today, friday, february 18, years, but how long will it last today, friday, february 18, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith. that's the scene in tahrir square in cairo this morning one we can after president mubarak stepped down. they were estimating a million people would show up today celebrating. >> right. we're going now to nbc's ron allen in the streets of cairo with the latest on what's going on. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. it's an incredible scene in tahrir square. it's a huge celebration but also a huge protest. the military leaders have asked people to go to work and not stage protests anymore, but they are out in the hundreds of thousands. they asked for a million. they may have gotten it. there are a lot of grievances that have not been resolved. people want the state of emergency lifted. it allows people to be arrested without cause. they want work grievances resolved and there are still strikes across the country. hundreds of workers in the suez canal. buses are on strike. banks are closed. schools are closed for an additional week. it's that kind of problem the military leaders haven't been able to solve in the first week hosni mubarak has gone. the people are demanding an investigation of mubarak's finances and regime. several have been arrested and will be investigated but the people are not satisfied. they are emboldened and they want to understand what was going on here in the past 30 years. they want to be heard. we thought it may have been over a week ago after mubarak left. the week was quiet. there were protests, but nothing like this. it is a massive call to arms and the protesters are sending a message they want the government to know that at any time they can do this, get people in the streets to demand their rights. >> all right, ron allen, thank you very much. tahrir square in cairo. it's hard to estimate numbers in a crowd like that. by my eye, that's one of the biggest crowds we have seen there. >> demonstrators in bahrain are calling for the downfall of the ruling monarchy there after an attack on protesters. richard engel is in manama. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. amazing pictures in cairo. people saying the revolution isn't over. that's spread to a degree here. today was a day of mourning and protesters tell us they will continue to demonstrate despite a government crackdown. >> reporter: angry funerals today after the worst violence of the tiny gulf nation in decades. families of victims mourn the losses this morning and call for the downfall of the royal family here. after a crackdown before dawn thursday, what witnesses calle a peaceful demonstration. thousands of protesters have been gathered for an egypt-style sit-in in manama's main pearl square. quiet demonstrations of men, women and family. at 3:00 a.m. thursday, the crackdown began. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: police vehicles moved on the square, riot police rushed in. swinging clubs, firing buckshot and teargas. it was panic. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: we didn't harm anyone. we were sleeping when they attacked us. but the government offers a different version. the foreign minister said security forces woke the protesters, warned them to leave and left side streets open so they could escape. >> reporter: police took every care possible. there is nothing that guarantees that a mishap could happen. unfortunately that led to death. >> reporter: state television found weapons it says were found in protester tents and pictures of bahraini police injured by proteste protesters. this is not just a prodemocracy movement against the government. the protesters are shiite and claimed they are treated like second class citizens by the sunni family. a sectarian struggle that has the region and the united states on edge. the united states uses the nay have's fifth fleet based here to protect the oil lanes of the persian gulf and keep a close watch on iran. secretary clinton offered a careful rebuke of bahrain's crackdown. >> we call on restraint from the government to keep its commitment to hold accountable those who have utilized excessive force. >> reporter: protesters say bahrain appeared to show little restraint and meant to stop the demonstration in a single act of violence. unrest is extremely rare here, meredith. many gulf states are worried violence in this country could re-open an explosive sectarian divide. meredith? >> richard, thank you for your reporting. >> on a much lighter note at home we are getting much needed relief from what's been a harsh winter so far. near record highs across the east coast. dare we say 65 in new york city? al's outside with a first look of the forecast. what are we in for? >> go ahead. say 65. people excited about that. the jet stream to the north is pumping up winds out of the southwest. we'll have above normal temperatures from texas to the midatlantic into the northeast. once the jet stream moves in, we are going to see temperatures, 67 in newark. 75 in washington. richmond 77. record temperatures. 76 the record in d.c. 69 in newark. 77 in raleigh. even islip new york may break records. don't get used to this. we have a cold front ready to push through. once it pu pushes through tonig by sunday, 20s in new england. 30s in the northeast. 40s in the midatlantic states. it's nice while it lasts, but remember we areal still in mid february. matt? >> why do you hurt me this way, al? >> it's what i do. >> thanks, pal. things are heating up in wisconsin where protesters are set to descend on the state capitol in madison, angry over proposed cuts to the state's budget. john yang is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. closed schools across the state and a game of hide and go seek. an estimated 25,000 protesters showed up at the state capital in madison. >> it is not about a deficit. it is about destroying what we have done and busting unions and that is not right. >> reporter: they are angry over proposed budget cuts including a plan to end collective bargain rights for many state workers. republicans have the votes to pass the budget cutting plan put forward by newly elected governor scott walker but the senate's sergeant at arms checked offices to find people. >> i'm calling on members of the state senate to show up and do the job they are paid to do as well. >> reporter: in an interview with the milwaukee affiliate w tmj, president obama weighed in. >> some of what i heard coming out of wisconsin, you're making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally seems an assault on unions. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner fired back saying governor walker was listening to the people and confronting problems that have been neglected for years. the budget battles go beyond wisconsin as protesters turned out in michigan and ohio. a growing number of governors across the country trying to stem the tide of red ink. the democratic lawmakers not only left the capitol. they left the state saying they want the governor to negotiate before they will come back and hold a vote. matt? >> all right. john, thank you very much. >> now a check of the other top stories of the morning from ann curry at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. you mentioned egypt and bahrain. the wave of protests in the arab world have now gripped libya. state tv aired video showing muammar qaddafi amidst supporters in tripoli. according to human rights watch the death toll in the clashes there this week may have reached 24. the senate has joined the house in approving a sweeping overhaul to the american aviation system. democrats say the $35 billion bill will create jobs with new airport construction and updates on radar systems to modern gps. a veteran tucson firefighter refused to respond to the shooting that killed six people and wounded gabrielle giffords, according to city records showing that the 28-year-old veteran refused to respond citing political reasons. he retired two days later before being disciplined. a horrific multi-vehicle crash killed five people near denver last night. one car slammed into a store, another flying in the air landing on a third car. police say an suv crossed the median into oncoming traffic at rush hour. now to wall street where melissa francis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is a meeting of the g-20 in paris today. the main topic is inflation. we have seen commodity prices rise since last year. companies like kellogg raising the price of cereal to compensate. the leaders will talk about if it is temporary or permanent and if there is anything they can do. the people's bank of china has raised rates to combat inflation. >> thank you very much. the sun is putting on a show this week. an explosion on the sun's surface sent some of the largest flares on earth causing radio disruption in china and gave us the spectacular images you are seeing there that make me want to talk slower. and a major victory for david gold it is man who fought a long international custody battle after his wife took their son to brazil and never brought him back. a new jersey judge dismissed a move to compel access to the boy by his brazilian grandparents. now back to meredith, matt and al. >> that's been a long battle. >> good news for him. >> no question. >> well, you are our best friend for 24 hours. >> they're not loving me on the west coast. third day in a row. they are getting slammed with rain and some of that moisture may be arriving here, perhaps on presidents' day and tuesday next week. but between now and then, well, today we're off to a delightful start. there's the sunrise. live view from our skywatcher camera. we're in the 50s now, but it will climb into the mid-70s by mid-afternoon with increasing sun and a blustery southwest wind. it will shift into the northwest tonight and get very gusty late tonight. we'll be down near 40 by dawn tomorrow. and it will be a windy, chilly day on saturday with sunshine, winds gusting over 50 miles an hour. and that's your latest weather, matt? >> thank you. that los angeles television reporter who became incoherent during a report has now opened up for the first time about the incident and what her doctors believe may have caused it. today amy robach has details on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. serene branson said she was terrified and confused when the words she wanted to say would not come out. doctors say she experienced a complex migraine. the video has become a youtube sensation for viewers across the country. on thursday night, serene branson watched it for the first time. >> well, a very, very heavy -- [ garbled speech ] >> reporter: ton late news branson talked about the incident that had people concerned for her health. >> as soon as i opened my mouth, i knew something was wrong. i knew what i wanted to say, but i didn't have the words to say it. >> reporter: branson was reporting live after the grammys when something went terribly wrong. >> well, a very, very, heavy -- [ garbled speech ] >> reporter: branson said nearby paramedics came to her aid, checking vital signs, her temperature and taking blood. >> to be honest with you, i started crying right away. i was scared. i was embarrassed. i was terrified and confused. confused. what had just happened? >> reporter: along with garbled speech, branson said she remembers losing feeling in her hands and face, but the word "stroke" never entered her mind. >> medical emergency was in my mind. something medically is going wrong. >> reporter: branson eventually saw a neurologist at ucla medical center who diagnosed her as having suffered a complex migraine which can mimic a stroke. >> it's like a migraine headache but has other features such as garbled speech or weakness on one side. >> reporter: branson said she's had migraines before and was battling a headache that night. she has a family history of migraines. >> i heard that serene branson's mother at a young age suffered from migraines and there is a genetic component. >> reporter: branson was welcomed back to the station by colleagues and plans to be back to work soon. >> i am anxious and eager to get back to being at work. i'm ready to be telling the story and not be the story. >> reporter: branson called the entire experience surreal saying she wants to pursue her story. she doesn't want to be a part of the story or be the story, matt. >> amy, thank you very much. