in, shut the door and almost pass out. no, in the elevator, because he looked at me and gave me a smile like hey. it was sick. you could taste it. it was horrible. >> oh! >> sometimes it's like at. it was bad. and i was thinking about our segment today, by the way, sugar causes it. ating too much sugar. >> now we know what the problem is, hoda. you love your sweets. okay. apparently they have taken a survey and you are what you watch. so you watch the "jersey shore," i guess that's -- that tells you what you are. our tammy -- >> tammy filler loves it. loves it. >> it is a guilty pleasure. >> she's memorized it. she's fom jersey, only fitting that she would. >> if you watch some other shows, here's what it tells about you. let's say you're a fan of "dancing with the stars." if you love that show, here is what your personality is alle d allegedly like. you prefer stability, respect authority and have your feet firmly to the ground. >> "madmen," creative, emotionally sensitive, intellectually curious and tend to be dreamers more than a realist. >> i never see it. >> the office", those people think they're superior, happily brag about their accomplishments, prefer to be in charge. here's "glee", the only show i do watch, i'm very open, hoda, i believe in imagition and intellectual pursuits contribute to a good life, i'm in touch with my own feelings and may feel happiness or sadness more intensely than people like you. >> really? if you like "the family guy," you do not like autrity, rules or structure. they deem those unfair, they won't hesitate to make their feelings known with anger or sarcasm. >> i wish we had somethingbout the "jersey shore," though. >> 6 million people watch it. >> i know. >> that's a lot of people watching "the jersey shore". >> apparently the same people that watch our sho because our facebook lit up. >> strange the crossover. >> all right. if you guys have ever been stopped and said, my gosh, are you kathie lee, are you hoda or people are always telling you that you remind them of us -- >> we want to see your pictures. >> get somethingut of that deal. we're looking for two ladies who can double for the two of us. send us -- this is the key, everybody. it has to be a current photo of urself. and a short essay on how looking like me or hoda has impacted your life. >> here are a couple of pictures. we were teing you about debbie and her husband barry. >> one of our producers here. >> we have their picture. that's mean. okay. what's her husband's name? barry. >> can't stand barry. that's rude. also, steven and carrie o'brien. >> oh, yes. >> look at this. yes. he's got your book. finally the guy is playing you. >> i wish i had his legs. >> i know. get your pictures in. we would love to see and we have a plan for you, a secret plan. >> it will be fun. it will be fun. i guess you are also what you smell like too. there is omacology. >> you can take a survey online and it will tell you exactly the kind of perfume, they want you to buy. >> here are the questions they askou. what colors inspire you? when you're gting ready for a night out, do you wear something traditional, take time to dress up, et cetera. an idea vacation, a european escape, exploring the counry side, lounging on an exotic beach. they take all your traits, stick it in a vat and come up with a perfu perfume. >> five different perfumes. i think you and i are quite different, apparently we're exactly the same because we both are a floral. they sent us the floral. what do you think? >> do you like it? smell it. >> ok. anyway. >> all right. >> it might come in handy today with our flatulence segment. good for that. >> so bad. >> wee going to go on a little trip. road trip. >> we're goingto florida, you guys. when is it november -- >> 19th. >> 19th, okay. we're going on this royal caribbean ship, it is called the allure of the seas,ne of the largest ships in the world, you see how big it is because it had to squeeze under a danish bridge, chk this out, with an inch and a half, hello, just barely eeked through. >> the tide was high. and it is like four football fields long, 8300 peoplean be on it, including the crew. >> look at that. >> and, yeah, you know what, that ship also costs more than $1.5 billion. can you imagine if they scraped the top part? >> not good. we're going to go live from ft. lauderdale novemb 19th, on the cruise shop, at dock, though. >> i'm packing my thong. >> of course you are. of course you are. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's send i over to missara. >> we're get something look alike pictures in now. we have a couple of kathie lees, i guess ty're common. >> i'm older. >> eva writes in that she's told all the time she looks like kathie lee. she has a similar disposition and had her son the same week as cody. >> oh, look. >> and she loved watching you on regis and has been a fan. you make her laugh every day. >> she's a lovely lady. you know what cody went as in halloween in california? what character he went as? the situation. >> he did not. >> yes, he did. >> yes, uh-huh. >> he didn' wear -- he's got some nice abs. >> not that i've ever seen them. >> okay. >> we have the situation on the sofa. we'll get him over here. >> he'll talk about abs, grenades and gtls. show me. oh, yeah. yes. >> okay. i think he paints that on. he paints that on. >> come on, girouard. >> yeah, baby. ... and learn. it also works wirelessly with your tv. 