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carriers. phantom charges that could impact 20 million customers today, thursday, may 19, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> and i'm matt lauer. we're learning a little more about arnold schwarzenegger, his mistress and the relationship they had with the family. >> her name is milna buy ana. her and maria's son were born five days apart. what led the former governor to reveal the secret he kept hidden in plain sight for 13 years? we'll have the latest straight ahead. also straight ahead, the final message from osama bin laden recorded just days before his death recorded by al qaeda overnight. he called on muslims for an islamic revolution. and a story with parents and kids in college you'll want to see. you'll hear from two students who say they were sexually assaulted. they say when they reported the crim crim crimes, the stories were swept under the road. peter alexander is out in santa monica this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. arnold schwarzenegger has not said one word publicly when this scandal broke. we did get a quick glimpse of him. this is where he's been working on his return to hollywood as an action hero, but now a media storm is swirling around both schwarzenegger and his family for another role he had kept secret for more than 13 years. this is mildred buyaena. baena worked as a housekeeper for the naples couple and shared good times with them and their children at the mansion. two sources close to schwarzenegger and shriver confirm that buy ana, the maid has share add secret with schwarzenegger since 1997, that the former california governor is the father of her 13-year-old son. when she became pregnant in 1997 friends and family reportedly assumed her husband was the father. the baby was born just five days after schwarzenegger and shriver's youngest child was born. although nbc news is not showing images of the boy, as he grew older speculation grew. >> we're still trying to figure out how he was able to conceal this child and his relationship to this child for 13 years. >> reporter: when shriver and schwarzenegger first announced their separation last week, it was the times that broke the story. as reporters worked their stories they discovered the secret at the heart of the couple's friction and confronted schwarzenegger. >> my feeling is he's not been forthcoming unless he's been forced to brink it. >> reporter: it raises more questions about the identity of her child's father. in the documents she indicates she had no minor children with her husband. when baena retired she moved with her son to o bakersfield, where some neighbors were already aware of the possible connection to her former employer. >> the boy and also the realtor had told us she had worked for arnold schwarzenegger. >> reporter: now she's gone from the quiet life to the glare of the national spotlight. >> the woman worked in the house for 20 years and reported to maria. i mean she directly worked under arnold but reported to maria. >> reporter: since released, schwarzenegger has been ducking paparazzi and denying requests for interviews. meanwhile shriver has hired a divorce attorney laura wasser. the only public appearance she has made was tuesday at the final taping of one of oprah's talk shows scheduled to air next week. shriver seemingly took a jab at schwarzenegger when she told oprah you show love, support, wisdom, and most of all, the truth. and we are hearing again from one of their children. that's katherine schwarzenegger, the 21-year-old oldest daughter of the couple who retweet add message. it says, matt, everything happens for a reason. the hard part is finding out what that reason is. matt? >> peter alexander out in california this morning. peter, thank you very much. robin, who you saw in peter's piece, is one of the writers for the "los angeles times" who broke this story. robin, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> was this the result of just a random tip, or is this a result of the reporting that you guys did after the story of maria and arnold's separation got out? >> well, actually it's part and parcel of the same story. we received a tip. my colleague, a long-time veteran political reporter got the tip that the couple had separated and we began working that tip, and we were able to confirm it and the couple released their statement confirming it. and then we understood that there was something more to the story, and we began investigating that and using, i have to say, good old-fashioned shoe leather reporting. we were able to confirm that there was, in fact, a child with the former household staff member, and we brought the information to schwarzenegger, and he confirmed it to us. >> i think we should talk about the way in which these two dealt with each other. you look at some of photos we've already shown there, dancing at one party, they're posing in front of a christmas tree at another. what have you learned about the relationship they had publicly at least? >> you know what? that is something that we actually do not know much about. it's obviously somebody who works in your home in that kind of intimate setting for 20 years is going to have a history with the family, and certainly a photo graphic history, although we've chosen not to publish any photographs or chosen not to identify the woman or the child. i think it's things we'll be learning about as the time goes on, but at the moment, i think it's a lot of speculation and anonymous sources being quoted by publications right now. >> do you have any fwlfgs this was a long-term long-starnding intimate relationship or was this a short relationship that slim resulted in a pregnancy? >> we don't know that. we don't have the answer to that. clearly it was a long-standing relationship only by virtue of the fact that this was a long-time housekeeper who told us when we knocked on her door that she had retired after 20 years and had left on good terms. >> and do you have any indication that that perhaps is not a complete story, that there was some event that ruptured this relationship and forced her out of that house, or was this simply a to-year mark that she decided to retire on? >> well, you know, she says that that is the case, and the schwarzeneggers say that is the case, at least in their public pronouncement so far. it's hard to know. i mean there's so much speculation around it. these are things we will be learned, i think, in the coming weeks as the store is pursued. >> i want to take you back to 2003 to "los angeles times." did some extensive reportings on situations involving schwarzenegger and women. it was called a political hatchet job. i think you lost subscribers. in some ways, eight years later, do you and folks at the paper feel vindicated? >> you know, it's funny that you would ask that. i think vindication is the wrong word. we don't feel vindicated. we don't feel not vindicated. we feel at the time we published the allegations in 2003 they were important, they were verified. many of the women stepped forward and allowed us to use their names. there was no question to us that he was a serial sexual groper at the least, and the in fact the timing was so close to the election was simply to the fact of an alleged cycle. vindication is not what we're in it for because we always believed at the time they were true stories and we happened to deal with some fallout. robin abcarian. robin, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> here's meredith. now on the latest of the case of dominique strauss-kahn. overnight he resigned as chief of the international monetary fund and we're learning more about complaints made against him by other women. nbc's michelle kosinski is in paris with more details. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. today we see for the first time the police mug shot of the man who was poised to possibly be the next president of france and who was the head of the imf. early this morning dominique strauss can tendered his resignation writing he does so with infinite sadness and the denies with the greatest possible firmness all the allegations against him. today in new york his lawyers will again try to have him released on a million dollars cash bail. they're hoping for house arrest, electronic monitoring, even though they won't know until tomorrow whether he's indicted. here in france there is something of a deluge. multiple women coming forward to talk about their own alleged unpleasant experiences with strauss-ka strauss-kahn. the american public's first knowledge of dominique strauss-kahn, one of the most powerful men in the world, was here at his worst. but in france his reputation as a great seducer was hardly a secret. >> he's always been known as a womanizer, but mostly through rumors, not verified stories. >> reporter: this young journalist made this stunning public claim four years ago that strauss-kahn in 2002 first insisted on holding her hand. then she claims he attacked her. she said we fought on the floor. it was not just a few slaps. i kicked him. he tried to undo my bra and my jeans. i said rape to him and he didn't seemed frightened at all. she said he attacked her like a chimpanzee in heat. strauss-kahn denied the charges. another said strauss can had aggressively repeatedly offered her interviews in exchange for sex which she declined. a socialist politician claims he groepd her. strauss-kahn admitted to a one-night affair three years ago with a subordinate who zriemed him as coercing her and having a problem and the allegations continue including reports that a hotel maid in mexico had claimed he assaulted her. >> a lot of women are talking to each other, you know, in the political circles, in the media circles saying they were witness of -- they had encounters with him where they could sense he was an aggressive womanizer. >> reporter: but in a city where flirtation is almost a part of the scenery -- >> as lg as it's not illegal, then it's his private life. >> reporter: so often it's brushed aside. >> it's good for the woman. it's good for them to speak on the sexual hair asment. >> reporter: an online journalist asked why they didn't talk about his private life, that this ought to be a lesson. >> the french are opening a conversation about what is private and public. >> he has become the symbol of france and perhaps what even is wrong with france. >> reporter: there's not a great feeling here to see that there might have been signs that there could have been a real problem there but people either didn't take it seriously or were afraid to do so. and now france asking that question that seems we in the u.s. have asked way too many times recently, that for such a brilliant successful man if it happened the way his accuser says it did, how could he have risked everything for that? meredith? >> thank you very much. it is 7:14, and wurns again here is matt. u.s. intelligence officials are poring over what was likely osama bin laden's final message to the world. it was released by al qaeda overnight. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo with details. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was an audio recording released by al qaeda's official media wing and it appears to be fairly recent and may have been made even as the cia was watching bin laden's compound. it could be the last message osama bin laden made before he was killed by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. in the audiotape presumably recorded in pakistan, bin laden hails this year's revolts that toppled regimes in egypt and threatened million dollarset east leaders from libya to yemen. we watched this historical event and share in your delight. congratulations on your victories that was apparently osama bin laden's. osama bin laden may have been trying to jump on the bandwagon of the popular revolutions and make himself more relevant. al qaeda had no part in the arab revolt which had been largely secular. in the audiotape bin laden encourages muslims to transform their street protests into an islamic revolution. there was a great rare and historic opportunity to raise the muslim world and be lip rated from enslavement to the wishes of rulers and manmade law in the western domination, he said. take advantage of it and destroy the idols and statues and establish justice and faith but the arab leaders are showing little interest. the audiotape was broadcast on al jazeera, but only 20 minutes into its programming. the news wasn't followed by analysts or guests. for most people in the middle east, bin laden missed the revolutions, which made his strategy and message of political change through terrorism increasingly irrelevant. most people in this part of the world, matt, slim don't want bin laden to be associated in any way with the ongoing revolutions. matt? >> richard engel in cairo. thank you very much. >> now let's get a look at the rest of the top stories from ann curry. good morning. >> good morning. we begin with a rare ray of hope in flooding crisis along the banks of the mississippi river. the army corps of engineers says it's unlikely the waters will go over a levee that has been safeguarding tens of thousands of acres of farmland near vicksburg, mississippi, but there's no reprieve for those who have been flooded already. a close call just after vice president joe biden's plame landed on monday in chicago's o'hare airport is now under investigation. two passenger planes came within 300 feet of colliding in mid air above the runway. the supervisor stepped in with just seconds to spare to prevent a collision. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering today after surgery. meantime shooting suspect jared loughner's college has been ordered to release some 200 e-mails released about him in the lead-up to his suspension. federal investigators are searching for the cause of a fiery plane crash last night in southern california. officials say that a civilian tanker plane crashed after takeoff and burst into flames. all three crew members survived, houvgs with minor injuries. the mothers of two u.s. hikers detained in iran began a hunger strike today. shane bauer and josh ba tall were arrested in 2009 while hiking along the iranian border with iraq and their trial has been delayed indefinitely. finally you can lead a horse to a train station but you can't make him ride. caught on a surveillance camera in wales, a mand and his horse tried to board a rail. they bought two tickets and stood on the platform and waited for the train. the conductor, can you believe it, turned the horse away leading the pair to hoof it on their own. it is now 18 past the hour. matt, meredith, and al -- the horse is like, what, i've got to carry you now. >> it's a little bizarre. >> you can put a dog on. >> it's a horse. >> it was a little horse. it wasn't like a massive horse. >> you try that at grand central. >> you look pretty sad about that. why the long face. >> how are you doing, al? >> doing great. >> all right. >> >> doing great. let's show you what is going on. we take a look and there is rain in the northeast. not as bad as yesterday. we do have a expect tags of about one to two inches in pennsylvania and upstate new york. and we have the possibility of hail and looking at a lot of rain moving in there. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> mostly cloudy. watch out for patchy fog especially near the rivers and the rivers are running high, run off from all the rains recently. we could get an afternoon or evening thunderstorm and that could cause brief flash flooding. between now and then, mostly cloudy and highs mid-70s. a small chance of an afternoon storm on friday, and otherwise >> and that's your latest weather. thank you. it's been more than a year since the worst mining disaster in more than 40 years killed miners in west virginia. today the investigator is set to release his report on what happen and why. nbc's tom costello is in beckley, west virginia. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of three investigations. the other two are criminal. this report to me is described as a scathing indictment of the company's negligence and the failure of the feds and authorities to act in time. the tragedy from april 5th, 2010, still echos through west virginia coal country. 29 husbands, fathers, brothers, so sons, and uncles died that day. tommy davis lost his son, a brother, and a any few. >> why? why did it happen? somebody tell me. why am i not coming home and seeing my son on the couch? >> reporter: federal investigators believe a buildup of highly explosive coal dust and poorly maintained equipment triggered the blast that could suggest company negligence, but msha energy says naturally occurring methane gas was the likely cause. in the months leading up to the explosion, they had racked up several safety violations. in your view was this a safe mine? >> no, no, i can't say it was a safe mine. >> several miners have told investigators that i have had to tip off managers when several inspectors arrived aboveground. >> the miner's offices come on the ground and tell all the sections they had to inspect on the property. >> reporter: hughie stover has plead innocent. after 300 innocent, the governor is set to release his report on the explosion. he's already said the evidence doesn't support the company's explanation. meanwhile amid multiple criminal and civil investigations, massey energy's ceo don blankenship retired last december. his pay was over $20 million in a retirement package while they've offered $20 million to each of the families. >> this should not have happened. >> reporter: the upper big branch mine remains closed. it will stay that way. meanwhile massey energy has been acquired by another company. meredith? >> all right. tom costello. thank you very much. and coming up, what is next for the boy arnold schwarzenegger fathered with his household maid. we'll ha the courthouse with the details. >> plus are 20 million iphone and e-mailers being systematically overcharged each month? 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we'll be live with details on that. plus, if you own an iphone or ipad, you may want to take a closer look at your bill. you could be getting overcharged on your data plan, even in the middle of the night even if you aren't using your devices. we'll explain coming up. we'll put the double standards when it comes to gray hair. does it make older men and women look more distinguished? >> what's your opinion? >> i think women look great in gray hair and men don't necessarily look more distinguished. >> great answer. good. we begin this half hour with moren the schwarzenegger scandal and the son he fathered with their maid. miguel is in los angeles. good morning to you. >> meredith, good morning. arnold schwarzenegger has acknowledged his infidelity and that he fathered a son only in a written statement. they used to be california's first family, arnold schwarzenegger, maria shriver, and their four children. but this week another woman and another child entered the picture. she's mildred baena, housekeeper for schwarzenegger and shriver for 20 years. the boy is the former governor's secret son, now 13 years old. >> who a parent is affects a child's identity. le so if this child for the first time is finding out who his father is, it's really going to change how he experiences himself. >> reporter: tmz has obtained pictures with schwarzenegger and baena. supposedly he's supported both she and her son from the start. the former governor lives with shriverer and their children in this mansion. baena and her son lived in this much more modest $268,000 home some 100 miles away. the city of bakersfield is in brentwood. >> it be very common for this child to look over to his half siblings and say why did they get to live in a house with their father? why did they get to live this particular kind of lifestyle? >> reporter: outside the bakersfield home, plenty of media, but no sign of former governor's son or the boy's mother. neighbors here say they've seen the teenager but never schwarzenegger. >> the boy, he is -- he seems very well liked. he's very, very polite. >> hasta la vista, baby. >> reporter: he's a business tycoon. his net worth estimated at more than $200 million. by all accounts they lead a l e lavish lifestyle but you won't find his name on the boy's birth certificate. it's unclear how much he financially supports them. >> i think the support order will provide for the child at a level that will be consistent with the children of maria shriver and of arnold schwarzenegger. >> reporter: as governor arnold schwarzenegger often spoke of family values, but for now he shared very little about the son he secretly faerd. schwarzenegger's son with baena is 13 years old, and according to his birth certificate, he was born five days after the son of maria shriver and schwarzenegger's son christopher. it's unclear what kind of relationship the children have with one another. meredith? >> thank you very much. lynn goldman is a family and law attorney. good morning to both ow you. lynn, if i could start with you, in schwarzenegger's public statement, he referred to the birth of his son with