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical correspondent. >> hi, matt. >> we speculated as to what could have caused it. complex migraine. what do you think of that? >> it was at the top of my list. we were seeing a neurological event. i thought it was probably a transient ischemic attack which means it was over time the blood vessel was constricting and dilating but in this case was part of a migraine. not a shock, but wasn't top of my list. >> i suffered migraines as a child and luckily outgrew them. i didn't realize they could make you go limp on one side and do that to your speech as well. >> these are the small micro section if you look at migraines. most people will have pain on one side of the head. sometimes light sensitivity. it's this kind of vascular change. and in her, on the left side of the brain in a speech area that caused her to have garbled speech and the flaccid look on the right cheek that mimicked the early signed of a stroke. for most people they're just going to have pain, light sensitivity. sometimes people can tell it's coming on. the most important thing is we all got to learn something from this. we really watched a neurological event in realtime. i would caution people, if your friend exhibits these symptoms or your grandfather, don't put migraine now at the top of the list. still think, could this be a stroke? is it something else? you must seek medical attention. >> quickly, i spoke to serene branson and she said perhaps it was a change in her diet, a change in medication she was taking that may have triggered this. does that sound logical? >> possible. she's been pored over with every scan possible. they have asked about birth control pill, sigs, drugs or alcohol use. chocolate, coffee and she'll now keep a diary. >> now she can go back to normal activities. we are happy about that. thank you very much. >> you're welcome, matt. >> now here's meredith. >> in salt lake city a family of classical musicians is making headlines not for their music but for a nightmare that came to light. the one-time manager pled guilty to sexually assaulting three of the members. that man was also their father. lee cowan has the disturbing story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. the five browns is what they are called and they were well known in utah at concert halls like this long before they hit the big time. while nbc doesn't generally identify the victims of sexual abuse, the sisters wanted to be identified in part to help protect others. ♪ >> reporter: they were taking piano lessons before their feet could touch the pedals. five siblings, three girls and two boys with one amazing gift. when they were young their parents, keith and lisa, wedged five pianos into the home. >> we got rid of the dining room table. there were pianos in the bedroom. >> reporter: they practiced six hours a day, partly out of necessity, partly out of pure talent. they all learned to play in amazing synchronicity. a singular sound that shot them to julliard and stardom. but their father and one-time manager pleaded guilty thursday to sexually abusing all three of his daughters. >> he is terribly remorseful for what happened and for what he put his family through. >> reporter: court records indicate the nightmare started 20 years ago when the youngest was only 6. the group spokesman said the sisters, now in their 20s and 30s came forward to prevent the possibility that others may become victims. prosecutors wouldn't comment about why now. >> that's a personal thing. you know, the victims have their reasons for not coming forward sooner. >> reporter: the browns are devout mormons and the spokesman credited that and their music for getting them through. >> they are spiritual and religious people. they derive a lot of support from that. >> reporter: brown's attorney said the plea deal, which could carry a life sentence, was meant to spare the family any more harm and there has been a lot of it this week. their father's porsche careened off an embankment monday landing in an icy stream 300 feet below. their mother was injured in the crash as well. it came just after the charges were filed. brown's attorney blamed bad weather and left it at that. >> it involved perhaps driving faster than the conditions allowed. >> reporter: turns out siblings it seemed close as piano keys had triumphed over more than anyone knew. meredith, a spokesman said they were ready for the day. they wanted to see their father punished and they are at peace with their decision. as for the music, they said they will continue to perform. the next concert is scheduled for the end of the month in colorado as it has always been, music remains their refuge. >> lee, thank you so much. just ahead, take a look at what's in water off the coast of florida. yeah, those are sharks and there is a huge swarm of them. we'll go there live. first this is "today" on nbc. coming up, new details on the top colonel who once flew the queen of england and is now serving time for murder and other things. 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a self-described sex addict shares his story coming up. >> plus, are there ways to boost memory? do you really use just 10% of your brain? dr. nancy answers royour questis about the brain. we begin with a secret double life of a man entrusted to fly heads of state, even the queen of england who's serving time for break-ins, sexual assaults and even murder. >> reporter: it was 2007 when it started in a tiny place called tweed in eastern ontario. no one suspected then that someone was entering houses at night, stealing women's and girls' underwear. a year later the same pattern in a suburb of canada's capitol but now people noticed. among them, brenda constantine's teenage daughter. >> ste starthe started to cry a everything is gone. >> reporter: he struck again near tweed leaving a taunting computer message in this farmhouse and left with the owner's underwear. then it got worse. two women were sexually assaulted. not raped, but stripped, photographed, humiliated. then it got much worse. not far away, a woman's body was discovered. she'd been beaten, raped, suffocated. within weeks, another young woman disappeared, murdered. what was going on? police never connected any of these crimes until they stopped a suspect at a roadblock. >> did you like or dislike these women? >> i didn't know any of them. >> reporter: the suspect who in this astonishing conversation confessed all those horrifying crimes. >> why do you think these things happened? >> i don't know. >> have you spent much time thinking about that? le. >> about why? >> yeah. >> yeah. but i don't know the answers. i'm pretty sure the answers don't matter. >> reporter: the news, when it broke, was astounding. >> murder charges against a high profile military officer has sent shock waves. >> reporter: colonel russell williams, a rising star in the military, a pilot who flew the queen during a visit to canada. in public refs the respectable face of the armed forces and in private, in the dark, he was taking pictures of himself in stolen underwear, logging each offense in his computer. >> he was creating his own pornography collection in which he was the star. >> reporter: it shocked the country. hit his friends hard. >> i just about fell off my chair. what? what? that's what exploded out of my mouth. >> reporter: in october, williams pleaded guilty to all 88 charges against him. >> williams was given two life sentences and will not be eligible for parole until 2035. keith morrison is with us along with retired special agent actualla akley. >> the ontario police will be looking for more crimes as well. >> as keith pointed out in the piece, this is a well known, highly respected man but he had a very dark side to him as well. is it a split personality we're talking about here? >> no. i think what you have in this case is a sort of unique dynamic. you have an individual with a personality structure that has obsessive and compulsive aspects to it. the obsessiveness being a preoccupation being with a belief that he needed to adhere to what society says is the right thing to do in order to not disappoint others. the compulsive aspect which is behavior designed to alleviate anxiety is a rigid adherence to social conventions. what society says is the right thing to do. but underneath that is an individual with very dark, deviant, sexual urges. think of them as competing forces where the personality structure is strong enough to keep those urges at bay for a number of years. however, at some point, those fantasies became so strong he needed to act out on them. and the same sort of compulsive aspects of his personality that kept those behaviors at bay for years caused them to escalate in a rapid fashion once he did act on them. >> friends and family, his wife mary elizabeth who was married to him almost 20 years all said they never would have suspected anything like this. people question it. how could they not know? how could they not suspect something? >> well, given the nature of russell williams, his high level of self-discipline and impulse control, i suspect that he fought the urges for years and years knowing that they werele absolutely socially unacceptable and probably not wanting to act on them. certainly wouldn't let anyone around him know. >> you talked to a lot of people for this report. were you surprised how candid they were in relating intimate details about what happened? >> i'm always surprised when people are candid relating intimate details, but it's important to process. it helps in a cathartic exercise. i think the country has to have a cathartic exercise to get over this. they have always had enormous respect for military leaders. for leaders, period. and expect behavior and response that fits that respect. so when it doesn't happen, it's very upsetting. >> yeah. obviously we knew about the story in this country but it was much bigger in canada. >> huge. >> does it resonate there? are people still talking about this guy? >> they are, but almost like, let's put it behind us now. it was too painful. the pictures you saw were too awful. however, you know, they have to continue going through the process. his wife has indicated she'll probably file for divorce. that will be a process that goes through the media as well. every little twitch and grunt for years to come really as the story keeps playing out. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, meredith. >> see more of keith's report on a special "dateline" tonight at 9:00/8:00 central time on nbc. now a check on the beweather fr al. >> thank you very much, meredith. lots of birthdays here. your sweet 16. what's your name? >> jordan. >> cj is 15 and nicholas is 16. >> you guys should be going out. as we get into the long three-day weekend for tomorrow we have sunshine in the southeast, windy in the northeast. snowshowers great lakes. a mess out west. frigid through the plains. good morning. it is cloudy and cool around our region. live view from the skywatcher camera showing the cloud cover over washington on this friday morning, but we're in the 50s now throughout most of the region. upper 50s to near 60 parts of virginia. and in maryland, generally in the mid and upper 50s. washington now at 53. there's a bit of a wind off the cold waters of the potomac there at reagan national. but later today, we should make it into the low to mid-70s with increasing sun and an increasing wind. gusty winds tonight out of the northwest bringing in chillier weather on saturday into sunday. don't forget. check your weather any time day or night. go to weather channel on table, weather.com online. >> thank you very much, al. up next, the true story behind the legend of the irish giant and why thousands of sharks are swarming florida's beaches. first, these messages. 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from above. take a look at these pictures, as you see the sharks making their way along the southeast atlantic coast. they are about a hundred miles from where i am now. while experts say they are not a threat to humans, when you look at it, it still makes you shudder. in palm beach county wednesday, beach goers were soaking up the sun and sharing stories of incredible shark sightings. >> there were a thousand sharks in a school offshore here. >> they were coming right up. you could get knee deep in water and they were coming in that close. >> reporter: over the past month, similar scenes have played out along the south florida coast, at times along the shoreline. the images from above, like an invading army of black ants at a picnic, but these are sharps known as black tips and spinners. >> it may seem like shark-infested waters, but people shouldn't really be afraid. it's not something to be scared about. >> reporter: dr. brian franks is a shark biologist and says the annual winter migration is a spectacular sight but the sharks aren't dangerous. >> in winter as the waters cool up north they move south to find warmer water. even though you are seeing sharks close to the shoreline, they are generally not interested in you in the water. >> reporter: but that expert knowledge does little to calm those in the water. >> kind of nutty going out there. you're bait out there. >> reporter: the image of these sharks may make some shudder with the thought of that great white shark from "jaws." but frank says there is no need to get a bigger boat. >> these sharks definitely aren't man-eaters. they're not considered dangerous to humans and people shouldn't be afraid to swim in the ocean as these sharks are making their migration. >> reporter: still, there have been reports of these types of sharks biting swimmers or surfers, usually at dawn or dusk when they are most likely to feed. >> a shark may mistake a flash of your leg or hand as a fish and they could take a bite. so people should be cautious. >> reporter: and some are cautiously taking the plunge, enjoying the surfle while others take in this annual migration from the safety of the shoreline. >> hundreds of sharks swimming right up along the shoreline. i wouldn't be out there. >> reporter: we are looking at a live picture again here over the southeast atlantic coast here off florida, palm beach county. a little bit further to the south, broward county beaches have closed because of the sharks off and on. they are making their way south down here towards the coast of miami. while the experts say if you're in the water the sharks shouldn't bother you, if they do bite you, they say it is not life-threatening, although i've got to say i don't think that information is comforting, meredith. >> no, it isn't. if they bite you, it could be, right? maybe they don't have teeth. maybe they gum you. >> reporter: no, they have teeth. but experts say they will take a nip, not a chomp. >> oh, yeah, the experts 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today, we ought to get some sun breaking out and climb into the low to mid-70s along with a gusty southwesterly breeze. that will shift into the northwest overnight and bring in colder weather for saturday. strong winds tomorrow. we could have gusts over 50 miles per hour, sunny and chilly and highs low 50s. maybe even some scattered power outages and chilly on sunday. jerry, how's traffic? 