case against the former presidential candidate. why they say what he did may not have been against the law today. monday, june 6, 2011. from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and meredith vieira, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, welcome to "today" on a monday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> i'm meredith vieira. details coming in about what happened in iraq. we have more from the pentagon. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, meredith. this is the single worst if not one of the single worst attacks on u.s. military forces in iraq since the official end of formal compat operations there in iraq last august. according to u.s. military and iraqi officials, five u.s. service members were killed in a rocket attack on a u.s. military base, one of many, in or around baghdad this morning. now the timing of this attack cannot be dismissed because this comes at a time as the u.s. military is, in fact, preparing to withdraw all combat forces, all u.s. military forces from iraq by the end of the year. meredith? >> so does that now call that into question, whether or not the troops will be removed by the end of the year? >> reporter: that's why the timing is so important. the iraqi government itself is struggling with how to ask the u.s. military to stay. there are currently 50,000 u.s. troops there. again, they're supposed to be out by the end of the year. but it's clear that the iraqis cannot provide all the kind of defenses that they need, and they're preparing to ask the u.s. so again, this attack appears aimed at convincing the american people that all american troops should leave iraq by the end of this year. >> story still developing. jim, thank you very much. it is 7:02. here's matt. >> thanks. we're following two breaking news stories at home. new evacuations ordered in arizona where a massive wildfire is raging. this as anxious homeowners in parts of the midwest are keeping a nervous eye on the rising missouri river. we've got two reports beginning in arizona with nbc's george lewis. george, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. these are monster fires burning in arizona. over a quarter million acres scorched, 2,100 people on the fire lines. thousands of homes threatened. >> we just dropped the line up -- >> reporter: firefighters spent the weekend attacking the fast-moving blaze from the air. the dense and rugged forest has made it difficult for ground crews to get equipment into the area. officials say this particular wildfire near the new mexico border has been unusually hard to get a handle on. >> it's mostly in the way it's behaving. it's such that we can't get anywherenary it. it's such -- anywhere near it. it's such that our resources are a limited value because we need people on the ground even using the air resources that we have. >> anybody who's not critical personnel stay off of 191 and 180. >> reporter: sunday afternoon the fire jumped highway 180 into the town of esqudea. >> it's a wilderness area, there's no fire treatment. it is going to be a hot fire. >> reporter: the fire swept through beaver creek ranch and destroyed several vacation cabins. daytime looked more like night in the small town of alpine. >> it feels surreal. >> reporter: with mandatory evacuations ordered over the weekend throughout the area, police escorted residents back to their homes on sunday, allowing them only a few minutes to choose what to save. >> they said 15 minutes, and they were very gracious with us. i know we had closer to maybe 30 or 45. >> i was driving faster so we wouldn't hold up -- >> reporter: this woman wasn't as lucky. >> when i got down in there, another sheriff came pulling up and said i had to get out. i said i had an escort. he said, you know, we had to leave because the fire was right there. we had to turn around and leave. >> reporter: with zero containment and hot temperatures expected today, firefighters will also be dealing with 50 mile-per-hour winds, a deadly combination. meredith? >> george lewis, thank you very much. meanwhile, authorities have asked thousands to evacuate in parts of the midwest from record rainfall and snow melt is causing problems. miguel has more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. at 8:00 a.m. local time there's going to be a record release of water upstream from the missouri river. it's going to be a critical day here. there's no question the water level will rise, but for homeowners here along the river, there is little room to spare. swollen and about to surge even higher, the missouri river is threatening to swallow homes and take lives. in north and south dakota, nearly 20,000 people have been asked to evacuate. >> very, very traumatic for a lot of people. >> reporter: but many refuse to leave. instead, they fortify homes and protect communities on the water's edge. still the rising river threatens to spill over levees and burst banks. >> we have already said good-bye. we've shed our tears and said good-bye to the house. >> reporter: across the plains, they could see the worst flooding in decades. >> i'm telling our citizens that they should assume the levees will not hold. they should move out of the area that will be affected. >> reporter: with the missouri river nearly 2,400 miles long, seven states face serious flooding. a series of six dams control the river's flow. today's record release will gush even more water downstream. as reservoirs sit nearly full, there's too much winter water to hold back. >> mother nature really put a significant event to us in a huge rainfall event. there's no way you can