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>> i don't know, you know. i'm very creative. i believe i'm very unique. and i really think that positive thinking begets positive results. so, you know, very long time ago i was actually unemployed, had no money, no place to live, you know, no car, no nothing. >> no chicks. >> the girl left me and took the dog. >> not even a dog. >> yeah, so at that particular point in my life, i'm likehat am i going to do with my life? and i always had dream, ever since i was young. >> dreams of what? >> really just being, i don't know if it was famous or special or tv or modeling, whatever it was, but it was something. i knew was out there, but i never too a shot until i had no money, no nothing, and i just had -- i was on the floor with nothing, no money. >> what turned it around? >> pretty much, like i said, i was unemployed, no money, i thought i have to do something and those dreams, i went for them. i started sending in pictures to new york city, pretty much in my underwear, and -- >> okay. >> eventually i got a call back and signed on ton agency in w york city and within doing modeling for two weeks, i was noticed by tv, vh1 did casting. >> for a pilot. >> for a pilot and i got that pilot role. and we did the pilot, and i actually had to wait six or eight months for that pilot to en get approved. so imagine hanging on to, like, a dream for six to eight months, and you don't even know if you gethat show if you'll be popular. >> did you have this body throughout? was the body the whole ticket? >> you know what, i pretty much had the body most of my life, i would have to say. i worked hard on my body. >> you came out of the womb like that? >> i don't know about that. >> do you get tired of showing your abs, by the way? >> i've stopped showing them as much -- >> you just showed them again. >> i know. but i was thinking about now. >> you're sweet. >> we want to take a little umbrage with you because as a mother, the stuff that goes on "jersey shre," i don't want my kids living like that, he don't want them acting like that, don't want my daughter to be considered a grenade, all that kind of stuff. what do you say people like me that feel like this show is rt of the down -- our culture being -- >> i'm sure when you were younger or younger than youre now, you're what, 35? >> now i love you. >> i'm sure when everybody was in their 20s or 30s, you go out, you have fun, you party a little bit, drink a little bit, you may get into a argument here or there, it just so happens that i'm on camera. >> it seems like you're in a lot of relationships with a lot of people over and over and over. >> and what you see is almost like somebody showing you a book and saying you can only see what's on the ver. we shoot 300 hours to one hour that is on tv. some of the stuff you don't see. >> to the girls for a second, there are gir, you describe them as grenades, an unkind term. >> i understand, i understand. >> they're ugly, they're grenades. >> it could be a personality trait that makes them a grenade. a pretty girl can be a grenade by not having a good personality. it is a joking term. >> bringing the girls who are a revolving door like this, strange girls innd out and in and out and in and out. >> and in the hot tub for 25 minutes -- >> that was just a joke there, that whole hot tub thing with the -- if it goes in the hot tubs, the degrees will burn anything. that was a joke. yes. but, like i said, i'm single, i'm looking for the right one right now. >> you are not. >> i happen to go through them a little bituick than everybody else. >> you might find her in chch. >> i might take you up on that advice. >> yeah. because also there is a lot of -- i got to a one question, serious, if you guys are that drunk as you get or seem to be -- >> i'm actually one of the ones thaton't drink as much. >> oh, okay, because it is hard to perform sexually if one is wasted. >> to be honest with you, i've heard nothing but rave reviews from -- no. >> okay. >> we have a couple of facebook questions, mike. >> mhelle wants to know, what would you do if your daughter brought someone home like you? >> to be honest with you, i would probably give him the benefit of the doubt and just tel my daughter to, you know, just watch herself and to, you know, everybody has motives in their own relationships. girls and guys. so -- >> yeah, but -- >> it is watching after yourself and if that person really likes you, i mean, i have a sister and i tell her every day, y know what, you have to just make the right decisions and have to have yourwn motives in your relationship. do you like this guy? is it worth it? are you attracted enough? >> but a real girlfriend -- >> i've beenin love. i believe in dtiny. i believe in true love. i believe you have three loves in your life and onerue love. i really do. i haven't fou that right person yet or maybe i did and didn't make the connection yet. >> let's try another facebook question. >> the is a lot of smooshing on the show or whatever that is. laura wants to know are you actually worried about stds? >> to be honest with you, i am not worrieabout stds wtsoever, because i believe in safe sex. i believe everybody should practice safe sex. so you know, either wrap it up or don't do it at all. >> all righty. >> we're going to wrap it up now and -- >> thanks, mike. >> pretty much. >> okay, thank you. >> go luck with your book. >> you may want to stk around. next we're going to talk about flatulence. >> i think i might. >> all righty. still to come, how to dea with a different kind of situation, flatulence. >> and someone who is a gas is up next, amysaberis puts comedy into crafting. crafting for poor people, she says, right after this. now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introduci precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receprs. it helps block pa signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. it will with natural instincts. it's clinically proven. 