395 northbound, some heavy traffic through landmark en route to shirlington. we've checked, vdot's checked, can't find anything in the travel portion of the roadway. just appears to be volume. once you get to the 14th street bridge, looking okay. smooth sailing. accident at 370, just moved to the shoulder. from germantown to that point, very heavy and slow. joe? jerry, thank you. a must-see before your trip to the grocery store. how to reinvent your diet with a healthy twist on traditional foods, we're back now. 8:00 on a friday morning. it is the 18th day of february, 2011. it's time to break out the bathing suits because finally after what has been a long, brutal winter so far, we've got a warm, beautiful day. temperatures about 55 degrees this afternoon in new york city. we have a huge crowd of people taking advantage of a nice morning. 51 already. >> a lot of folks with a three-day weekend. >> president's day weekend. you know what the warm weather means. only a couple hours before meredith starts to whine, it's hot out here. >> i don't whine. i'll appreciate every moment because it's going away soon. >> meanwhile on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and al roker. coming up, a serious subject, sex addiction. >> millions of americans including celebrities receive treatments but a lot of some say it's an excuse for bad behavior. we'll also hear from a self-confessed sex addict. >> we'll also wrap up our series on the mystery of the brain. dr. snyderman will be back answering your questions, the ones you have submitted from questions about migraines to how to boost your memory. nancy will be with us in a little while. >> your brain is a mystery to me. >> and an extraordinary -- >> just ignore her. >> just move on. >> a glimpse at the life of a lion. these majestic creatures captured in a powerful new documentary. we'll show you remarkable footage as a single lioness does whatever it takes to protect her family. like meredith protecting us. >> yes. i would run. >> ann has the headlines of the morning. good morning. >> good morning to you this morning. in the news, president obama appears to be taking sides in the budget showdown that put wisconsin in the national spotlight. the president said he understands the budget crunch but also said a proposed bill that would strip state workers of bargaining rights seems like an assault on unions. thursday, wisconsin democrats prevented a vote on the bill by walking out of the state house. there is no let-up in the wave of revolution sweeping over the persian gulf. perhaps the biggest gathering of people yet hassle filled central cairo a week after the fall of president mubarak in an effort to get the military to carry out democratic reform. in bahrain a crackdown left five protesters dead. this morning anti-government demonstrations in yemen entered a second week. in libya overnight, pro democracy protesters hit the streets where human rights watch reports 24 people have been killed this week. house republicans voted thursday to block the s.e.c. from enforcing new internet neutrality rules requiring phone and cable companies to treat all internet providers equally. the u.s. army, air force and marines are training troops for the don't ask, don't tell policy which requires gays in the military to keep homosexuality secret. the u.s. navy is preparing if training. the associated press revealed a majority sof states have failed to share the names of mentally ill people with the background check system as required by a newel federal gun safety law instituted after the 2007 virginia tech massacre. a star high school wrestler defaulted at the iowa state tournament on thursday rather than face a girl. sophomore joel northrup said he has great respects for the accomplishments of freshman cassie herkleman but said his christian faith would not allow him to engage in the sport with a girl. the antarctic is ending the whale hunt because of harassment by an anti-whaling group. traditions old and new marked the end of a lunar new year celebration and in beijing, china's communist party hosted a spectacular banquet for the year of the rabbit. in malaysia single women bought their names, addresses on tangerines ands toed them into a pool where they were retrieved by potential suitors. if those men like them they would write their names on a banana and toss it in as well. that's really serious. now back to matt and meredith. i didn't make that up. good morning. cloudy and cool now. we're in the 50s throughout the region, but later today, with increasing sunshine, we should make it into the low to mid-70s. we'll have winds increasing later this afternoon out of the southwest. they'll shift into the northwest later tonight. that will bring in some chillier weather and we'll drop out of the 50s tonight down to near 40 tomorrow morning. then saturday afternoon, highs only low 50s, sunny, but a very strong wind could be gusting over 50 miles per hour. maybe some scattered power outages. chilly on sunday, maybe some light rain presidents' day. that's your latest weather. matt? >> thanks, al. you often hear about it after scandals but is sex addiction real or an excuse? we'll talk about that right after this. saving money... -well... -you know. i kept meaning to. it was just hard to get started. so now, i do it automatically. with bank of america's automatic savings transfer. -it's totally flexible. -easy to set up. i decide how much to transfer and how often. i move a little over twice a month. i put part of my direct deposit... right into savings. i can 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>> thank you very much. john cloud wrote about sex addiction and is with us along with psychiatrist and "today" contributor gail saltz. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of people look at tiger woods or jesse james. it is estimated between 5 million and 10 million americans every year are getting helped through some sort of 12-step program for sex addiction. you went to sex addicts noums me anonymous meetings, john. what surprised you? >> they said things that reminded me of things that drug and alcohol addicts would say. >> like? >> well, like the behavior was so powerful over them that, you know, even if their boss said, you can't look at certain websites during work hours, we will fire you, certain people have been fired. they couldn't help but do this. you know, if their wives said, you cannot cheat anymore. they felt powerless over the urge to cheat. you know, they ended up in divorce. >> reporter: did you get the feeling talking to people that they were behaving badly or that they had some illness they couldn't control? >> well, that's the key question. we know that drugs and alcohol can change brain pathways. the real question here is can extreme sexual behavior do the same thing? and that's a real open question. psychiatrists haven't done enough research to answer that. >> gail, there is no medical definition yet for sexual addiction, yet people are treated for it. >> correct. i think in my field some people see it in this addiction model. the reason they do is people say they develop a tolerance to it. they need more and more of the behavior tole feel the same feelings and they feel withdrawal if they can't do it. other people see it more os a compulsive behavior which may fit in with somebody who has obsessive-compulsive disorder or somebody who's very narcissistic or has mania as part of bipolar disorder. it's an incredibly overwhelming urge. i need to do this. it destroys their functioning. it's not an excuse in the sense that if you have this, whatever it is, and it's destroying your life, you are still responsible for fixing it, for getting treatment. >> that's the thing. people get emotional and say, this is baloney and they don't want to take responsibility for actions. it's an excuse. >> i would answer if you're an alcoholic, you are responsible for getting treatment and not destroying yourself and other people's lives. you may not be able to control it yourself. you may need help, but it is your responsibility to do that. by the way, that's not a flattering excuse. if you want to go out in the world and say, i couldn't help it, i'm a sex addict. it's hardly a wonderful excuse. >> one complicating factor with seeking treatment is we know 100% abstinence is probably not a realistic option. >> exactly. which would be the option for drugs or alcohol. >> exactly. this is encoded in our dna in the most fundamental way to maintain the species. a good analogy is to overeating. that's something that 100% abstinence is not a possibility. with sex the question is, you know, can people become ce celibate. neil told me, you don't want to be a yeunuch. >> how does neil deal with it? >> he has a three-second rule. he doesn't look at a woman for three seconds. he tries to tell himself, god bless her. >> instead of other thoughts he may have. the american psychiatric association looking at labeling this. are they close? >> the diagnostic manual which is not out yet, there's been great debate. i think they are leaning toward not including it. it does exist in other ways. it exists in the form of something called sexual disorder not otherwise specified or hyper sexuality as a symptom within other disorders. it's there, allows people to talk about it and treat it. there are many treatments available. these cognitive behavioral, i changed my thoughts or medication for underlying anxiety or depression. >> how do you know when you have really got the problem? is it when you risk everything to satisfy the need? >> it is satisfying a group of criteria. a main one is that it affects your functioning and you are doing it despite the fact that you are losing important elements in your life -- work, relationships, financial destruction. despite that, you keep doing it anyway and you cannot stop. >> gail and john, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, the mysteries of the brain. dr. nancy snyderman answers your questions after this. d morning ♪ ♪ good morning [ male announcer ] there are sixteen fresh-picked oranges squeezed into each carton of tropicana pure premium and absolutely no space for added sugar, water or preservatives. tropicana -- we put the good in morning. but the nicoderm cq patch gradually steps you down off of nicotine in just three steps, doubling your chances for success. nicoderm cq. 3 steps, 10 weeks and you're free. by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. nicoderm cq. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book matters. expedia. daddy, i'm bored. almost. it converts the car's braking force into electricity, so it's more efficient. so i thought... what if we put that same system onto one of these? 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[ male announcer ] how would you use toyota technology to make a better world? learn how to share your ideas at toyota.com/ideasforgood. back now at 8:20. wrapping up our special series, mysteries of the brain, we talked about traumatic brain injury, and how the brain works. dr. snyderman is back to answer your questions about the brain. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> we have an e-mail question from brianna in west virginia. i have had horrible migraines for a few years. since i started college they come at least once a week. when i get them, i cannot function. i take aspirin but it's losing its effect. is there something i can do to prevent my migraines or will i be stuck with them for life? >> several things. yes, you might be stuck with them but there is more you can do. aspirin is one of the least effective medications out there. there are over-the-counters and this whole new group of prescription medications that can help people with migraines. number one, see a neurologist. figure out what kind of migraine you have so you can get on the right medication. look at your lifestyle. things like smoking, alcohol, chocolate, not getting enough sleep, stress. those things can be triggers. so for a young woman anything here can be a trigger. for any woman of reproductive age, check to make sure that your menstrual cycle and your migraines are on different times of the month or same time. sometimes there can be a hormonal element. >> important information. let's go to skype. we have joelle from orchard park, new york standing by. oh, we lost her. the next is an e-mail question. is it true that we use only 10% of our brain? this comes from meredith in new york city. comes from franklin in dallas, texas. >> meredith was tested and it's only 8%. >> you said it, i didn't is it true? >> no. the reality is we ulyssse almosl of our brain but we use it differently. if you have a math problem and i have a math problem. you will recruit a certain part of your brain and zero in on it. women use both heemispheres of the brain and toss information back and forth. it's why we brag about being multi taskers and you guys are linear. we do use most of the brain. >> we have maryanne on the phone from texas. go ahead with your question. >> caller: other than the article a few months ago that discussed the army's development of a simple blood test that can be an early indicator of concussion, can you tell me more about it? >> this was a cool study, but an early study. only 34 patients. what they found was that people who came to the hospital with concussions, the damaged brain released a protein they could pick up in the blood. the problem was it's very early. small number, has to be replicated but if you have a concussion that doesn't show symptoms, might there be a blood test in the future to test for it. good news coming but not there yet. >> thank you very much for your question. i appreciate it. we have now an e-mail question. this is from gina in ingram, texas. my husband suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling from a horse in october. cognitive recovery was quick and significant. all other recovery has been slow. several doctors told us wherever you are one year after the accident is how you will be forever. is that true? >> i don't think so. here's the reason. i have seen family members struggle with this. we are watching gabrielle giffords in a rehab unit deal with it. in medicine we like to sort of assign times. five years from cancer and you're cured. one year after brain injury, that's what you will be. we don't know. the brain is plastic and adaptable than before. i would say to continue the treatment. any kind of exercises being done. remember that not everybody will fit every statistic. >> it didn't work out with joelle by skype, but i believe we have her on the phone. can you hear me? >> caller: i can. i have a 19-year-old son who's trying to quit smoking with not much success. you talked yesterday about teenagers' brains not being developed and they are more susceptible to addictive behavior. does this make it difficult to quit these behaviors? >> yes. >> caller: when will the brain be fully developed? >> because the brains are developing there is elegant research that the brains may be rewired and it is harder for a kid to kick the habits in their 20s if they start in their teenage years. an important lesson for parents to have the pre-teen talk about drugs, sex, smoking, you name it, including alcohol. because what happens in the teenage brain can alter the adult brain. >> really good information, nancy. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> meredith is waiting for you just outside the studio. >> with a bat. >> just ahead, a life performance from grammy winner adele. we begin with a live look outside right now on what will be a very springlike day across the region. we'll take a look at the forecast in just a second. first, good morning. it is 8:26 on this friday, april 18th. i'm aaron gilchrist. it will be a rough ride on metro with no service on the blue and orange lines. and shady grove and twin brook will be paving. we'll look at forecast and check good morning. cloudy and cool now. we're in the 50s, but later today, some sun should break out and we'll have temperatures quickly climbing into the low and mid-70s for a brief time mid-afternoon. then a blustery southwest wind will shift into the northwest later tonight. that will bring in colder weather for the weekend. windy and chilly tomorrow. jerry, how's traffic? tom, just a couple slow spots, primarily on the beltway inner loop, leaving springfield up to i-66. a little slow on the exit to the outer loop. on the top side of the beltway, delays begin at new hampshire avenue once you pass georgia avenue on the outer loop headed toward the american legion bridge, looking good. aaron? >> thanks, jerry. a must-see before your next trip to the grocery store. how to reinvent your diet with a healthy, new twist on trystal boy, is she great. >> i love adele's music. she's fantastic. >> we were talking about her this morning. from way back. >> we were listening in on the rehearsal. >> what else is coming up? >> we heard the expression hockey mom. we found hockey moms but they don't watch the kids play. they strap on skates and hit the ice. >> also this morning we'll take a look -- really, the pictures are strong -- of the life of lions in the a gray sky on this friday morning, but temperatures are mild, comparatively. we're in the mid-50s now in washington to near 60 in the shenandoah valley. later today, we should hit the low and mid-70s. going to get some more sun breaking out. also, winds will increase out of the southwest this afternoon, shifting into the northwest later tonight. that will bring in some chillier weather on the weekend. saturday morning, near 40, afternoon highs low 50s. a gusty wind tomorrow, over 50 miles an hour with lots of sun. mostly cloudy sunday, highs in the 40s. chilly rain maybe monda don't forget. check your weather day or night on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> all right, al. thank you very much. in 1976 in groundbreaking novel "roots" was released which spawned a landmark series and a discussion on race in this country. >> nbc in connection and collaboration with perseus books is bringing "roots" to you in an e-book edition. we have the managing editor of the grio.com. how did this come about? >> essentially they wanted to update "roots" for a new generation. this is pretty much a multi media experience. 45 minutes worth of video with tom brokaw interviewing alex haley in the 1970s. personal accounts, never before seen video and audio. it's a great experience for those who experienced "roots" before or never heread it. >> and at the beginning of the book there's you. >> that's the least good part of the book. it is available on the ibookstore. it is a great way to observe african-american history month. >> seems interactive and multi platforms. >> great for kids. >> absolutely. it's a great experience. i'm reading it again. this is my third time. i'm really enjoying it. again, it's something to really introduce the kids to. they love playing on the ipad. this is a greatle tool. >> part of the "roots" legacy. it's a great way to continue it. >> i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for this book. >> check out the new enhanced e-book version of "roots." david, good to have you here. much more ahead on a friday morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] not all steel is created equal. not all manufacturing processes are created equal. not all engineering standards are created equal. which is why not all luxury vehicles are created equal. the hard way means never taking short cuts. the hard way is how lexus inspires absolute confidence. this is the pursuit of perfection. see what it takes at lexus.com/thehardway. >> announcer: "today's moms" is brought to you by walmart. live better. this morning on "today's moms," hockey moms like you have never seen them before. they kicked off the fourth annual hockey weekend across america. a nationwide initiative to celebrate the game and expose the sport to new audiences. michelle franzen is here with the story of moms who are no strangers to the ice. good morning. >> good morning. they are a unique and unlikely group lacing up. stay at home or work from home moms who had never played hockey before are now not only game to try it but determined to master this difficult sport. it's a typical morning at the reed house in new york. mom makes breakfast and helps teen daughters annie, meredith and her husband, high school hockey coach bob, get out the door. >> got to get the kids to school. then it's my time. >> reporter: at least three times a week whether it's early morning or late at night, this 44-year-old hits the ice, playing the rough and tumble game of hockey to relax. >> it's my way to get out of the house, not think about anything else and be in the moment. >> reporter: in the moment and part of an unlikely and growing group of hockey players nationwide -- moms. >> with four kids i think of nothing on the ice. i think of having fun. i don't think of bills, laundry, dishes. newspap none of that exists. >> reporter: membership for women's amateur hockey has increased tenfold in the last decade. more than 61,000 show up for weekly clinics like this one at the westchester skating academy. >> balance on the heels, finish off on the toe. >> reporter: many are traditional hockey moms and so-called hockey widows. >> i started around the time i turned 40. >> reporter: angela drives four hours from pennsylvania to new york just to practice with the team that goes by the name mother puckers. >> my boys played for the longest time. i thought, man, that looks like fun. started step by step. i found this team and it took off. >> reporter: the thought -- if they can do it, why not give it a shot? most of the women have been playing together for years, but they always welcome new team members -- people like me with little or no experience on the ice. >> the first time i showed up i was terrified. i left before the scrimmage. i thought, i haven't killed myself. i haven't been injured. i'm getting out of here right away. but i kept coming back. >> reporter: a competitive edge and a sense of camaraderie that takes hold in the game. >> can i get the pass off right, catch it on my stick, not fall on my face, collapse on the board or so take anybody else out? >> reporter: a recent passion for terry who hated hockey before taking it up four years ago. now she and her teammates are having the time of their lives on the ice. in addition practicing, many of the moms play two or three times a week. on several different teams. >> i want to be a mother pucker. i have to be careful how i say that. thank you very much. hockey day in america will be on nbc at noon on sunday, continuing on versus at 6:00 p.m. up next, a breathtaking look at a lion's efforts to keep her family alive. back at 8:42. from the exotic plains of botswana to a movie screen near you comes the story of a mother lion's battle to keep her family safe. it was directed by national geographic. derek and beverly jouber. take a look. >> the mighty lioness has lost her mate. there are newel rulers now that she must flee. with her cubs, she'll embark on a remarkable journey. to a dangerous and unknown land in a quest for survival. >> the voice of jeremy irons doesn't hurt. welcome back. it's great to see you. >> thank you, matt. >> i was looking at clips last night thinking it is so visually stunning and captivating that i worry almost that people will be taken by the beauty of it and forget that the message here is these big cats, these lions are in trouble. >> that's right. in our lifetime they have gone from 350,000 to 20,000. it's the reason we made the film -- to get the message out to everybody. >> one of the things you do early on in the film is you humanize, almost, these lions. instead of looking at them, you make us feel as if we know what they are thinking and feeling. that's difficult to accomplish. >> absolutely. in fact, it's really the audience that is humanizing them. what we are doing is giving this intimate story of the way we were feeling and what we could see with various situations. >> one of the things you see with this lioness. single mother who is trying desperately to protect the cubs. sometimes it's very difficult to watch because she has rivals. there are predators. there are all kinds of things going on here. is it hard for you to make a film like this and not want to jump in and do something? >> it certainly is. it's an emotional rollercoaster ride for everybody. but it's good for us to get in touch with your feelings. we will never intervene. the only time is if it's a man-made situation. when it's nature playing out its game, we do not. >> if you give it time it is a story of hope. sometimes you have to back off from nature and let these things happen. >> in terms of the process, some of the shots you get of this lioness, you're just meters away. the close-ups are extraordinary. every time you come i ask about danger. these things are the top of the food chain here. there is real danger. >> every time we come we have new scars, battered and broken. >> here we are seeing behind the scenes footage. what's it like to capture these images? >> that sweet spot is about 20 paces away from them. sometimes we get closer. a lot of times the animals are sleeping in the shade of the