his housekeeper as an event. when i heard that, i thought that's a very cold way to put what happened in his life as an event. but from a purely legal point of view, what is his responsibility when it comes to this? >> the interesting thing is every case is fact-specific. it depends on the facts. she did not list him as the father. under california law, if you're going to challenge paternity, you've got to do it within two years. and the child was born to an intact marriage. but as the facts are now known, apparently her husband left her right after the child was born, so is that an intact marriage or not? and whether north he's ever going to assert paternity because the child had a father, a father that she was married to. >> but is this boy entitled to any of arnold's estate simply because he's his biological son? >> no. that would be a state question but probably not. children are not automatically entitlet l tled to the estate. >> could he cut that off if he wanted to? >> let me tell you what i know. i don't know, but i think. i'm sure there was some kind of a contract that he signed with the mother a which prevent heard from coming forward all these years while he was running for governor. so there's probably something in there that requires certain moneys to be paid. whether or not she could ever get a separate child support order, i don't thing so, but i bet you there's a contract and i bet he's living up to it. >> we've been talking about the financial and legal issues here, but let's talk about the emotional issues for this boy who was 13, going on 14 years of age. we don't know what he knows at this point. he may be being sheltered. he may not be. obviously he's going to be c confused. what is the emotional impact going to be on him? >> i think these are very important issues that we have to o talk about because this boy is probably going to be confused. i'm almost 100% sure that no one has prepared him for this day, and being thrown out into the world as the son of someone like arnold schwarzenegger is a big deal. it has a big impact. this child probably has a life that's contained and safe, and he's well liked, and he's polite, as they say, and now all of a sudden he's got a spotlight on him. there's going to be a lot of feelings, a lot of anger, a lot of disappointment, and a lot of confusion for him. >> eventually they're going reveal his face. how do you help this boy prevent the kind of scarring that you're referring to? >> i think the most important thing is the parents are on the same page, that the mother is aware of what the impacts are going to be on her son and get him to be able to talk to somebody and be able to see what role he's going to play in the life of arnold and his current family and how to integrate, if there's going to be an integration. these siblings now have a step brother. how they go forward is going to be very important. >> if arnold were to request custody from the mother, does he have a leg to stand on? >> under the law as i read it, i don't think so. the man who's the father is on the birth certificate. by the way, i don't know why this woman has a facebook page with the boy's face on it because as the doctor correctly points out, you don't want to do it. and she's done it. so i don't think he's going to go for custody and i don't think there's going to be an integration with the family. what about the other four kids, maria's children? >> it's certainly a sad story. thank you so much. charles let's get a check of the weather. good morning. so great to see you. everything okay back home? >> the water is pretty high. hopefully everybody survives and their belongings are safe. >> we do, too. afternoon highs today getting up into the 90s in southern texas, and 60s up through the ohio river valley, and as you look, we show you we have a risk of strong storms. texas all the way up into nebraska. and sunshine up and down the east and west coast. and then a lot of rain hanging around the northeast and on into new england. that's what's going on around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> patchy fog in some of the rural areas, and the rivers are running high. and temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees, and then later today we should make it into the mid-70s and mostly cloudy. and then a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and that could produce brief rain and flash flooding. and then friday, partly cloudy and then warmer for the weekend, and should be dry >> don't forget you can check your weather any time of the day or night. go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. matt? >> thank you very much. there's been an ongoing surprise in the case of the kati anthony murder triechl kerry sanders is in clearwater, florida. kerry, why did they put a stop to everything? >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is a mystery. they're saying nothing. jose baez issued a statement after the abrupt endings, he said, this is strictly a private matter and he's trying to put an end to the speculation that a plea deal is in the works. on day nine of jury trial selection, 25-year-old casey anthony, accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee anthony sat at the defense table without her attorney jose baez. the judge cryptically then asked another lawyer on the team a question. >> mr. mason, have you had an opportunity to discuss the matter with ms. anthony? >> i have, your honor. >> okay. anything you need to add? >> no. >> okay. this court will be in recess until 8:30 tomorrow morning. >> reporter: defense attorney would not reveal what that secret matter is. >> any comment at all, cheney, what it is? >> reporter: tone jose baez released a statement. today's adjustment was due to a private matter. please stop the speculation. former attorney kaufman. >> the door remains open. >> reporter: it's taken some unusual modern-day twists. >> do not, and i repeat, do not use any type of electronic devices, including tweeting, texting, blogging, or any other means at all. >> reporter: while no jurors' faces are shown on camera and their names are protected in open court -- >> who are you? >> ms. 1312. >> reporter: they know the names of the potential jurors and their online lives that most thought would remain quiet are not. >> did you ever tweet cops in florida are idiots and completely useful? >> yes, i did. >> this is on your facebook page? >> yeah. >> reporter: lawyers have near instant access to questions. like one man said he had never been arrested before until the defense produced a mug shot. >> is this a photograph of you, sir? >> is that a crime? >> when someone goes to your facebook page or your twitter account or at myspace or googles you online, they're going to find what they think is all about you, and the more they know about you, the better it's going to be to help them determine how you might rule in their case. >> reporter: we'll know more about this delay later this morning. meantime they're under pressure to get this jury selected. they have 11 jurors. they need 12 plus alternates, although the judge says he'll take less than the eight he initially want. the pressure? 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it's a real burden, but it also weighs very heavily on children. we're going to take a look at children of hoarders later on. first here's a check of the top stories. ann is standing by at the news desk. overnight in news al qaeda released what may be the last message from osama bin laden reportedly recorded weeks before his death. in the audio message bin laden praised the recent uprisings in the middle east and north africa. the jailed head of the international monetary fund. d house keeper who had a secret child with former governor arnold schwarzenegger has now been identified as mildred baena, and according to the birth serkt she gave birth days after schwarzenegger had another child. for more on oil prices today, we're now going to turn to cnbc's melissa francis at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning, ann. oil is sitting at $100 a barrel. also a report from the government showing a shrink in supply. that's not helping. we're watching crude oil. also a big dot kaum ipo dealing like the old dot-com days. back to you. a rare baby monkey made his debut on wednesday. francisco is the first black lion tamron monkey born outside of brazil in eight years. there are only one in one,000 monkeys living in the wild. take a close look at that mug. adorable. all right. let's now turn to al at 8:03 with a check we have nice folks here and it's onology nurses month? 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>> i was very intimidated. this was about them. and when it continued to be about me for the next nine hours, i was angry. i was so mad because that's not the way it was supposed to be. >> reporter: through their attorney clark and teague said the school did a full and complete investigation. they say this was a consensual hook-up, that maggie was a groupie who made bad decisions. the day after their hearing, wake forest found the players not guilty. >> i felt like this school did it on purpose because that was app way that they got their money. >> reporter: from the basketball program. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: in fact, victims rights groups say schools across the country may be putting their finances and image before student safety. >> colleges are trying to silence these victims because it looks bad for the college. >> reporter: the administration is trying to protect itself image. >> yeah. the victims are being revictimized by the school. >> reporter: margo jonda says her case in indiana was especially egregious. she said she was raped by a fellow student duane frye in 2006. he followed her into a dorm room after a night of drinking and margo says raped her as she passed out. >> this guy was a predator, violent predator. >> reporter: and she said the university knew it. just months before frye was charged with a felony for beating another student unconscious and on his facebook page he posted this sexual activity calorie guide. removing her clothes with her consent, 12 calories. without her consent, 2,187 calories. but at his rape hearing, margo says frye was allowed to smear her, saying she drank too much and slept around. >> the entire tone of the hearing was blame the victim. >> reporter: and the school allowed it. >> the school allowed it. they condoned it. they didn't do anything to stop it. >> reporter: the school found him guilty of sexual assault. the consequences, suspension. he would be back on the campus with margo. >> what duh this say about the university's stand on rape? >> they don't have any interest in protecting their students so the only thing i can think is to protect their image. >> reporter: margo says only after she complained did indiana toughen the punishment to a one-year suspension. >> colleges need help, that's pretty clear. >> reporter: she says blame the victim bullying is flat out illegal and her agency won't tolerate it. your agency has the power to punish schools who violate the law by withholding federal funding from them. how many times has your agency done that? >> to my knowledge the agency has never withheld or conditioned or terminated federal funds. >> reporter: critics say the colleges keep doing it because they don't fear any government repercussions or consequences. how do you respond to that? >> we will do everything to ensure vigorous enforcement of the enforcement of laws and that institutions comply with them. >> reporter: wake forest wouldn't go into specific details about the cases citing privacy. but in margo's case a federal review found they acted promptly and appropriately. they told us our campus police force is absolutely diligent in investigating sexual assault cases but we must treat both parties fairly. in maggie's case, we treat e every student with integrity and compassion and our personnel adhere to well-established policies that ablue equally to both the victim. >> what they did was wrong. i have not forgotten about it and i will never forget about it and these other girls that it's happened to should never forget about it either. >> the d.a. declined to prosecute citing lack of physical evidence and witnesses. both maggie and margo have since dropped auto of their schools terrified they'd run into these boys on campus again. >> yeah, the federal government talk as good game but doesn't seem to do much about it if they break the law. >> the government admit this is a big problem and they actually just last month vice president joe biden announced new guidelines for the schools that are going to toughen things up where before they would wait for a victim to have to come four. now they're going to be proactive and send investigators at the mere whiff. >> and send cops to the school. up next, who really looks better with gray hair, men or women? 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>> it us. i think what's interesting is a guy who's done thousands of focus groups number of the women had gray hair and the men, sometime as what you say in a focus group is what you say is politically correct and smart, but when we look at real life unfortunately there is this double standard. >> where does it come from? >> this double standard has existed for thousands and thousands of years. it's rooted in the original role that men and women played in light. looks were important. they died before they even saw gray hair. not that long ago, a hundred years aechlgt men, on the other hand, were about protecting their clan, being strong and powerful. gray hair enhanced that role. they were seen as more senior leaders. >> but then info media, advertising, not to pick on you, we perpetuate it. >> what's interesting -- years ago i launch add magazine aimed at women over 40. the ads were women over 40 with gray hair. women rejected it. they wanted to see the idealized younger women. it was the women who perpetuate it more than men. >> was it surprising the pictures, a the fact that a lot of people in the focus group preferred the women and the men with gray hair? >> yeah. like donnie's saying, i think there's a great eagerness for authenticity about aging with grace and women. i think many women, 78 million baby boomers exist today. we really do want to see gray as beautiful. but i do think we're going have to have the media, on-screen models who demonstrate there is a way to disconnect the old associations. >> i don't know if women want to see grays. there's not woman i don't know that when they describe coloring their hair, that's like putting makeup on. there's not teen remote taboo. it's almost a given. >> okay. but what if white was a color you chose? what if just like now, younger women are coloring their hair as part of their regular repertoire, what if we add to that palette. >> white is great but we -- it's unfortunate. it's not going to change. >> let me jump in. double standard number two, should men get their hair professionally colored. 43% said it's smart, why risk making a mistake by doing it yourself. 56% say it's a little vain. a guy shouldn't be spending as much time in a salon as a woman. >> it is a double standard. >> i think it places pressure on men too. vanity for men is not seen as masculine. it's not a man's role to care so much about his looks. it makes him look a little insecure. i think that gap is narrowing. i think more men are being seen at salons and getting manicures and pedicures. >> they do not talk about it. i ow some men who color their lobiancolobianco. look at the cloudy skies. rain is on the way. tom will tell you when after the news. good morning. the price of alcohol is going up in maryland. the governor is exspegted to sign into law a tax hike on alcohol. the sales tax would increase from 6% to 9%. it takes effect july 1st. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. cloudy and cool. later today could get thunderstorms that could produce brief flash flooding and that could exist all the way through tomorrow evening. and now, jerry, how is traffic? >> trouble on 270, still fog hanging in there. and clarksburg looks better. one more stop, the beltway in virginia, no fog but jammed for most of the way towards i-66. the battle for the best frozen drink. mcdonald's, 8:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 19th day of may, 2011, as we say hi to the people joining us here in rockefeller plaza as the day includes weatherwise at least for now. >> a sprinkle here and there, but it's not as bad as yesterday. >> matt lauer on the plaza along with meredith vieira, al roker, and ann curry. we're going to talk about the right of passage and teenagers, prom. >> it's a fun night that can also come with danger and temptation, especially when it comes to drinching. so how do you keep your teen from making a bad choice? coming up, a conversation every parent has to have with their children. >> plus, we'll also be talking about mostly cloudy, and sunshine in and out into early afternoon, and quite a bit of cloudiness from the afternoon into the evening. we may have an isolated thunder shower that could cause flash flooding from mid to late afternoon to early evening. a small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm friday and late sunday afternoon and evening. don't forget, you can check the weather channel any time of the day or night. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com on time. let's head down to d.c. and say a big hello to willard scott. >> they even got a strawberry patch. smuckers. happy birthday to our friends at smucker's. take a look if you will. we have the lovely paul shipp, salina, kansas. 100 years old. married to his wife for 75 years. how about that. and pauline love, topi ta, kansas, 100 years, lived independently. loves to read. attributes her health to a daily glass of sherry. helen schlafke, 100 years old, lives independently, enjoys taking care of her sisters who are in their 90s. love that. how about that. lovely lillian. lillian wolf from catonsville, maryland, 101, enjoys knitting and listening to classical music and exercises on her life. william, sweet william mayberry, 105, loves his biscuits and half. loves to play checkers and has a garden that he takes care of himself. and don't forget victor. victor kubicek, owatonna, minnesota, 102 years old, likes to talk about stories of farming back in the good old days. happy birthday, too, to deak hamilton, from falmouth, maine, 100 years old, loves to play the banjo. that's all. back to new york. >> how to make sure your children have a happy and safe experience at their prom. first this is "today" on nbc. 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is there an increase in prom-related crashes? >> without a doubt. we see a huge spike in it because students are going out to celebrate. it's great. it should be the best night of their lives, not the last night of their lives. >> reporter: it was the last night of his life after riding in the passenger seat of his best friend's car following a post-prom party. unfortunately his friend had been drinking. zephyr is serving up to four years in prison for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. today he's speaking out in campaigns in an effort to reach high school students before it's too late. >> you never think it will happen to you, but trust me, it can. >> reporter: high schools around the country are also taking action. in miami beach, seniors are shown a dramatic car crash before prom. >> it make use think about it. >> reporter: a dose of reality is just what experts hope students will remember. >> we need to equip our teens with things they can use in real life situations so they can get out of it and get themselves home safely. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: and here in hollywood hills high, students signed a promise on prom night last weekend not to drink and drive and parents were mailed flyers with tips to help talk to their teens in advance, and, matt, everyone made it home safely. >> that's good news. thanks very much. so how can you help your teens celebrate a night they'll never forget and keep it safe? ann is chief ed ter of "seventeen." . they asked kids, did they think that drinking and driving was a problem on prom night. 1,100 or so said no, drinking's not a problem. 