80% of women agreed that natural instincts made their hair feel softer. the ammonia-free antioxidant formula actually protects hair from dryness, leaving it softer and healthier looking. for natural looking color in 10 minutes, get your hands on natural instincts. it's all good. for a rich color experience, try natural instincts 10 rich color creme shades. for a rich color experience, funny thing about vegetables... they fill you up without filling you out. yes! v8 juice gives you three of your five daily servings of vegetables. that's what i'm talking about! v8. what's your number? 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we have gone over- >> stop t we'it. we're back on this very crazy booze day with "body talk with kathie lee and hoda". >> what causes gas. how much does the average person pass a day? we'reoing to ask the hard questions so you don't have to. ♪ soothing pepto bismol >> gas has been around for ndreds of thousands of years. as long as there have been bacteria around, there has been gas around. >> gas, yes, like pet role gas. >> what kind of gas? >> like farting. >> the price of gas or a different kind of gas? >> the other kind of gas? >>what about it? >> what about it? >> gas occurs when our own bodies are unable to digest and absorb the foods that you eat. >> between the two of us or just in general? >> my boyfriend, he h really bad. >> my dogs are the worse, actually. >> over the course of the day, the average person can pass as much as one and a half pints of gas and they can pass gas approximately 10 to 20 times, that's considered normal. >> i just had chili. need i say anymore? >> dr. rishni raj is the author of "what the yuck". >> hello. what was your reaction whenou got the call from our producer, now we're going to talk about gas? >> i was eited, to be honest. this is what i deal with every d as a gi doctor. >> gas is a normal thing. a lot of us think we're eating something wrong, that's why this is happening. > right, as the doctor said in the piece, i is -- the average person passes one to four pints of gas a day. >> it is gas. how can you measure a vapor? >> they actually do experiments where they put people in chambers, they measure the amount of gas. >> that's a bad assignment. >> in general, wat happens when we eat food, lot of it does go undigested into our large intestine and there is bacteria breaking it down releasing gas. >> you talk abo the flat lent five. what are those >> sugar is the first one, which i found surprising. i eat a lot of sugar. >> certain sugars are not gested. sugars that we find in fruits and certainly in candies, special diet candies with artificial sweetener thes sugars are not absorbed very well so the bacteria breaks it down, releases a lot of gas. if you have a problem, cut down on your sugar intake. >> and sugarless m. >> absolutely. >> a lot more air. >> the sorb toll in sugarless gum or any kind of sucking candy, the act of chewing or sucking that candy will cause you towallow air. >> using a straw, hoda woman. >> i don't use straws. dairy. >> this is probably number one. if someone comes to my office complaining of gas, we talk about dairy and try cutting out lactose, in dairy, for a week to see what happens. lactose intolerance can occur at any age and we have less of the ability to break down dairy as age. so this is something you really need to look at. >> hoda wants to know why sometimes there is an odor attached to gas and sometimes there is not. >> well, it is a great queion. >> thank you. >> the thing that gives gas an odor is usually sulfur. there is certain things that contain sulfur, eggs, certain meats, break them down, it releases sulfur. look at what you're eating. >> a couple of other things, a few seconds, fizzy drinks aren great, starches and fibers. what can you do? can you swallow beano or one of those things in the store? >> beano can work for some people. any kind of gas remedy with methacone in it. a probiotic is a good thing to try. this will help breakdown the gas in your intestine. >> most important thing in life, keep a great sense of humor when it happens. you just go, it happens. >> it is normal. >> thank you. we areciate it. >> thank you. tomorrow, our special sries continues with everything you wanted to know about bad breath. >> still to come, don't walk on by, because dionne warwick and country star jason aldean are with us. >> look at the two of them. >> i think they'll go on tour together. yeah, that's going to happen. naturally colorful vegetables are ofn a good source of vitamins, fiber, or minerals. and who brings you more natural colors than campbell's condensed soups? campbell's.® it'amazing what soup can do.™ a nourishing treatment into a conditioner. new dove daily treatme conditioner is better than a top salon conditioner at repairing severely damaged hair from the inside. it also leaves your hair amazingly soft and smooth. new dove daily treatment conditioners. ♪ i can't find it. ♪ [ female announcer ] new tide with acti-lt technology helps remove many dry stains as if they were fresh. hey! you found it. yeah, it must have been hiding in my clos. 