vehicle. we can't determine which way it will go. one of the big scenes i ended up with blood on my leg because something came close to me, a buffalo, a lion. we don't know. you have to be on your game. >> i think we should mention that while there is a lot of adventure and action in this, beverly, as film makers and wildlife film-makers you spend a lot of time sitting around waiting for things to happen. that can be a difficult part of the job. >> it's true. it can. we are constantly working, researching, observing. we have to be alert all the time because the lions could jump in just a split second and we would miss it. so it could be 16 to 18 hours a day, but then we also have a lot of time where we actually are exploring the unknown. for instance, most of our danger came by having to cross rivers. one particular river we crossed we actually submerged the vehicle completely. >> you had to swim across? >> crocodile-infested waters, but it's not the crocs. it's the leaches. >> if this effort is to be successful you have to get young people involved. so what age group should be watching the movie? what is too young to watch it? >> what we have found already is the kids are really responding to this. so it's really all ages. i think you want to be taking your kids and being with them for the experience. it does cover life rs deaand ded all of the cycles. but we are finding so far that the kids are really enjoying it. >> you're hopeful the big cats can be saved? >> absolutely. we have to be optimistic. but we really need to know that we have five years to turn it around. otherwise we are going to lose them. >> national geographic are giving all the proceeds back into big cat conservation on the ground. >> you guys are astonishing. seriously. i love your work. thanks for sharing it with us. we appreciate it. "the last lions" begins limited release in select cities today. up next, a live performance from british singing sensation adele. first this is "today" on nbc. forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. ♪ >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. british singer/songwriter a adele won her two awards. her new album "21" is her age and is already topping the charts in the uk and several other countries. good morning to you. see matt lauer? she's so jealous because he adores you. he's adored you since your first album which was "19." that was such a huge success. two grammys. what pressure were you under when you wrote for this one? >> i was very nervous and found it daunting. in the studio i was so excited to be making music i forgot. it was a good thing. i didn't overthink it and i went with what felt right. >> this album is doing so well overseas. only two years between the albums. what inspired the music on the album, particularly the song we'll hear today? >> a guy. he was trouble. >> he was trouble? >> yeah. but i'm getting over it. especially with the record out doing well it's like i have won, you know? >> when you're singing do you think of him? >> oh, yeah. i sang every night in london at the brit awards and i burst into tears. not this one. i channel my inner sasha fierce. >> you have a tour? where are you going first. >> we're starting in washington and we end in nashville. it's going to be great. i can't announce it yet, but the support artist is one of my favorites. >> you can't say it on the "today" show? number one show! >> it's not that. she has to confirm. i almost gave it away. let's stop. >> we'll have you sing. this is rolling in the deep. take it away. ♪ there's a fire starting in my heart ♪ ♪ reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark finally i can see you chris call clear ♪ ♪ go ahead and sell me out ♪ i'll lay your stuff there ♪ see how i leave with every piece of you ♪ ♪ don't underestimate the things that i will do ♪ ♪ there's a fire starting in my heart ♪ ♪ reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark the scars of your love me mind me of us ♪ ♪ they keep me thinking that we almost had it all ♪ ♪ the scars of your love ♪ they leave me breathless ♪ i can't help feeling ♪ we could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ you had my heart and soul in your hand ♪ ♪ and you played it to the beat ♪ ♪ baby, i have no story to be told ♪ ♪ but i've heard one of you and i'm gonna make your head burn ♪ ♪ think of me in the depths of your despair ♪ ♪ making a home down there ♪ it reminds you of the home we shared ♪ ♪ the scars of your love remind me of us ♪ ♪ they keep me thinking that we almost had it all ♪ ♪ the scars of your love ♪ they leave me breathless ♪ i can't help feeling we could have had it all ♪ ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ you had my heart and soul in your hand ♪ ♪ and you played it to the beat ♪ ♪ could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ you had my heart and soul in your hand but you played it to the beat ♪ ♪ roll it through every open door ♪ ♪ count your blessings to find what you look for ♪ ♪ turn my sorrow into treasured gold you pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow ♪ ♪ we could have had it all ♪ we could have had it all, yeah ♪ ♪ it all ♪ it all ♪ it all ♪ we could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ you had my heart inside of your hand ♪ ♪ but you played it, played it to the beat ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> adele, thank you very much. adele will be back with one more song later. first, your local news and weather. forget the big coat. a taste of spring is in the air across the region today. we'll take a look at your forecast in just a second. first, good morning, it is 8:56. i'm aaron gilchrist. in the headlines, a deadly shooting outside an elementary school in prince george's county. someone shot and killed a man on a basketball court at deerfield elementary school in laurel. police are not releasing information on suspects or imotive. we'll look at weather and hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. iced coffee french vanilla. for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. good morning. still cloudy, temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60. later, we should get sunshine back as temperatures climb into the low and mid-70s briefly, by mid-afternoon. then chillier tonight on a gusty wind, near 40 by dawn saturday. and saturday chilly and a gusty wind out of the northwest, maybe over 50 miles an hour. that could cause some scattered power outages. chilly sunday, maybe chilly rain on presidents' day. jerry, how's traffic? >> winding down. minimal delays around the area. northbound i-95 to the beltway and 395 landmark to shirlington, slowest traffic i could find right there at the 14th street bridge. one more stop, along i-270 southbound, earlier accident 370 long gone. pretty much cleared out to the capital beltway. got to love it. aaron? >> we do. thanks, jerry. a must-see before your next trip to the grocery store. how to reinvent your diet with a healthy new twist on tradition back now with more of "today" on a friday morning. 18th day of february, 2011. a little overcast now. that might hold the temperatures down a little bit. we are still getting into the 60s. >> we're going there. >> can't stop us now. these people are enjoying a springlike day in the middle of winter in new york city. we are thank for them for them stopping by. i'm matt lauer on the plaza along with al roker and tamron hall. natalie is off today. coming up, wild scene today in tahrir square in cairo. hundreds of thousands of people, perhaps as many as a million taking to the streets once again. seven days after the resignation of hosni mubarak. some are there to celebrate. some are there to protest that still much needs to be done in that country. we'll have an update coming up in a little while. >> also in the wake of the grammys, that live report from that reporter out in los angeles. really scary stuff when she was appearing on camera and seemed to really become incoherent. a medical condition, a scare on the air. her doctors say it wasn't a stroke as first feared. she said she was terrified and we'll hear from her coming up. then in today's real estate, barbara corcoran will show us what you can get from alabama to michigan, all with $200,000 or less. >> that whole area from alabama to michigan? that's a bargain! >> big space. >> that's the louisiana purchase there. >> we're going for alaska next. >> very good. >> stewart's folly. >> and next, fashion week is taking over new york and makeup artist bobbi brown has been glamming up the models. up next she'll show us how to take the runway look and i ply it to daily makeup for glam without going over the top. >> matt's wearing sparkle. >> glitter. >> it's in this year. let's go to ann. >> in the news a week since the overthrow of egyptian president hosni mubarak, perhaps the lorjelorj e largest gathering yet in tahrir square, this time for a victory march. nbc's ron allen is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. yes, it's a victory celebration laced with a lot of protests as well. the organizers wanted to show the military leaders of the country that they can get people out to protest and they are here in huge numbers. i have not seen the square this filled that many times since we have been here. every entrance to the square completely jam-packed with people. they are unif you recafurling a stretching the length of the square. people are demanding more. they got rid of the ruling president here, hosni mubarak, but now they want basic rights. better conditions in the workplace is the thing you hear loudest. there are strikes in many industries across the country -- in pharmaceuticals, textiles. bus drivers are on strike, schools and banks closed. people are demanding a better life for themselves and their families. now they feel is a time when their grievances, the long underlying grievances that have simmered for so long will be heard. they have been out here several hours. there is no indication that anyone is leaving. there have been a parade of speakers coming to the podium. the square is now wired. they set up a stage and a sound system here. it's louder, more powerful, more energy than ever. again, people are showing no indication of backing down. we thought the revolution was over. it's not over yet. they want to keep the pressure on military leaders to make sure they follow through to bring this country to democracy as soon as possible. now is when people want to see change. ann, back to you. >> ron allen, right there in the middle of it. thanks so much. the wave of revolution is growing. in bahrain, mourners denounced the monarch one day after a crackdown left at least five protesters there dead. in yemen, at least two people were killed as anti-government dmemonstration demonstrations. and in libya, protesters in the street where 24 people have been killed already this week. nato says a man wearing an afghan army uniform opened fire on coalition troops in afghanistan killing a german soldier and wounding eight other troops. earlier at least eight people were killed by a suicide bomber along the border with pakistan. the abc weather reporter in new york who was arrested last month for allegedly falsifying a police report saying she was raped has resigned. 37-year-old heidi jones was initially suspended since the incident was made public in december. wisconsin democrats blocked action on the state's controversial budget bill by walking out of the state house and preventing a vote. the measure drew thousands of protests because it stripped state workers of most of the union bargaining rights. the senate joined the house in approving an aviation bill to modernize the air traffic control system. it would encourage more competition on routes from the west coast to washington, d.c. anna nicole the opera prix moo premiered last night at london's royal operahouse chronicling the rags to riches saga of the playmate. the first six performances were sold out before the curtain even went up. the nontraditional subject matter is helping to drive fresh interest in the historic art form. it is five minutes past the hour. now good morning. still cloudy east of the blue ridge and across much of virginia, maryland, the district this morning. but west of the blue ridge mountains, in the shenandoah valley, some sun breaking out there. they're near 60. also some sun breaking out in western maryland. hagerstown now up to 61. we should get the sun breaking out here, too, later this afternoon, and by then, we should have our temperatures climbing into the low and mid-70s. winds shift tonight, bring in some colder weather for the weekend. strong, gust aeyg winds on saturday, and they'll settle down sunday and chilly. ann? >> now we're going to turn to the los angeles reporterer who began speaking incoherently while live on the television on sunday night. she's now speaking out about what her doctors say likely caused the accident. amy robach joins us. >> reporter: serene branson said she was terrified and confused when the words she wanted to say would not come out. now doctors say she experienced a complex migraine. the video has become a youtube sensation for viewers across the country. on thursday night, serene branson watched it for the first time. >> well, a very, very heavy -- [ garbled speech ] >> reporter: on kcbs's late news, branson talked about the incident that had people concerned for her health. >> as soon as i opened my mouth, i knew something was wrong. i knew what i wanted to say, but i didn't have the words to say it. >> reporter: branson was reporting live after the grammys when something went terribly wrong. >> well, a very, very, heavy -- [ garbled speech ] >> reporter: branson said nearby paramedics came to her aid, checking vital signs, her temperature and taking blood. >> to be honest with you, i started crying right away. i was scared. i was embarrassed. i was terrified and confused. confused. what had just happened? >> reporter: along with garbled speech, branson said she remembers losing feeling in her hands and face, but the word "stroke" never entered her mind. >> medical emergency was in my mind. something medically is going wrong. >> reporter: branson eventually saw a neurologist at ucla medical center who diagnosed her as having suffered a complex migraine which medical experts say can mimic a stroke. >> it's like a migraine headache but has other features such as garbled speech or weakness on one side. >> reporter: branson said she's had migraines before and was battling a headache that night. she has a family history of migraines. >> i heard that serene branson's mother at a young age suffered from migraines and there is a genetic component. >> reporter: branson was welcomed back to the station by colleagues and plans to be back to work soon. >> i am anxious and eager to get back to being at work. i'm ready to be telling the story and not be the story. >> reporter: branson called the entire experience surreal. i think it would be hard to watch that back knowing that what we do and how important our words are to see yourself at a loss for them. >> that's right. thanks, amy. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. good morning. >> hey, annie. >> what's remarkable is we have on videotape something that we rarely see. but it does happen. we see this kind of thing in our lives otherwise. this idea of a complex migraine is an unusual phrase. this is something most people don't know about. >> when we watched it last week this was not at the top of my laundry list. we knew it was a neurological event. maybe a stroke, transient ischemic event, something where the blood vessel stopped flowing to a part of the brain, the speech center of the left side of her head which explained why she was struggling for words. but it underscores two important things. one, we know this isn't normal. two, paramedics arrived and did a battery of tests, looked at her. by that time she had probably resolved. i should say three things. she should have gone to a hospital but did see a neurologist. so finally got to the right place. this is the kind of event that you can't just make a glib diagnosis on the scene. someone really has to be evaluated. i'm a big believer that there is a time and a place for specialists. this is one of those cases. >> what i was referring to when i was talking about how this happens -- >> all the time. >> it happens for people who are having strokes. >> you and i think about it with our elderly parents. maybe you're with a parent or grandparent and their words suddenly don't make sense and they are distant and we think of it as a harbinger to a stroke. doctors say, no, she's had migraines in the past. she had a headache that night. otherwise neurologically fine. i'm sure they scanned her for bleeds and tumors, family history. putting everything together diagnosed her as having this very special kind of migraine. >> does it make her more likely to have this situation happen again because of her family history? >> certainly because she's had them in the past, the family history and because it was so severe and weird. she's now in an elite migraine category, if you will. they will have her looking for triggers in her life. i'm sure on special medications. she now has an intimate relationship with a neurologist for quite some time. >> we wish her luck. >> she should be just fine. you know, the big gift she gave us is a chance to learn from her experience. i would just caution people, if you see this kind of thing today in anyone, don't assume it's a migraine. think the worst case scenario and hope for this. >> well put. great perspective. thanks. coming up next on "today's real estate" what you can get around the country for under $200,000. and later, fashion week makeup tips from bobbi brown. after these messages. oohhh...my back. 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[ pbht! ] capri sun roarin' waters. this morning on "today's real estate," what you can get for less than $200,000. barbara corcoran is here with great homes from alabama to arizona. good to see you. >> good morning. they are all inexpensive today. >> a 1500-square foot home in phoenix, three bedrooms at $150,000. >> i'm sure you know it is america's sunniest city with 300 days of sunshine a year. this house is on a quiet cul-de-sac landscaped with easy care flowering shrubs and desert trees. 1500 square feet. the price breaks down to $96 a foot. here is a great shot of the living room. the family room has plush carpeting. the dining room has a big bay window. the kitchen has double windows over the synch, granite counters and a breakfast bar. this is a nice spacious master bedroom. that's the best part of the house, a sparkling pool. behind it there is a wide green belt that borders the house. >> what's that? >> a plot of land from the city, maintained by the city that you get to use for free. >> nice. your own park. >> it is. it increases the value of the home having that in the backyard. >> now to saginaw, michigan. three-bedroom home at $179,000 home. >> sagaway is buried in the snow like everyone else. they charge out to the big saginaw lake. that's a classic home with a huge lawn, pretty shutters, lamp post and a welcoming front door. the living room has a gas fireplace oversized window. it's a pretty blue they painted there. makes it look cozy. there is the dining room. the table cloth would be better at a restaurant. never take a shot of a dining room with a tablecloth. >> what about the wallpaper? >> it should go. not just because of the paper but no one relates to your taste in wallpaper. always paint the walls. never have wallpaper up when selling a house. a great shot of a kitchen no one could object to. a private fenced in backyard. it's a perfect area for small children. there's the rest of the yard with the trees at attention around the perimeter. >> cool. now to mission, kansas. another three-bedroom home priced at $185,000 eight miles from downtown kansas city. >> this is a storybook house from the outside. what's great is this town is lined with mom and pop stores. goes with the house. the same two brothers have owned the local gas station for 60 years. volunteer fire department. that's the kind of town to give you the right context. there is the living room. i like the corner window in the left wall. makes a big difference in the fireplace wall. there is a wallpapered dining room. that wallpaper is charming. no one's going to relate to your wallpaper. it should come off. new cork floors in the kitchen. white cabinets. there is a long breakfast bar and the backyard, i think, is just the right size deck surrounded by mature trees with shade. >> it's got a dormer room. what is that? >> you punch through the roof and make added space. it has sloped ceilings. >> now to tennessee, murfreesboro. >> this is a spic-n-span house. energy efficient windows newly put in throughout the house. a family room with vaulted ceilings. you can't see how high they go. they have a big window and a two-sided fireplace it shares with the kitchen. the kitchen has wood floors, hand made cabinets. the pink cabinets, odd choice of color, but hand made. there is the upstairs, cozy family room with a barrel ceiling and the dining room has wood floors and plenty of light. steps going down into the backyard. it's a beautiful backyard. perfect as the rest of the house. it's meticulous. they must spend the weekend taking care of the property. >> it shows it. to alabama, we have a three-bedroom home priced at $196,900. >> this is next to mussels shoals where aretha franklin, the rolling stones each recorded their best-selling albums. this is an open floor plan. a gleaming, pretty house. very traditional. inside it surprises you because it's wide open with lots of windows. all the rooms are connected. i like the use of the red paint which you will see in the kitchen. it warms up the kitchen nicely with all the white cabinetry. it's open, all the fixtures new. that is a study. rarely do studies look good. that's a study anybody could enjoy. out back there is a quiet backyard and your giant deck and your own private pool. remember the price. it's $196,000. >> nice. barbara corcoran, thank you very much. for more head to todayshow.com. we're back after these messages here on "today." 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>> you're crazy. >> bobbi is here to show us how to get the look at home. good to see you. >> you, too. >> what an exciting life. >> a crazy life. >> rachel roy dressed the fist lady for the state of the union in january. >> she's amazing, a name to watch. >> there is the beautiful dress. now to the issue at hand. how do we take runway looks to an everyday look? we have carrie floid of nashville. you were in the crowd and got touched to model. >> she's a perfect, beautiful model. for the runway you do stronger. we took the green shadow and applied it up to the model's eyes. things that work on the runway, you don't do in real life. >> green shadow is intimidating. >> we put green on her and instead of putting it all the way up the eye, we applied it just on the lid. i chose a green with warmth to it, so it's easy to wear. >> how do you know the stopping point? >> you don't want to see it. you want to blend it up into the corner of the crease. then we put a really bold gold all over her eye. i'm doing a lighter gold with sparkle. it will be big in the fall and big in the spring. >> how do you select sparkle without looking like a vegas show girl. nothing wrong with that but you don't want to drop the kids off like that. >> you want blended colors, something that works with the skin tone. this gold will really enhance her natural skin tone which is pretty. you can go for a platinum color, bronze if the skin is darker. just a bit. really pretty. we have a nectar blush on her cheek. for the fashion show, we overblushed the models' cheeks. >> you don't want too much on your cheeks in real life. >> no. enough that you look pretty. >> nectar? is that in the pink family? >> it's pinky and apricot-y. so it works with a pink lipstick and orange. >> what about lipstick? >> for the show we did a brownish tone lipstick and we also took eye shadow and put it over the lipstick. >> why? >> rachel wanted a matte over flat lipstick for the runway. i don't suggest that either. to take it from fall because fall are more warm colors into spring. really big are pinks. i'm adding a little bit of a bright. >> there is pink for every complexion. >> a lot of women are afraid of pink, especially women with darker skin. trust me, there is a beautiful pink. it's also about the color of her lips. she has beautiful light pink lips. >> beautiful. look at the before and after. who's that girl? >> she was gorgeous before. >> gorgeous from the beginning. everything is enhanced. i have to ask you about the foundation here. what we see on the runway, how we put it to life? >> the stylists and rachel didn't want a shine on the face. everything flat. in real life that doesn't work. we have moisture to the face so it's a glow. >> what about lighting? at home -- >> lighting is everything. >> how do you balance the lighting? >> use daylight. otherwise look up into the mirror so you see everything. look at yourself in the lighting you will be seen in. >> what about the old school vanity lights and the fluorescent? >> i don't think there is a good one on the market. i'm not a fan. >> i should have asked you before i bought one. great. you look amazing. we can hang in new york. >> let's do it. >> thank you. up next, easy meals for the busy family and it's just $5. looks good. well? i'm managing my weight really well and i've never felt so light. carrie? well, i'm a size 8 now, but i feel like i can fit into my wedding dress again. at 70 calories, delicious activia light helps you be light and feel light too. and it helps regulate your digestive system. i'm fitting into my old outfits again, but i feel like i could wear my college clothes. yes! see? activia light. be light and feel light. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? 