379 said yes. those numbers alone worry me. >> there's good news and bad news in that. the good news is most teens, most just want to have fun on prom. it's a night to cut loose and to celebrate, you know, have a final bonding night with their friends. but that one in three, right, is a problem drinker. it's a problem for everyone. and then results are disastrous. >> we talk about this as being a right of passage and i think that puts too much pressure on the night. the kids thing this must be the night we do things we will remember for the rest of our lives and oftentimes that leads to reckless behavior. >> exactly. with your teen if you hear them saying it's got be the best night, craziest night, perfect night, that's when you have to sit them down and talk about expectations. >> do you think schools are doing enough? what more should they be doing? >> schools have had to get really creative. they've parked car wrecks in front of the schools, posts signs about drinking and driving. i love the one school who did a lockdown. it was locked down from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. no drinking, no driving. they made it fun. >> if it happened on a private location, that can get out of hand. a lot of schools and communities are trying to throw after-parties so they can keep an eye on kids. do you like that idea? >> i like that idea. afterparts are trouble. they're the type that bad things happen. >> let's talk about parents. a lot of parents say i don't want my kids drinking and driving. i'm going to hire aly moe. you think that's great solution but what you could bedoing is giving the kids a party on wheels. >> you have the recession to thank with what's happening with afterproms. it's all about doing it yourself. rather than hiring aly moe we had great stories of dad who put on a chauffeur's cap and put soda and candy in the back. >> the problem is when your parents drive you, immediately the kid is worried as he or she will be seen as uncool. >> starting to lev ing ting to designated driver. the temptations that will be out there after you graduate, go to college, the military, whatever. this is the time to start learning, designated driver, drink in moderation if you do. know limits and danger. >> a couple of red flags, the child comes to you and says this is going to be going late and i'm going to stay late. parents should be aware. >> bring the kids back to your place and make it you are fun and the cool dad rather than feeling like a chaperone. >> mom and dad, i want a place to go after the prom, can i get a hotel room? >> no, end of conversation. >> tips you have, don't underestimate you and as a parent have on your own teen age sneer exactly. make sure your parents see your face very serious before you leave, i care about you, be responsible. >> talk to them as adults, not teenagers. >> absolutely. they are adults. a lot of kids are adults. they're turning 18. they need to hear safety, responsibility. >> consequences. >> consequences. they need to hear big words that have to do with grown ups. thank you very much. important information for parent this time of year especially. still ahead, what life is like for the child of a hoarder. first this is "today" on nbc. back now at 8:48 with today's american story with bob dotson. the boy twho traveled to meet the one man who truly understands his dream. >> reporter: in some people we see a mirror. evan light wants to be the best athlete in the land. nick ackerman did too. neither cares they have no feet. what are your limits? >> i really think i don't have any. >> reporter: same with nick. growing up he tried all sorts of sports, even football on artificial legs. >> a guy hit me, i broke my leg and i had a spare set at home, dan ran home, grabbed it, and i played the second half. >> reporter: because him mom cindy allowed him to take risks. >> i didn't want to stop him from doing things. i went to the teacher, everybody i could, saying, let him get hurt. >> reporter: she figured bumps and tag would be fine. >> i would play with jigi >> reporter: at 18 months he contracted a deadly form of meningitis that put him in a coma. >> by the time we got to the hospital, his skin was just black. >> reporter: doctors had to amputate his legs below the knee to save him. evan lost his feet in a traffic accident that also took his mom. the light family wanted a little boy after three girls, so they adopted him from an orphanage in india, brought him home to india na. what do you tell other kids about when you've lost your leg. >> mostly a shark bite. >> reporter: randy, his dad, drove him to iowa. >> i picked evan from the other side of the world frrks calcutta, india, and put him in our home in south bend. davenport, iowa, is not that far. >> if i had opportunity to have my legs, i wouldn't take it. i like where i'm at. >> reporter: even though he's not living the life he dreamed. working outdoors seemed a logical choice for the kid who grew up in the country. he hoped to work as a park ranger. now he spends most every day indoors designing artificial limbs. >> getting some ware, aren't they? >> reporter: the kind that can prop up a little boy's big dreams. >> does that feel better? >> yeah. >> reporter: he craft add pair of customized wrestling shoes. >> he had a pair of foam pads that he wrapped under tends of his legs. >> reporter: not good enough for a national tournament. evan's first. >> get loochlts shake it out. nick lost a lot, just like evan. >> i wrestled for a long time but i still wasn't any good. >> reporter: until one day he was. in 2001 the simpson college senior wrestled his way to the ncaa championships. he fought a fell whoa had not been beaten in 63 matches. no one without legs had ever one until then. nick not only won, he was chosen the outstanding college player in the country. >> you did well, okay? >> reporter: evan's tiemt will come to surrender a dream when his life is as it is and not what it could be. >> you've got the heart of a lion. >> reporter: bob dotson, nbc news with an american story in cedar falls, iowa. >> those are two of the coolest guys i e've ever seen. what you can do to lower your property taxes. first this is "today" on nbc. jie can't get over those stories. great, great story of inspiration. >> taking adversity, sharing that strength with somebody else. what's better than that? >> someone said he could have his legs back he didn't want them. he's doing great. >> and he's cute. >> still ahead, could you live in a house that looked like this? >> we'll talk to two children of hoarders after your local news. 8:55 is your time now. 71 degrees. take a look outside. cloudy and a little rain on the way. tom will have your forecast after the news. good morning. you can donate to several good causes when you drive on the dulles greenway today. it will be donated to local charities. and this is the sixth annual drive for charity over the past five years. this event has raised more than $1 million. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you're free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. visit royalcaribbean.com today. good morning. cloudy and cool, and temperatures in the mid-60s and later today in the mid-70s. there is a likelihood of scattered afternoon and early eveni.átáujujr(r could produce brief flash flooding, and then dry and mild as we get into the weekend. tom we will head out with authorities dealing with an accident northbound route 28 above i-66.t cf1 an overturned car and fire and rescue on the scene. traffic backing up on 266. and then outerñr loop and inner loop both running slowly. and it's the battle of the best frozen we're back now with more "today" on a thursday morning. it's the 19th of may, 2011. you know, the rain has stopped but it's still kind of -- how would you describe it? thick? >> humid. >> humid. >> moisture. >>oisture in the air. matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker. more on former governor arnold swars knicker. new details about the son he had with his housekeeper days after he had a son with maria shriver. more coming. we'll talk a lot about this. >> i was going to say. there are two certain things in life, death and taxes. speaking of taxes, with property taxes based on appraised home values, it's estimated that two-thirds of us actually may be paying too much. we're going to tell you what every homeowner should know to cut their property taxes. >> escape. for those of you who have seen the -- we've done the segments on it. there's shows about hoarding. you look at this and kind of cringe. imagine in the hoarder was your mom or dad. what would it be like growing up in a home like that? we're going to find out. and what are the impacts? how does it impact children? >> it's a new disease. >> yeah. lots to get to. let's go inside. ann's standing by at the news desk. once again in the news, a new audio message believes to be from osama bin laden has been released, the first since the raid that killed him on may 2nd, reportedly recorded within weeks of his death he praises the so-called arab spring protest sweeping the middle east. dominique strauss-kahn currently being held without bail on rikers island has resigned from his post. a rare ray of hope in the flooding crisis along the banks of the mississippi river. the army corps of engineers says floodwaters are not likely to topple the levee, saving thousands of acres of farmland but there's sfil no reprieve because crested waters are expected to last over the weekend. in eastern afghanistan, insurgents have killed at least 35 civilian construction workers and have reportedly abducted hundreds of others. they ambushed works in a remote area around midnight. a syria rights activist says some were hurt today where troops killed least 27 civilians on saturday. the white house announced new sanctions against syria on wednesday and today president obama delivers a major speech on uprisings in the arab world. and while president obama's website is cashing in on his birth certificate controversy, for $25 donors can get a made in the usa t-shirt with with his birth certificate o again, we have rain. just a little bit. let's take a look and see what is happening. in the northeast we have rain making its way up the coast. and rainfall generally about 1 to 2 inches. and then we have a risk of strong storms from san angelo. and then may see tornadoes in there. and rainfall, you can see we have thunderstorms from nebraska to missouri. out west, we have a mess going on there with interior areas picking up more rain, 1 to 2 inches in rapid city. good morning. mostly cloudy around the region. 63 in washington. eastern southern suburbs in the low to mid-60s, and further north in the 70s. and a chance of passing afternoon thunderstorm. an isolated storm could produce a brief downpour and that could cause localized brief flash flooding, and then tomorrow a chance of an afternoon storm. and then for the weekend[gñ a >> that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. now to the new details on the schwarzenegger scandal. peter alexander is out in california with the latest. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. with an exception of a short written statement arnold schwarzenegger has not made a public statement. we caught a glimpse of him leaving his office in santa monica but he said nothing to reporters there. right now, of course, what's swirling around him is a media storm about another role he had played not as an action hero but with one he kept secret for more than 13 years. this is mildred baena, a woman who worked for 20 years inside the home of maria shriver and their family. she worksed as a housekeeper and shared good times with them and their children at the brent wootd mansion as seen in pictures obtained by tmz. it's been confirmed that baena is the woman that share add secret with schwarzenegger since 1997, that the former california governor is the father of her 13-year-old son. when wbaena became pregnant in 1997, friends and family reportedly assumed her husband was the father. the baby was born just five days after schwarzenegger and shriver 'eers youngest child was born. although nbc news is not showing images of the boy, as he grew older, his resemblance to schwarzenegger raised speculation about the child's paternity according to the "los angeles times." >> we're still trying to figure out how he was able to conceal this child and this relationship to this child for 13 years. >> reporter: when shriver and schwarzenegger first announced their separation last week, it was the "times" that broke the story. they discovered the secret at the heart of the couple's friction and confronted schwarzenegg schwarzenegger. >> he's not been forthcoming about any of this unless he's forced to be forthcoming about it. >> reporter: it raises more questions about the identity of her child's father. in the documents she indicates she had no minor children with her husband. when baena retired in january, she moved with herston this home in baker's field where some of the neighbors were already aware of her possible connection to her former employer. >> the boy and also the realtor has told us she had worked for arnold schwarzenegger. >> reporter: now she's gone from her retired life to being in the national glare of the spotlight. >> she reported to maria. she worked directly under arnold but she reported to maria. >> reporter: since releasing a statement about the child on monday, schwarzenegger has been ducking paparazzi and denying requests for interviews. meanwhile people magazine reports shriver has hired a the prominent divorce attorney, laura wasser, tuesday during the taping of one of oprah's final talk shows scheduled to air next week. while she never mentioned her husband by name she seemingly took a jab at schwarzenegger when she told oprah you've shone love, support, wisdom, and most of all, truth. >> reporter: we've heard from the oldest child katharine who retweeted an announcement from the notebook. everything happens for a reason. the hard part is finding out what that reason is. natalie? >> all right. peter alexander in santa monica, california. thanks, peetder. and now here's ann. >> reporter: today's money is brought to you by bank of america. >> all right, thanks, natalie. this morning on today's money, are you paying too much in property taxes? up to 60% of homeowners are paying taxes on an inflated home value, a mistake that could cost you up to $5,000 a year. how do you know if you're one of them? you're saying if you're assessed for more than you should, there's actually something you can do about it. >> right. i mean a lot of people have their homes assessed during the bubble years, 2005, 2006, and they don't think that they can actually fight property taxes. in fact, only about 3% to 5% of people actually appeal, but you should be considering appealing if your tacks are too high and one of the first thing use want to do is go to the town hall and get a copy of your property card. otherwise known as a field card because all of the information contained on this card is what the assessor used to determine your home's value. so square footage, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms. it's public information. you're entitled to get this card. go ahead and take a look at it because the error rate on these things is very high. the national taxpayer union says 30% to 50% mistake rate. they may be assuming you've got three bedrooms when you really only have two, that you have a finished basement when in fact you don't. you may have gone out to get a permit to get a renovation, maybe you didn't do that. >> do you thing they're under pressure to make more money? >> that's part of the reason why the property the taxes are up. they've got budget short falls, they're not getting enough aid. so prop oert tacks are on the rise, even though home values are down about 30% from the peak and could go down another 7% to 9% this year. >> so you say know your neighborhood so you have a sense about what your house is worth. you say ask for a reassessment. >> yes. first of all you need to take a look at comparable homes. what homes in your neighborhood have been selling for. in terms of age, location, amenities. this is where a sight like still o'can really come in handy. take a look at three to five properties similar to yours and if you find out that these homes are assessed at 5% to 10% more than yours, then you might, in fact vrks a case. >> you can still file for an appeal. >> you d file for an appeal. you want to find out how the appeal process works, what forms you need. most importantly, when the deadlines are because you may only have 30 days to file an appeal, 60 days to file an appeal. but generally you've got to put something in writing, submit it to the county board, why you think your assessment is too high and you want to provide supporting documents. this is where the comps come in handy, photos, flaus. all of this stuff. you do have to do a little bit of legwork. >> you say if you're still unhappy you can talk to local lawmakers. >> you don't want to gripe about taxes or complain about taxes. you want to tell them very reasonably why you think your taxes are too high. you've got to be able to actually make your case and there's no shortage of professionals that can help you make your case in front of the appeals process burke they're going to charge you a pretty high amount of money, a flat percentage, up to 50% of your tax savings, so you're better off going alone, making a case. some are more sympathetic to those who do go it alone. stay confident. one in three appeals actually end up in some sort of tax reduction. >> that's good to know. >> tax reduction on average is about up to $5,000. to s so $200 to $5,000 a year. >> a year. >> if you e've got a case and can make it to the board, you can do it. >> vera gibbons, absolutely. thank you so much. thanks so much, vera. coming up next, growing up as the children of horders, two young people tell their stories. >> also this morning from head to toe, we're going to show you some beauty products that will help you look your best without breaking the bank. that's coming up next after these messages. even better. not a big fan of hoops. that's why i have the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. we get 1% cash back on every purchase. there's no limit to the amount of cash back i can earn. and the rewards -- yes. won't expire. bankamericard cash rewards. 1% cash back. no hoops to jump through. nice and simple. just the way i like it. 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>> well, you walk into the living room of the house, and there's junk that she's collected. we would go on -- on garbage night we would go around the city looking for things that people were throwing out that she didn't think were broken enough and she'd just pick them up and stash them in the living room. there were little tie nil trays to the kitchen. >> would you say, mom, why are you doing this? >> no. it was just normal to me. sometimes there'd be toys, so i wasn't come sflieng you were taken out of the home by child protective services at the age of 13. >> yeah. >> what was that like for you? >> well, the thing about that is the entire time i stayed with my sister until i was old enough to move out, all my mother had to do to get me back was clean her house, and i knew that, and so that was -- it was really hard for me to believe that my mother actually loved me. >> because she wouldn't do wait would take to get you back. >> it's such a simple thing. i understand now what was really going on in her head but to a kid, a 13-year-old kid -- >> you don't get the disease. >> exactly. >> you grew up and both of your parents were hoarders. >> no, just my mom. >> just your mom, i'm sorry. it might be tougher for a girl who's got your mom who's a mess. >> my mom had an interesting relationship with her own mother. had my grandmother not grown up in the depression, she would not have the hoarding tendencies that she did, but my grandmother was very neat, where my mother was not neat at all. >> how about you as you've grown up? you saw this. what kind of a house do you have? >> my husband might disagree, but i think it's pretty neat, fairly tidy. i do get panicked at times about having too many things, so try to regularly take a look around and make sure that there's not too much stuff on tables. >> how about you, jason? >> i think i turn toutd be a fairly average boy. i reare cently moved into smaller apartment and had to get rid of a lot of things and i was relieved to find out i didn't have an issue at all. i was worried for year. >> what kind of effect does this have on children. >> it can have a interest men does effect. one of the things we know is if children grow up in a home like this and they're in a cluttered environment, before the age of 10, they have an especially difficult time afterward. they grow up with a fear of having people come over. they don't have their friends come over to play. there's this sort doorbell dread that the family kind of instigates where if the doorbell rings everyone scrambles around and tries to striken things up. perhaps the worse part is later on in life there's a very conflicted relationship with the parents who are hoarders. >> do kids to end be protective? >> absolutely. once children become adults they end up having a very ambivalent relationship with their parents. on one hand they're so resentful and angry and on the other hand they want to get them to change and make them better. >> would that be the case for you guys? >> definitely. >> not for me. >> why is that? >> my sister has taken on the role of it. i've sort of distanced myself of it. it's not my problem or my sis te ter's problem either. it's my mom's. there's only so much you can co. you have your own life and you have to live it. >> that's good advice what jason has to say. i'm also the oldest in the family like your sister, and i am -- i've been able to keep a relationship with my mother by living a little bit further away, and i think i've been able to talk to her more about it, and i've actually been able to get her some help. >> how about your mom, jason about? is she getting help? >> we did a little bit of aftercare after the hoarder show but i kind of feel like she's too far gone at this point. >> do you think shows like this hoarder show, does this have a negative or positive influence on your mom? >> i don't really thing my mom is really aware or cares too much about it. she's not really aware that she's a celebrity. but it opened the opportunity to get really much needed home repairs. >> do you think these shows are go or bad. >> they're a two-edged sword. on the one hand they show how difficult the problem is. it really is not a question of laze iness or slop iness. it's a bona fide disorder. it's raised awayness and made people more aware. one of the things is they go for an emotional moment. they feel like you're invading someone's privacy. >> it's got to be a tough line to watch. jason and holy, thanks for sharing with us. i'm going to keep a poker face. we'll find out after these messages. achieve small wins with a healthy lifestyle and dannon light & fit. the light fresh yogurt with 80 calories vs. 100 in the other leading brand. here's to 80 calories tasting crazy good. live light and fit. 