really plan for a rainfall of that magnitude. >> reporter: the national has scrambled to shore levees and reinforce river banks. the water so dangerous, 180 miles of the river is shut down. today, the missouri is rising, and so is the fear. after today's release of river, the drama certainly won't be over. tomorrow there will be yet another record release of water. the missouri here may not crest until mid july. they say that we could see flooding here all summer long. meredith? >> all right. thank you very much. lets us get a check of the rest of the top stories. ann's off, natalie's at the newscast. good morning to you. good morning, everyone. we'll begin with the aftermath of last month's deadly weather. officials in joplin say that devastating ef-5 tornado has claimed three more lives as several other residents die from their injuries, taking the total death toll now to 141. tensions are running high in the middle east yet again this morning. nbc's stephanie gosk is following the story from tripoli, libya. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. well, taking their inspiration from the peaceful demonstrations of the arab spring, unarmed palestinians and their supporters challenged the israeli military on the syria-israel border for the second time in a month. and for the second time in a month it lead to bloodshed. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: gunfire again in the golan heights. unarmed palestinians and their supporters attempted to push across the border from syria into israel. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: when warning shots didn't stop them, direct fire did. israeli officials are calling it a deliberate provocation, supported, they say, by the syrian government to deflect attention from its own internal uprising. it was the worst violence between the two countries in more than 30 years. syria says 22 were killed, israel says only 12 were injured. and with the new front in the arab spring taking hold in israel, a familiar uprising entered a new phase. in yemen, thousands celebrated the sudden and unexpected departure of president ali abdullah saleh. he fly to saudi arabia for specialized medical treatment after being injured in a rocket attack on his compound friday. an operation reportedly removed shrapnel from the leader's chest, but there is no official word on his condition. many hope the man that has ruled yemen for 33 years as a dictator will not come back, and they fear what might happen if he does. >> i think there's a strong chance that the civil war will take place in yemen. and yemen will see a war that will last for many, many, many years. >> reporter: despite what the embattled president decides to do, it may be too early for celebrations. even if saleh does not return, there are still competing armed factions vying for power in yemen, and an active branch of al qaeda looking to take advantage of the chaos. natalie? >> stephanie gosk in tripoli, libya, this morning. thank you, stephanie. several u.s. missile strikes bombarded suspected militant target along the afghan border this morning. at least 16 people were killed as the u.s. ratchets up the pressure on insurgents in the area. former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-kahn appears in a new york city court today where he will plead not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. he resigned from his imf post last month. and another nail-biter in the nba finals last night as the miami heat took game three beating the dallas mavericks 88-86. with a tied game and 39 seconds on the clock, chris bosh scored the winning points despite being injured earlier in the game. the miracle on the hudson plane could have used a little help from former pilot chesley "actually" sullenberger on sunday. take a look as the famous airbus got stuck while the flatbed truck tried turning a corner in new jersey. after an hour, the plane was back on its way. it will be on display soon at the carolina aviation museum in charlotte, north carolina. i'm sure folks will be lining up to see it. it's 7:11. back to matt, meredith, and al. huge plane. >> beautiful plane. >> trying to get through the roads of new jersey, not so easy. >> the crowds will be lining up today to wish you happy birthday, natalie morales. happy birthday to you. >> thank you. >> and many happy returns. it's also a very big day, speaking of happy returns. back in february, end of february, one of our favorite people around here, camera operator bob yeagher, took a serious fall. very serious fall. he has been out ever since and is back with us this morning. [ applause ] >> yea! >> good to have you, pal. [ applause ] >> welcome back. we missed you like crazy. we really did. >> sure did. >> nice to be back with everyone. so grateful. thank you for all the cards and letters and emails. texts. >> we love you. >> not the same without you. >> really didn't call for a speech. but -- >> on the microphone, matt. >> we love you, we do. >> how does it look underneath that bus? >> be out in another few months, al. >> now he knows he's really back. >> right. >> we hurt the ones we love. >> mr. roker mr. roker with the weather. >> all right. well, bob yager knows the heat is on and we'll tell you the heat is on as well. minneapolis today going to get up to 92. 99 in memphis. looking at more records. factor in the humidity and you've got the heat index. temperatures approaching 100 in dallas and houston. and this heat is not going anywhere any time soon. tomorrow you can see it spreads into washington, d.c., continues in chicago. moving into wednesday, those 90-degree readings move into new york city and as far west as the southwest with temperatures again in the 100s there. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. comfortably cool now. good morning, i'm tom kierein with some hazy sunshine. we're in the 60s throughout much of the region. 68 now at reagan national. later today we should make it into the mid-80s and lots of sunshine, not too humid today and a little more humid on tuesday, up near 90. that sweltering humidity and even hotter temperatures for wednesday and thursday. highs in the upper 90s with hazy sunshine. then some changes on the way for friday, saturday and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you very much. there are growing questions over the indictment of former presidential candidate john edwards for allegedly using campaign funds to hide an affair. did the government overreach? nbc's senior investigative correspondent, lisa myers, has the latest. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning. usually when a disgraced politician gets indicted, there is widespread applause. but not this time. even some who find edwards' behavior despicable question the strength of this case. john edwards' former mistress, p rielle hunter has made no public comment about the indictment. this weekend she was all smiles, posing with the little girl she shares with edwards, 3-year-old frances quinn. these photos obtained by nbc news, a striking contrast to this one, as edwards prepared to face the media throng after being charged with six felonies. >> i did not break the law. >> reporter: edwards spent the weekend out of sight at his estate, focused, a spokesman said, on getting daughter emma claire ready for camp. a friend of late wife elizabeth told nbc that despite john's betrayal, no one wanted him to face criminal charges. they worry about the couple's young children, jack and emma claire. local reaction is less forgiving. >> i have no trust in someone that continually lies. >> john edwards has become a rather pathetic figure. >> reporter: edwards is charged with soliciting and covering up almost a million dollars, provided by two wealthy donors. and used to keep hunter and later their child hidden away in lavish homes and on private jets while he ran for president. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: though the payments did not go to edwards' campaign, the government alleges they amounted to unlawful campaign contributions because they were meant to keep his candidacy viable. edwards' lawyers say the money was a gift from friends to hide the affair from his wife. the indictment has triggered unusual criticism of the justice department. from conservatives -- >> i think he's a reprehensible person, but not every scum or liar or reprehensible person is a criminal. and the federal government seems to be criminalizing bad behavior. >> reporter: and from campaign watchdogs -- >> i think that john edwards is a lousy human being, but i think this is a really lousy and flimsy criminal case. >> reporter: a "washington post" editorial said, "it is troubling that the justice department would choose to devote its scarce resources to pursuing this questionable case." but others argue that prosecutors have more evidence than they reveal, and that these kind of campaign finance abuses need to be prosecuted. >> what the government says is there has to be a line. john edwards crossed that line. we believe it's criminal behavior. >> reporter: hunter's publicist said edwards and hunter now raise their daughter together and see each other quite often. a friend of edwards told us that the senator and his parents have a close relationship with quinn and see her quite often. meredith? >> lisa myers, thank you very much. it is 7:16. once again, here's matt. >> thank you. john edwards isn't the onliy former vice presidential candidate making headlines. sarah palin is as well. our chief white house correspondent joins us, chuck, good morning you to. let's not just talk about what sarah palin is doing to make headlines. let's talk about what former chair of the democratic national party howard dean is saying to make headlines. he's warning democrats against the traditional refrain that in an election, barack obama would route sarah palin. he says sarah palin can win. what's the reason for his comments? >> well, what howard dean is saying is that the biggest opponent that president obama faces is not anybody who could become the republican nominee. it's the issue of the economy and the unemployment rate. so the point he was trying to make was, look, even sarah palin when you've got 9% unemployment, when you've got a lot of people questioning whether this housing market's ever going to recover, whether government and the stimulus even work, that anybody, any republican nominee can give president obama a race. i can tell you this -- if you would ask the white house and their political strategists who would they prefer to run against, they would pick palin every single time. >> back to howard dean. he did single out another candidate. he talked about john huntsman, former governor of utah and the former ambassador to china. he said he would pose the toughest challenge for barack obama. why does he match up so well? >> well, right now he has positioned himself as the moderate in this race. and if you believe this country is either center left or center right, the one thing pretty much everybody agrees with, it's center something. and huntsman is the most moderate, probably the most electable that's sitting in this field. the problem for huntsman is he doesn't look like a guy who's going to be able