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>> the reason "ring of fire" is it's fast and fiery. we're going to add spice. spinach, fettuc krrkfettuccini . we want a thick sauce. we're also cutting back on calories. >> you already cooked -- >> you can get spinach noodles. pasta is an economical way to go. i will tell you where to get this. this is a new blog on food network. it's healthy eats. find it there. foodnetwork.com/healthyeats. it gets all nice and thick and wonderful. shredded parmesan cheese. >> yes. >> here's the spice. you can get seasoning blends now that are spicy and salt-free or get them with salt. but try to find salt-free. >> you have the salt in the cheese already. >> you got it. there are tongs. >> here they are. >> oh, you took them away. you toss and i'll season. you can choose -- this is a great family meal. people say, how do i get my kids to eat -- kids will love the color. this is a fun dish at $4.15. put it next to -- these are parmesan-broiled tomatoes. get whatever tomato looks good in the market. that's a nice serving, al. make it look pretty this way -- spin it. >> oh! >> you know that. it's a little bit better. so the parmesan cheese, you put on top of tomatoes. pop them under the broiler. that's $4.25. coconut macaroons. we have the yolk, the white, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. i will whisk this. add some shredded, sweetened coconut. these make 24 cookies for $4.90. let's get the whisk out of there. just mix it together, four ingredients. you could add almonds, chocolate chips. put it on a baking sheet. you can use this little scoop. isn't it cute? >> sure. >> they come out. you can eat them like this or dunk them in chocolate. >> ooh. >> you can do so many different things and it makes 24 cookies. >> $15. >> max. you can also get tomatoes on sale. >> a lot of produce is a little on the pricey side now. >> that's right. depends where it's coming from and what's in season. when i was in store i saw gorgeous tomatoes i could smell from across the aisle. they looked good, they were on sale. let that be your guide. >> as far as fettuccini, how do you add protein here? >> add nuts, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp. using up leftovers is a great way to stretch a maeal. grilled chicken from the night before and you have a perfectly balanced meal and you have used up leftovers. >> food prices have been rising like crazy from breakfast cereals to staples. what do you suggest to stretch the dollar? >> i mean a coupon clipper. there are coupons, special sales, all the stores have club where is you swipe the card and you get more off of your total purchase. that's what -- i always look for the yellow stickers or whatever and shop seasonally, locally. those are great ways to save money and support your local farmers and the people in your neighborhood. >> robin, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> of course the recipes are on our website. we'll also link to robin's blog on food network. we have more music from adele coming up. first this is "today" on nbc: hoda along with her co-host for today, bravo's andy cohen filling in for kathie lee. >> how are you? good to be here. >> the president of bravo is outside, i'm sure nervous about what's going to happen. >> how's the pressure? >> it's good. cool. i was chilling in kathie lee's dressing room. i found something, too. >> what? >> i'll tell you at 10:00. >> we'll see what happens live. >> is it drinkable? >> we are doing wine pairings. that's one of the reasons. >> wine pairing for kathie lee is wine and more wine. >> and you have adele performing. >> it will be a great performance. lots coming up. we'll have fun today. >> we are. >> it's all coming up after your local news and weather. you don't want to miss this. >> no. good morning, everyone. our time right now, 9:56. it's friday, february 18th, 2011. i'm barbara harrison. topping our news for today, a grand jury will convene today and decide whether albert haynesworth should face any charges. a waitress accused the redskins defensive tackle of sexually abusing her. his attorney denies any wrongdoing. there will be no service on the blue and orange lines between metro center and l'enfant plaza. crews will be doing work on escalators and elevators. there will also be delays on the red line as trains will share a single track between shady grove and twin brook. work will be finished tuesday morning for your commute. tom's here to tell us about our wonderful weekend weather. yeah, we'll have a quick warm-up today. today it's still in the 50s under cloud cover in washington, but just to our west, it's beginning to climb into the 60s as the sun's breaking out there. and we ought to get the sun breaking out here as well closer to washington and points east as the day progresses, and highs climb into the low and mid-70s briefly. a blustery wind tonight will bring in cooler weather for the weekend. jerry, how's traffic? tom, a little slow on the capital beltway inner loop in prince george's county headed south from central avenue. it is road work set up right side of the roadway blocked. so, 10 to 15-minute backup getting past that. and a quick check in from the west along interstate 66 from manassas all the way to the capital beltway, all cleared out. barbara? >> thank you very much, jerry. and be sure to join us at 11:00 for "news 4 midday." we'll have our final makeover for the moms and wives of our"t and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, it's friday, february 18, 2011, and guess who is with me? watch what happens, andrew kohn is here for kathie lee. >> i'm so excited to be here. >> we are so excited to have you. i have to be honest, though, when i heard it was going to be you -- and i was glad because i was pushing for you -- i was a little nervous because you're one of those guys that you never know what you're going to say. >> what about the nutbag that usually oppositsits in this cha? you're nervous about me? you very kindly welcomed me by letting me relax in kathie lee's dressing room this morning. she left me a note that said, hi, andy, have fun, love ya, kath. wear my spanks, you die. so these are her spanks. i'm wearing them, but they're a little baggy on me. wait until you see the picture of me in kathie lee's -- i'm just kidding. >> let's have a little toast. >> it's really great to be here. >> i know you know andy cohen from "bravo." you're actually one of the c co-creators of "housewives." tell us about what happened from the inception. >> our boss and i had "the housewives of orange county," and it was about to go to air, and she said we should call it "the real housewives of orange county" in case we want to do it somewhere else. and i said, are you kidding me? we're never doing this anywhere else. this is a one-season pony and it's not happening. i'm the idiot, is the moral of that story. >> "new york housewives" was supposed to start, we were all geared up, and then they weren't. >> we had miami all ready to go, it's been such a brutal winter, and we had it ready to go. new york we just wrapped in january, so we were really cramming to go. we have a great new housewife in new york, so now miami premiers on tuesday night. and miami is a great beat the cold getaway. >> you were on the show at 11:00 at night exactly. i got to say, the guests you get on your show, how do you get -- >> we had a chicken party with sarah jessica. >> this is a nothing. it's like being in your own living room. >> it's like being in my den. that's exactly right. >> anderson cooper. how do you get all these guests? >> the fun thing about the show is -- it reminds me of this show in that, a, there are cocktails, and b, it feels very loose and unskrip unscripted and it's interactive, and it's a fun show. i'm trying to welcome people to my den for a little party. and viewers e-mail and call us. >> do you remember what you did? >> i believe we played a game. often we start our games with a title, so the title of our game was hoda lay he who. we had guys, we showed hoda pictures of guys. you were on with the matchmaker, and you had to, i think, rate them whether you would lay them. it was lay he who? >> i didn't know that was the game. no, i didn't know that was the game. >> you got the hang of it midway through. anyway, it was very fun. hopefully you'll come back. >> it was very fun. and lastly real quick, i'm not saying -- it was quite a shocker to open the "new york times" and see -- that was a very cool thing. it talks about you being head of programming. anyway, you're a big shot. >> i'm so excited to be here. i'll tell you where i was yesterday. it was so fun. i went to isaac mizrahi's fashion show. the collection was incredible, but he had poodles and dogs to match. there's isaac mizrahi at the end with a dog, but he had tinted boodd poodles to match every outfit in the collection. then they had cakes coming down the runway designed by the cake box guy, and so it was -- they had cakes down the runway and tinted poodles. and it was an amazing collection and a super fun show. >> you know what? i got to say fashion week is fun. i've started going to a couple of them, and i just like the whole ambience. >> they had a disco in there. they had these posts that were turning and they were mirrored and you felt like you were inside a disco ball. the kardashians are making some coin. the hollywood reporter is saying that the kardashian family as a whole made $65 million in 2010. they're counting in endorsement fees and all this other stuff. they say kim makes up to 250 grand per appearance for showing up. quarter of a million dollars to show up. you know these reality stars and stuff. is this number, do you think, close to what -- >> actually, i usually think that these numbers are overblown when they say this, because i see what the real housewives make and then i hear what is reported, and often it's really kind of off. but i actually think with these guys, because i do think most of this money is not from their reality show but all offshoots and they have a thousand products and stuff. this could be close. >> that's unbelievable. that is unbelievable. >> what about the story of the mechanic who told his fiancee that he would marry her if a million people join her facebook group. >> that's a sick, sick guy. >> this is what we call a shmuck, okay? >> yes. yes. you know what she's doing? she's on facebook. >> and she's trying to get a million people to join her page. >> this morning she had 8,000, and bit time we went on the air, we heard she had 20,000. or 30 now. >> don't do it, lady. >> she has four kids. >> she has four kids. they've been engaged for ten years. this is what it's going to take for her guy to pop the question? >> and the dad didn't -- >> the dad didn't join the page. that's the hi lahilarity of it . >> skbo >> and the boyfriend said, oh, i guess dad is on my side. what does that mean? >> let's get a million people to join your facebook page and then i'll marry you. congratulations are in order for rod stewart and his wife because he's a new daddy at 66. >> he has eight kids -- would you date a 65-year-old, by the way? >> i'm dating a 60-year-old. >> are you? but would you date a 65-year-old? >> i'll let you know in five years. he's 60. can i tell you something? no, no, can i tell you something? age is one of these things -- no. >> i feel bad. i feel like i insulted you or something. >> would you date a 60-year-old? how old are you? >> i'm 42. would i date a 60-year-old. you know what, love is love, man. love is love. i mean, i'm not looking for a 6 on h 0-year-old. i'm not in the market at all. >> you know what's funny, though, i don't notice that he's 60 years old. i don't trust you. >> why you don't trust me and you're with that lady every day, i don't get it. >> there is also a secret thing he wasn't allowed to reveal on the air, and i was afraid if he told me that i would just inadvertently blurt it out. did i say it yet? it's now one of our times in the program with bobbie thomas. >> i'm kind of honored, andy, because you're all in the mix of celebrity access. kate came up with this jewelry club called jewelry mist. for $25 a month, she and her staff will pick jewelry for you. they designed this whimsical line of dishwear. nicole richie, she's known for her oversized glasses. these are for you, hoda, and one for you. check out the side profile. it looks like you have little earrings on. >> i like those! >> these are from ten second house of harlo her new line. she just launched them. all the information is on her web site. >> what do you have for bobbie? >> we made it up. bobbie, bobbie, bobbie. >> thank you. we have to show you for the lazy chef in the house. if you don't want to stir, because god knows that's exhausting -- >> this is why americans are fat, i just want to say. >> you just push the button and it stirs this. >> listen to the gentle sound. >> in a pot. anyway, this is if you don't -- who wants to stir? it's like people with electric toothbrushes. >> this is going to save me tons of time in the kitchen. coming up, sara haines is gathering viewers' questions. but first we'll have the results of today's ambush makeover. 