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>> we've given out over 2, 200 as of right now. >> our goal this year is 500. and think we're on the right track to reaching it because we've had so many great people donate. they've really caught our "pay it forward" sniert how many do you think have finished clnl. >> i think about 90%. the best thing about the cause is that all of those graduates have sent us letters of gratitude to say they're going to use the education we've provided to give back to the community. >> you've got professionals running the charity because now it's a multi-pill on-dollar charity. now it's on line. >> now it's -- with the age of technology, we -- the book is all onlineful there's no hard copy but you can't print it ow. we found that people didn't play the game for the reward but like instead as way to give back to the people who really deserve it. >> and so -- >> because the game doesn't cost anything to play, but basically it brings people to the website to learn more about the cause. it generates awareness and hopefully an appreciation for the history that our military has sacrificed. >> everyone who's listening in really appreciates you two girls for having compassion for our soldiers and our men and women in uniform and what i they are still doing that you're trying to give their kids and their family members a chance to go to college. you're amazing. >> thank you. the thing is our military gives us the freedom to pursue our wildest imaginings and we feel like with education we can reciprocate. >> we're lucky enough to have such a great education but for the people who aren't, it's really just the least we can do. the fact that they're such great -- they are amazing people, and if they can have all of the opportunities that we do, then that's definitely what we will do. >> we want to say thank you to kelsey and rachel. if you'd like more information, you can go to our website at today.com. coming up next, dinner rue teerngs first "today" on nbc. this morning in "today's" kitchen, flavor. with a little creativity and spice from your clothes, you can change the same old dinner. she's the -- you can find them in your grocery. >> supermarkets, online, really accessible ingredients. >> is this the new brown rice? >> kind of. it is a very powerful protein grain packed with nine. amino acids, pretty important. >> very easy to make. >> you cook it like you would riechls one cop to two cups of water and some salt and you stir and you cover. bring it to a boil and cover. >> what -- we're making a curry apple -- >> salad. >> do you let that cook. >> yes. >> do you want to help me? >> yes. >> you can squeeze the lemon juice in there. that would be great to. that we add olive oil and curry powder and tumarik and whisk it all together and apples. >> how long can you keep the spices? >> depends on the manufacturer. we mix that up and put chievgs over it. you can keep it 12 to 18 months. it depends. whole spices, about two years. >> good to know. we're going to make a nice spiced salmon. >> salmon. this is a pomegranate 00-spiced roasted salmon. to this we're going to be adding lemon zest, salt, all-spierks cue men, coriander and chili powder. and we add lemon juice and honey, and we have pomegranate juice. >> you mix that all together? 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>> the rush hour is winding down. 66 for the most part, completely cleared out. no late issues, so good news there. and 395, a little sluggish from just above the pentagon to and across the 14th street bridge. and gw parkway moving well as well. we'll be back for "news4 midday" at 11:00, and then at 190 miles per hour, the wind will literally lift ordinary windshield wipers off the glass. so, did we build a slower car? or design wipers that could handle anything? what do you think? the cadillac cts-v, the world's fastest production sedan. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs captions paid for by nbc-universal television oh, that was the best ever. >> cheers. >> cheers, hoda. >> that was great. >> oh, jerry. >> thank you, jerry. that was unbelievable. >> jerry. >> jerry, jerry. >> jerry, who knew? >> you come and you go. >> what are you doing tonight? >> good-bye, jerry. thank you. >> i bet he's got a bad back right now. everybody, it's thirsty, thursday, may 19th. we couldn't think of a better day to roll out of bed with our pjs and throw a party with you people. >> i hope you're in bed in your pjs along with us. hanging out. got to get adjusted. >> get the puppies in place. >> we brought a little wine. we hope you're having something to drink with us. >> they are probably having mimosas, bloody marys. some straight whiskey. this is a genesis today relax-me drink. >> it's got melatonin in it. i don't know why they are having us take melatonin. >> it's berry. >> it's good. >> it's available walmart. we promised we were going to have a pajama party. we have a few friends coming up in a bit. first we need to discuss the business of the day. it seems silly, but it's important. >> it's a slow drip with arnold schwarzenegger. >> thought you meant the coffee. >> a couple of new bits of information have come out. nbc news confirmed, in fact, that the woman he was having an affair with is his housekeeper, which we talked about. we've seen pictures of the son, most places they blurred him out. most agree there is a striking resemblance. >> we know now he helped her purchase a home in bakersfield, california. i wonder if that son is going to go to frank's hold high school, bakersfield driller. >> in the beginning when the baby was born, this child was born, it listed as the parents this woman and her husband. gentlemen they got divorced, the paperwork showed there were no minor children between the two. you figure it out. >> the man she was married to, they separated three weeks after the birth of the child, which was five days after the birth of maria and arnold's fourth child. >> here is the question. i think there is a bigger question. this is their life and not your life or my life. >> right. we do not know what goes on in anybody's home. >> the question is what is forgivable. when does something become a pattern and when is it a whoopsy and what do you forgive? a lot of women have been in the situation where they've been on the other end. >> you weigh what the relationship has brought you and how much the relationship has damaged you and hurt you, then you look around at your situation and your future and your children and you weigh the things of justice. >> the things. >> then you make your decision without judgment. >> that's what we say. >> it's nobody else's business what a woman decides to do. >> it's so quick how we are to judge other people's relationships. we say i wouldn't do this and wouldn't do that. >> pray to god it doesn't happen to you. it's horrible. >> we should start our pajama party with our friends. >> we have friends, not just each other. hi, kids. >> we can move those things. we know jill martin. this is jen miller who does all the jewelry i'm wearing. sunny is in the back. >> she goes every wednesday to theater with us. madeline always makes us look like idiots. >> joy bauer is trying to get us all thin. bobbie thomas is in the house. these two lovely ladies on the end went to high school with me. >> welcome to our bed. >> cheers, you guys. >> this beats any night at hugh hefner's house. let's talk about this. what is unforgivable to you? if you found out your lover, husband, boyfriend, whatever was unfaithful to you, would you forgive him? jill. >> i think it would depend if it was once or an ongoing thing and he told me. >> unforgivable. >> once, that's it. >> that's it. >> i'm torn between these two things. once unforgivable, but if there is an emotional attachment, if they fall in love or emotional betrayal more than sexual betrayal. >> we forgot sunny. what would you do? >> once is unforgivable, but to have a child -- >> it's not unforgivable. >> it depends on the circumstances. ian, if you're watching, unforgivable. >> i thought it was always unforgivable and i was in that place. i tried to work it out and forgave him. i was disappointed. you never know. >> did he cheat again? >> yes. >> unforgivable. >> unforgivable. it's the dishonesty. >> the deceit and cover-up. >> you can take a lifetime building trust and lose it in an instant what about the situation like this which is so troublesome on so many levels. >> i think if someone is doing something repeatedly over and over again, it's a pattern. you have to know what might be coming again. patterns are one thing. >> with the dishonesty factor, you don't know if it's happened. >> the emotional part. >> when they start checking their blackberry. >> that's what i would do is check all that stuff. >> are you still back there? >> sit up. >> look at matt. >> matt, get over here. >> this is actually going out over the air? >> yeah, we are on tv. you won't come join? >> absolutely not. >> thanks for trying. >> you know you want to. >> here is a question for everybody. this is going to tell us a lot about your personalities. what do you sleep in? you can't lie. you have to tell the truth. one quick answer. >> boxers and a tank top. yes! >> this. i love pajamas. >> i totally sleep in pjs. >> nothing, nude. >> the shirt i