to win the republican primary. over the weekend he announced he's not going to compete at all in iowa. not going to do that. i can tell you there are a lot of people that have never become president who skip states. you can't skip states, particularly swing states like iowa. >> something got your attention, i know, in reading your comments over the weekend. so newt gingrich announces he's running for the republican nomination a few weeks ago. and then right now, he goes on a two-week vacation with his wife. you think it's odd timing, why? >> it is. he already knew when he was going to announce his run for president. and when you go, you go. and there are a lot of things going on right now. he missed another candidate cattle call over the weekend in washington, d.c. he sent a videotape rather than attend live. there's obviously some debate prep he should be doing, lots of stuff going on the ground. >> let me flip the point over on you, chuck. in the past he has received criticism that he had allowed some of his previous marriages deteriorate in part because of his own political ambition. here he is on vacation with his wife. why shouldn't we applaud that? >> well, why not do this vacation and announce afterward. that's what seems odd about it. when you do this, when you announce, it's all in. that's when you do that, you take the time. it's odd timing especially, matt, considering how poorly his announcement went. you would think he would be doing everything he could to fix that and while week one didn't go well, make sure week two, week three, week four -- particularly while there's so much attention from the presidential race. he's missing. i had iowa republican activists e-mailing me, where's newt, why did he do this? >> chuck todd in washington. thank you very much. >> reporter: you got it. it's 19 minutes after the hour. once again, meredith? >> thank you. there was a scary scene on new york's long island over the weekend when a big wind gust blew away three bounce houses with children inside. john yang has that story. oh, my god. >> reporter: it was a terrifying sight caught on cell phone video. three inflated bounce houses or moonwalks picked up by the wind at a long island soccer tourism and tossed into the air with kids playing inside. >> stay here. >> where's my daughter? >> i couldn't believe it. it was like something out of a movie. kids were knocked over. there were kids everywhere. >> reporter: lara radigan was waiting in line when she got a rope caught on her neck. >> a rope got caught on my neck and dragged me over. >> reporter: one cartwheeled on the grounds. >> everyone jumped on top. probably 100 on each one holding it down. >> i tried to grab on, and it knocked me down. >> reporter: police said 13 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. it's not the first time something like this has happened. in the tucson, arizona, area, three separate incidents since february alone. the most recent caught on cell phone video. parents and teachers evacuated the bounce house before wind whipped it around a light pole. six kids were slightly injured by debris. in february at a birthday party, two sisters were in a wind-blown bounce house. >> i closed my eyes, and i just felt myself bumping and -- and being tossed around. >> reporter: her sister, elissa, ended up on a roof two houses away. >> she was crying. she was full of blood. you know, her head, her face. >> reporter: she had a concussion and required staples to close a cut in her scalp. in april, strong winds blew a bounce house away in rockland county, new york. four children had minor injuries. the federal consumer product safety commission estimated that from 2005 to 2007 all types of bounce house accidents sent an average of 6,000 people a year to emergency rooms. most of them aged 5 to 14. the most frequent injury -- broken bones. they warn operators to anchor them properly, but not all states regulate their use which concerns parents. >> never in my mind imagined that the thing would take off and fly. >> reporter: a popular attraction with an unexpected danger. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: for "today," john yang, nbc news, new york. and coming up, morbid curiosity. the people who line up every morning for a chance to be in court at casey anthony's murder trial. we'll have details and the latest on that case. first, this is "today" on nbc. just ahead, the florida teacher suspended for punching a student in the face. prosecutors say it was self-defense, but should that woman be allowed to teach again? 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we'll tell you about an attraction at an animal park with a firestorm of controversy. natalie morales, we'll show you what happened when she traveled all the way to colombia. let's start with the murder trial of casey anthony, entering its third week today. nbc kerry sanders is in orlando with the very latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. today prosecutors in the court are putting forth their technical case, the crime scene forensic evidence they say proves that casey anthony murdered her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. meantime, outside the courthouse, again today, the public jostling for tickets for seats inside the 23rd floor of this courthouse. almost every day 3 1/2 hours before court begins -- >> go, g go. >> reporter: -- there's a race. no someone is allowed on courthouse property until exactly 5:30 a.m. at that moment from sidewalk and back allies, the curious hoof it for position. >> number one in the line. >> reporter: there are 62 seats a day set aside for