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>> it was fun. perusing; i love that word. we were out there looking around. the crowd was great because it's gorgeous outside. >> let's bring out our first, shall we? she's 40 years old from west virginia. she just turned the big 4-0 and was ecstatic to glam it up for a new chapter in her life. let's take a look. >> well, she is clearly excited. she's bouncing up and down. how much do you want this? >> oh, my gosh, i really, really want it. i just turned 40 and i think it's great. >> it's 7:00 a.m. why do you think she deserves it? >> she planned this trip for herself, she never gets anything, and she deserves it. >> do you know who is busting more than andy is her two bffs michelle and kim. keep your blindfolds on until i give you the green light. here's miele before. now let's see the new you. >> no! it's not possible! >> take off your blindfolds. >> you're going to freak out. >> oh mirks go, my god! oh, my god! >> take a breath. turn around. >> oh, you are a hot ticket. >> that is amazing. he was inspired by "valley of the dolls" i'm just saying. >> this is actually a great haircut, and it just shows in the power of the haircut what a little style can do. she had great hair and she just threw it in a headband every day. >> i wanted to give her an outfit to match her personality, so this is as loud as i could get. it's her 40th bisrthday, so i wanted her to look hot. >> what do you think? >> i'm speechless. i would walk past her. i looked up and went, where is she at? >> i love it! i love it! i love it! >> let's talk about our second. i don't know how this can be topped, but our second lady is leanne avery. she's 28 from bellingham, washington. she freaked out when they chose her. for the past 15 years, she's been losing an ongoing battle with her hair and she always goes for the ponytail, but today she is in it to win it. let's hear what she has to say. >> leanne has been having a serious argument with herself her whole life. tell us about it. >> i've been fighting with my curly hair since i was born, basically. it's always frizzy and i don't know what to do with it. >> why do you think she deserves it? >> she needs to feel comfortable with her hair and she deserves it. >> first let's introduce her friend jen who she is here with. jen, you're from washington, too. are you excited? >> yes, i sure am. >> let's take one more look at the before pic. let's bring her out! oh, my god! oh, look at her. lady in red. she looks fantastic. do we have her look at herself? no, let's have the friend look. >> i'm so excited! >> can you believe it? >> that's so great! >> turn around and look in that mirror. look in the mirror. >> okay. oh, my gosh. wow. >> she doesn't like it. >> i do! it's just so different. >> but it's better, right? >> no, it's great. >> you look so good. look in the camera. what did you do with her hair? >> style all the way. i softened her hair which made her dark and heavy on her face. lifted and lighted and we gave her a bit of pink lipstick which lit her up. >> we wanted to make her pop and her personality pop because she's so fabulous, and this is a dress that can take her throughout the years with tights and boots on a day like today. it's available at macy's. >> it's say goodbye to ponytail day. >> do you like it, jen? >> she looks great. modern skpup datand updated, an great. coming up next, sara is standing by with questions from our crowd. and guess who is going to answer them? why you. andy cohen. to stay fit, you might want to try lifting one of these. to stay fit, in recent years we've added a unique natural sea salt to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. it helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so if you're ready to eat a little better, grab your spoon and do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. 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[ stomach growls ] [ female announcer ] skipping breakfast to get ahead? research shows that women who eat breakfast, like the special k breakfast, actually weigh less. now in new multigrain oats and honey. with honey kissed whole grains... you'll never want to skip breakfast again. make your breakfast beautiful. it is time for 3-2-1 live with sara haines, the part of the week when our very own sara heads into the wild. we're also heading into the digital.com cafe. >> i'm with tom and abby from iowa and they're asking about the weather. >> it's our first time in new york and we're wondering what's the best thing to do outside in new york in february? >> just walk around the park. they're from iowa, so they see things everywhere. go to the village. >> they have that great place to get a little drink outside. >> you're cute. you don't have new york in iowa. they have trees in iowa. >> it's an iowa thing. check us out. >> have fun. next up we have jennifer from kentucky and she has a questions about "real housewives." >> we're here celebrating my 30th birthday, and we're just wondering how would the real housewives celebrate? >> oh, my goodness, how wouldn't they celebrate? it may not end well with the real housewives. i think they would go to some amazing restaurant and really just pop some bottles and maybe head -- the countess lou ann might sing and have a dance, get into some trouble. >> great advice. next we've got jackie from atlanta. anything where you pop the wine, i'm like, i'm in. jackie has a question about you interviewing. >> hoda, who is the hottest, best-looking man you've ever interviewed? >> you mean with the exception of the one next to me right now? the hottest -- you know what, eduardo vaskal -- i can't pronounce his last name, it doesn't even matter. he is so hot that we used to do the show outside. the crowd was so loud that they moved us inside because of him. eduardo, a hot ticket. >> who is he? >> we'll tell you at the end of the show. >> still to come. if you're full of hot air, we're going to show you something fun. ooh! ow. 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>> you can sit on them. >> they're all balloons. >> they are 100% of the skinny, twisting balloons. >> how much weight do they hold? 147? >> ready? give it a shot. >> i'm afraid. i'm afraid. >> does it matter that my debacback pocket is full of pins? >> wow, this is cool. >> this is relaxing. >> sometimes these actually work on a swimming pool, too. >> oh. so how did you get into this whole deal of twisting the balloons and making chair things? >> i started twisting balloons almost 20 years ago. 20 years this summer. and i was just in college and i need to do pay my car insurance bill, and it was just actually something i did for a summer, but then when i went back to school, just like any college student i procrastinated and had all sorts of girl trouble, and i found it to be a really good distraction. so i just kept practicing and getting paid and that was 20 years ago. >> how long does it take you to make the chair i'm sitting in or the chair andy is sitting in? >> these chairs were made by my colleague brian, and each chair takes about five hours. every one of them is a skinny balloon. it's hand twisted. there is no round balloons. there are no shortcuts. >> talk to me about some of the crazy things that you have made. because you've made some crazy stuff out of these twisty balloons. >> yes. on the show, we specialize in making things for adults. so our goal is to make adults feel like kids, but we have to still make something that's sophisticated and fun. so, for instance, we made a gigantic castle at a golf course that people could drive their golf cart through and then go hit the ball, get back in and drive off. >> i like the palm trees and things like that, the sun you made and all those things. those are quick to make, too? >> well, you know, the thing is, like someone who is really good at cooking, the more you do it, the easier it is, the faster you do it. everything takes practice. the thing about balloons is you can do it right away and make people happy, but it's also an art form. >> that's a balloon wine bottle? >> that is a gigantic wine bottle. that is actually pouring into a wine glass. >> you made a wine glass for us, right? >> i think it's stuck. >> let me pour this. i don't know if it's going to hold. >> try it. >> i hate to waste wine. >> oh! >> that's cool. >> and you've made amazing hats for people -- you've made amazing hats for people around the world. you've traveled the world making hats for people. >> i went with a photographer to 34 countries. >> hoda. >> maybe you have the pins in your pocket. >> you said it wouldn't pop. keep talking. >> the chairs are unpopable. >> i think it's my mic pack that's poking it. >> don't freak out. >> i'm not. i was just going to try to get andy's hat from over there. >> you hand me the hat. >> i did it again. >> now you're freaking out. here's his hat. that's cute. >> i feel like the chief of some kind of a mushroom-taking tribe right now, basically. >> well, we think you're doing an incredible job. this is not something you can just teach someone, it takes a lot of work, doesn't it? >> it takes a lot of work, but the beauty of balloons is anybody can do it and it communicates with everyone. we literally went to 34 countries and we were able to make hats for anyone. we weren't able to speak to anyone but we were able to make them laugh. joy is something everyone laughs. everyone knows how to laugh. you're born knowing how to laugh. >> that's a balloon wedding dress, because who doesn't need one of those. dean, thank you for being with us. we really appreciate it. up next, sex, drugs and rock and roll. what one teen is actually telling her parents about it. thursday! finally! ] dinner with the girls tonight. i really want dessert. i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. [ stomach growls ] [ female announcer ] skipping breakfast to get ahead? research shows that women who eat breakfast, like the special k breakfast, actually weigh less. now in new multigrain oats and honey. with honey kissed whole grains... you'll never want to skip breakfast again. make your breakfast beautiful. if you think you're teenage child needs some advice about life, but you think you're the last person they turn to, you might want to tell them to turn on their radio. >> chelsea cross doles out advice on a radio show called "teen talk live." >> you have a book out, you're on a book tour and you have a radio show. >> yes. >> most 19-year-olds are -- you know what they're doing. >> i know what they're doing. >> why did you decide to go down this road? >> i just turned 20 -- >> happy birthday. you're not a teen anymore. >> not a teen anymore. >> did you lose the radio show? >> no. but writing the book which is called "19" was kind of closing the chapters of my teenagehood and stepping into my 20s. >> what are the main kinds of questions you get from kids, because kids often really don't have a place to turn? >> what's so amazing about "teen talk live" is we cover anything and everything. that's why i really started the show. i wanted teenagers to have a platform to know that they could talk about any topic under the sun, have a voice and have their opinion heard and also hear from an expert. so we cover everything from stds to teen pregnancy to fashion. >> how did you get to be an expert? >> well, i couldn't say that i'm an expert. i say that i'm a teenager that can really just relate to all the other teens out there. i also have an expert on with me. but my expert teaches that i'm someone you can relate to and i'm someone that's learning from all my experts as well on the show. >> i'm worried about cyber bullying. it used to be you got bullied and some kid would chase you. now it's all over facebook and twitter. someone tells you something terrible about you, your whole school knows about it in an instant. >> that's in my book because it's so important to talk about. one in three children today get cyberbullied. >> what do you tell them? >> it's not only the teen getting bullied, it's the bully. my thing is, if you're going to cyberbully someone, you're such a coward that you can't even be mean to the person face to face. >> i think it's mean to talk about kathie lee this way. >> what are you talking about? he's been tweeting. >> i'm just kidding. obviously teens watch everything and there are is to many questionable role models. what shows do you think are great for teens to watch? >> you know, that's a hard question for me because i feel like it's the teenager that's -- there are two teenagers. there is a teenager that's security and mature about themselves, and then there's the teenager that's looking for that outlet of what i should be like. so you can tune into the fun shows like "jersey shore," but it's the teenager that will know this is not really who i want to role model and it's pure entertainment. >> "skins" is getting all kinds of buzz because of the level of raunch. i guess a lot of teens are watching this. >> a lot of teens are looking at it as it's fun to watch, not what i want to be a role model. >> if they can tell the difference. >> that's the difference between the maturity level of the teenager and you're going to hope people will look at the show and say, i don't want to be like that. >> your maturity level, i don't know many 19-year-olds who are doing everything you're doing, given the pressures of life. >> thank you. >> good luck on the book and your radio show and all that. coming up next, something for your teens and something for you. are you bored with that? >> no, i can't wait. ♪ ♪ yes! ♪ look, they fit! oh my gosh, are those the jeans from last year? how'd you do it? simple stuff... eating right...whole grain. whole grain? 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