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>> mozzarella is not just mozzarella. little slices in between the plastic, that's mozzarella. then it went to be fresh mozzarella, which is this. want to give that a try? which is very good. ry good. here, hold this. give me your hand. look at this. come on. >> what is it? >> just saying. this is brata. >> what does that even mean? >> burrat >> i get it. >> i know, but i don't care. >> look at this. that's all -- >> the cream and the marscapone and the curds. want to try that? >> don't do it. don't do it, kathie. >> no. try that. >> why? >> it is delicious. >> unbelievable. >> here. >> thank you. >> i thought you liked food. >> i do like food. >> what we're doing is we're cooking here. >> i like wine. this is delicious. >> that's my boy's vineyard. >> boy's and girl's vineyard. >> i do. i have three daughters and a boy and a wife. >> cabernet is really delicious. >> a little bit of butter, a little bit of olive oil. they roast until they go like this. i start them in a pan and go into 450 degree oven to finish. >> because that's the way you roll. >> that's the way i go. >> how do you know they're all cooked through? >> they shoulde soft. see, this istill firm. when the knife goes through easy. we'll brown them here and then go over to the oven to finish. instead of vinegar and oil vinaigrette, we're doing a brown better vinaigrette. you put the butter in, as soon it begins to foam like that, put in some sage. >> i would love to. the who thing? >> yes. >> hoda's cooking. >> look how it blows up. >> balsamic vinegar. look at this, look, mom. >> i like it. >> whoa, whoa! >> hey! very funny. >> hilarious. >> sorry about that. >> we have 30, want to comeback and eat. >> mushrooms. >> here is some mushrooms. we go back around here. we're going to plate this up, all right? have our vinegar -- we take our butternut squash. are you okay? >> i'm just burned. that's my job. that's what i do. >> cut me some of that burrata? >> sure. >> some mushrooms go over the top here. >> why don't you get a fork and tasten there. >> okay. i'll try it. >> a little brown butter vinaigrette, like that. there we go. look at this. >> looks good. >> look at that. >> thank you. >> you tear that up, jst like that. >> and then a little -- >> that looks fantastic. >> it really does. >> okay. >> so it is not just -- it is not just tomatoes anymore. butternut squash, wild mushrooms, brown butter vinaigrette. >> my gosh, is that delicious. >> we're back with country star jason aldean, a great performance. in the past five and half years, country rocker jason aldean has gone from a relative unknown to an arena headliner, he's got 11 hit country songs. >> and now he's getting ready to establish himself as a formidable new force on the nashville scene with his fourth cd "my kinda party" and it's dropping today, right? or right about now? >> i hope it already has been out in the stores for a few hours, but, yeah, today is the release date. we're excited. >> like having a brand-new baby in the family. >> it is. you wait, you know, seems like you wait about that long, about nine, ten months and then, you know, the whole time you're working on the record, you get it done and haveto wait for it to get out in the stores. >> you have a little bit of -- hip-hop or rap. you snuck a little of that in, didn't you? a little something. >> we changed up a couple of things on the record. we did our first full fledged duet with kelly clarkson and we have "dirt road anthem." >> we want to get right to the musi we're running out of time. you're going to do "my nda party"? >> absolutely. >> let's do it! jason aldean! ♪ ♪ worked all week cleaned up clean cut and clean shaved ♪ ♪ got the cover off the '68 ♪ ♪ fired it up and let the horses sing ♪ ♪ little pretty thing a little tan-legged georgidream ♪ ♪ she's a rocken them holey jeans ♪ ♪ baby, what you got goin' on saturday ♪ ♪ you know words got it there's gonna be a party ♪ ♪ out of town about half a mile ♪ ♪ four wheel drives and big mud tires musk dine wine♪ ♪ oh,aby you can find me in the back of a jacked up tailgate ♪ ♪ sitt' around watchin' all the pretty things ♪ ♪ get down in that georgia clay and i'll find peace ♪ ♪ at the bottomof a ral tall cold drink i'm chillin' to some skynyrd and some old hank ♪ ♪ let's get this thing started it's my kinda party ♪ ♪ if ya wanna drink go baby just do your thing ♪ ♪ give up your keys hell why drive when you can stay with me ♪ ♪ and then after while we'll sneak away from the bonfire ♪ ♪ walk by the moonlight and down tohe riverside ♪ ♪ gotcha sippin' on some moonshine ♪ ♪ baby, if you're in the mood you can settle for a one night rodeo ♪ ♪ you can be my tan-legged juliet ♪ ♪ i'll be your redneck romeo ♪ you can find me in the back of a jacked up tailgate ♪ ♪ sittin' around watchin' all these pretty things ♪ ♪ get down on that georgia clay ♪ ♪ and i'll fd peace at the bottom of a real tall cold drink ♪ ♪ i'm chillin' to some skynyrd and some old hank ♪ ♪ let's get this thing started it's my kinda party ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, baby you can find me ♪ ♪ in the back of a jacked up tailgate ♪ ♪ sittin' around watchin' all these pretty things ♪ ♪ get down in that georgia clay ♪ ♪ and i'll find peace at the bottom of a real tall cold drink ♪ ♪ i'm chillin' to some skynyrd and some old hank ♪ ♪ let's get this thing started it's my kinda party♪ ♪ >> yeah! >> whoo! >> jason! >> you guys rocked. so good. >> that is so fun. >> thank you, honey. good luck with that. good luck with that. >> loved it. >> we got to roll. >> tomorrow, smokey robinson. 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