wore that day. >> do you? >> i do. >> i do a t-shirt and underwear. that's it. what do you do? >> my wedding ring. i sleep nude. >> you sleep naked? >> i'm post menopausal, of course in the winter. >> sunny? >> i sleep in these. these are mine. >> soft t-shirt and yankees' boxer shorts exclusively. >> sweats and my jewelry. >> naked with the air conditioning on all year round. >> under a lot of blankets? >> if you sleep nude, you are free spirited, not afraid of exposure, confident and comfortable. >> if you're in footsie paj am ears, you're a child at heart. >> quick to laugh. >> classic pjs, conservative, conventional, considerate of others, like to be appropriate at all time. >> undies. >> if you wear the traditional nightgown, plain, you tend to choose comfort over beauty, you like to be at home. value safety and security above all else. >> and who wears baby doll negligies. >> we have to do this first. it's a party. there is a song that is going to make everyone want to get off the couch. crank it, please. loud, really loud. ♪ pretty ladies around the world ♪ your brother ♪ your sister ♪ and your mama too ♪ stop to get down ♪ and you know just what to do ♪ wave your hands in the air ♪ like you don't care ♪ like you don't care ♪ glide by ♪ the people as they start to look and stare ♪ >> party is everywhere. >> we've got to do this. is it okay to work in your pjs? hoda said, it's okay if you work from home, but when you venture outside, leave your nighties behind. >> and you said, i swear i need glasses. hugh hefner has been doing it forever so you decide. >> there you go. >> wait, sara is across the street. can we go across for a second? >> hey, guys. i am here with kelly from ivillage. you're doing something with pjs for a cause? >> we are collecting pajamas with our partner s sprout. find out on klgandhoda.com. >> up next, hillary swank is with us. we are excited to talk with her. >> we'll be back with our special p.j. party edition of today. do you think matt will come back? >> no. >> what about al roker? 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>> no. all cancer. >> cancer and the word prevention make some cancer survivors cringe because there might have been something you could have done. >> it's challenging. you don't know what you can do to prevent it. we do know eating well, exercising, getting screened and tested. not smoking. exactly. when you hear the statistics of one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, 1-3, that's significant. >> it's gone down now -- breast cancer is 1-9. >> 1-3. >> did they know about your family history? your grandfather died of breast cancer. >> my grandfather, my aunt. it's prevalent in my family. >> we don't talk about men's breast cancer. it's rare but it happens. >> it does. it's close to home. when you hear the statistics of 1-3, everyone is touched by it. >> what things do you do preventively. you probably get screened. >> i do. i have all my check-ups. i exercise. i try and eat well. for me, the big thing was to find balance in my life. >> be good to yourself. >> yeah. that's the whole idea behind this. they have a choose you. the american cancer society has a choose you campaign. it's about putting yourself first and taking care of yourself so you can be there for the ones you love. >> it sounds self iish on the surface. you're not going to be there for all the people you love. >> it's selfless. >> what was going on in your life when you were out of balance? what was happening? >> i felt my health deteriorating. i'm very driven and determined and i like to give 1,000% to the things i commit to. i had to find a balance. i had to. >> say you plan a vacation and clint calls you. then what happens to you? >> that's the life of an artist. you never know what's going to happen. you could get a call and you're going to be far away. you're on a long plane ride and prepping for that role. then i plan after that to take time for myself. >> then ron howard calls. that's the problem. nobody calls me. >> that wouldn't be a problem, that would be a dream, clint, ron, keep going. >> when will people see the documentary. >> out next month in june. >> thanks. >> thank you so much. >> are you okay you came on this particular day? >> i am. i am so happy. it's fun. >> thanks. up next, the party continues. >> look at that. they're asleep. >> sara with a crowd full of questions. ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? >>. >> that's you, hoda. >> we are back with 3, 2, 1 live with sara haines. >> she is having her own pj party at the nbc experience store with a crazy crowd. >> strange and lazy. >> strange to sleep in here. our first question, lucille from north carolina. >> is there any piece of jewelry you always wear and don't take off? >> the only thing i always wear and don't take off is my wedding ring. everything else, earrings, everything else i do. >> i always wear jennifer miller's earrings but i never take off this plastic breast cancer ring. >> and there is my belly button ring but i don't like to talk about that. >> danielle from nebraska has a question. >> i wanted to know what is the sexiest thing a man can wear to bed? >> a big old smile. big old smile. bigger the better. >> is that what you like? >> yeah. >> okay. >> hoda. >> i like boxers. i don't like the briefs. >> if eduardo was wearing a thong? >> okay. eduardo is different. i like boxers. >> next up, emily from mississippi. >> do you take your wine to bed with you? >> that was rude. >> she said wine. >> i do. i can't speak for hoda. i do. i have a cooler next to my bed at home. >> i'll have a little sip with dinner kind of thing. not next to the bed. that's just problem. that's problematic. >> holly from texas. >> polly. >> i'm sorry. >> what is the wackiest dream you ever had? >> i had one recently that rob shooter quit "pop eater" and started working at western sizzler and told me the story. i said why? he said it's so much better than pop eater. that was my latest dream. >> i had a really weird one when i was little. i never shared it. in my dream it was fall and i was raking leaves. i look up and jesus is sitting on a cloud making a fire. >> that was it? >> he said my name and i dropped dead. >> he said your name and you dropped dead. >> why are you laughing? >> i didn't die. it has a happy ending. >> that was interesting. any-hoo. >> thank you, guys. >> still to come, a better night sleep. could be the color of your alarm clock. eggland's best eggs. the best in nutrition... just got better. high in vitamins d, e, and b12. plus omega 3's. there's one important ingredient that hasn't changed: better taste. better taste. yum! 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you've got a problem. >> you have to compromise with the blankets. that's where you compromise. ideally you want thin, light-weight blankets in layers. you can have more layers than your partner. >> off and on. >> no down comforter. it's like a santiagoa under there. you get sweaty, you think you're having hot flashes. >> it has to do with the alarm clock and what it looks like. >> what you want is to avoid the bright blue lights. those are too stimulating. they inhibit melatonin. you want distance from the bed or it's too temperaturing to hit the snooze button. >> i use my blackberry and keep hitting it. >> that's what everybody does. >> thank you very much. >> shall we travel and talk? >> a beautiful bedroom can't be beat, but it's not the only surroundings. your sleep position matters. dr. amy atkinson. >> what is the best position in which you should sleep, your side, your back, your some? >> if you don't have any medical problems, there is no one sleep position. anything that is comfortable for you and lets you fall asleep is fine. >> when i sleep on my stomach, my eyes are always baggy. i feel like if i sleep on my back everything drains out. is that true. >> it's hard to breathe. >> you're like this. >> absolutely. sleeping on one's stomach, some of the fluid can come forward. it works by gravity the way everything else does. >> i walked in on one of cody's roommates in college once. he was face down literally. never moved. >> what if you're pregnant. >> this is very important. pregnant women should only sleep on their side. ideally the left side. that's because especially as the pregnancy progresses and the baby gets bigger and bigger, it actually presses on the biggest blood vessel that returns blood from the bottom of the body. >> interesting. what if you have what kath has which is a neck problem. >> serious. >> a painful and serious neck problem. >> agonizing. >> one thing you can try is sleeping on your back with a little neckroll. >> you want to move around. i get bored. >> she does. i just get bored in the same position, if you know what i mean. >> i don't think any of these positions are locked in. you don't have to stay there the entire night, but the more you stay in that position, it may loosen up some of those tight muscles and ligaments in the back of your neck. >> thank you so much. >> your license is going to be revoked just for being here with us today. >> thank you. >> thank you for your service to mankind. >> serenity sleep is important. snoring can be a huge problem. we'll bring in the director of manhattan snoring and sleep center. >> it's very popular. there is no lack of people with a snoring problem. >> it's hard for wives often. it's often the husband who is snoring. >> why do men snore more than women? >> often because of the way they sleep. if they drink alcohol at night. they tend to carry more weight. that makes them snore a lot. >> the heavier you are, as well. why? >> it causes pressure on the diaphragm. some of the muscles in the throat get looser and it causes vibrations. >> let's talk solution. is there a way to sleep that makes it less loud on your back? >> sleeping on your back tends to increase snoring. i brought two little props for you. >> of course you did. >> he brought toys. >> you can have a choice between these two things to help your snoring. >> what is this thing? >> we'll start with this here. the question earlier was about sexy going to bed. >> nothing sexier than this. >> put it on. >> if you don't want to use this machine, this thing here is called a pillar implant. >> this is not going to be good. how do you sleep in that. >> you can use this as a muzzle also. >> i like that. >> frank and i both need them is what you're saying. >> this little thing here -- >> i feel like a jet fighter. >> these little things are inserted into the soft palate. >> you have to put it in surgically? 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