the public, spectators from across the country, traveling here to see for themselves the 25-year-old mother casey anthony, accused of murdering her daughter caylee. >> it's wonderful to be a part of it. and we're really excited the public has an opportunity to be a witness to this and see the action in the courtroom. >> you can see the root portion of the hair is distorted. >> reporter: on saturday, karen lowe, an fbi expert on trace evidence, began to detail the prosecution's forensic evidence. a single strand of hair taken from the trunk of casey anthony's car, that the fbi crime lab concluded fell from the scalp of a corpse. >> one of the items had a hair that exhibited -- >> reporter: the defense arg gus not only is the testing inconclusive that the hair was from a dead person but that the single strand was even caylee's. >> the best we have at this point is that the hair either belonged to caylee, casey, cindy or even cindy's mother. any other maternal relative? >> correct. >> reporter: casey now admits she waited 31 days to tell anyone her daughter was missing. when she did, the store that a nanny had caylee was all made up. prosecutors allege casey stowed her daughter's dead body in the trunk of her car before eventually dumping it in the woods near her home. >> this is my label identifying what's inside the can. >> reporter: prosecutors claim they captured the stench of death. orange county senior crime scene analyst explained how the odor was extracted from the trunk of casey's car. >> this is the very first time you've ever taken air samples, correct? >> yes, it was. >> you have no training whatsoever in the collection or preservation of air samples? >> this is the first time i've heard it done, that's correct. >> reporter: the cans have not been opened in court and the judge may never allow it. if he does, it will be the first time this sort of evidence has ever been presented in a u.s. courtroom. meredith? >> kerry sanders, thank you very much. pat brown is a criminal profilerauthor of "the profiler," and savannah guthrie, our legal analyst. good morning. as kerry mentioned, the prosecution is now in the scientific phase of its case. how important was the testimony regarding that hair found in the trunk? >> it's incredibly important because, of course, for the last few weeks we've been hearing these witnesses talk about the lies that casey anthony told, her behavior, but the bottom line is, we haven't yet seen scientific evidence that ties casey anthony to this crime scene. this single piece of hair, if the prosecution expert is believed, shows that casey -- caylee anthony's body was in the trunk of the car after death, but there are some problems with the science, as the defense pointed out. >> exactly. and she admitted that she can't say for certain -- with certainty that is, in fact, a hair from caylee. >> not only can she not say with certainty if it's caylee's hair, she can't say with 100% if this is a hair that fell off the body after death. that's a crucial fact. >> also this testimony that the prosecution is expected to present this week about the stench of death, what they say is the odor of caylee anthony's decomposed body in the trunk of her car. she have admitted they have never collected air samples before, they are not trained to do so. is this a risky piece of evidence to present to a jury? >> i think it's very risky. obviously, if it works, this would be a profound piece of evidence for the jurors. on the other hand, the prosecute ares already have lots of testimony from varying witnesses about that powerful foul odor inside the trunk of the car. they say it was unmistakenably human decomposition. to use this novel science, something that potentially, if there were a conviction, could be the basis of being overturned on appeal, i'm not sure why the prosecutors want to go that far. >> yeah. pat, prior to this trial casey had said repeatedly that her daughter was kidnapped. then you have that opening argument from the defense that said, no, actually she wasn't kidnapped, she drown in the family pool and casey's father helped cover it up, in fact, casey was molested by her father george as a trial. what do you make of that defense strategy? >> i think it's a very stupid defense strategy. we thank you, jose baez. he's basically admitted that child died in the home, so we can already get that one out of the way. now we have all this physical testimony coming in about, you know, i think it's pretty good, actually, because what we're doing is showing that not only did that child die in the home, but then casey's running around with a car with her dead child in the back of it. so, they set up -- the prosecution set up a good thing. they showed her as a really cold-blooded psychopath for the past week. i think anybody sitting there is going, wow, you know, that's a scary woman. and jose baez made another stupid move by throwing the antho anthonys under the bus. only three people in the world that believe in casey and he just tossed them out. i mean, now there's nobody. i think the jury is already looking at her as someone capable of killing and now the physical evidence is showing she's the one that had the body with her. >> do you think the defense will have to put casey on the stand? >> i think they're up against the wall right now. there's not much left they can do. i think they actually might take the chance of putting her on the stand hoping, because they have a little interesting thing going on with cindy anthony. cindy anthony was not well liked until cindy anthony took the stand. now there are people out there saying, we really feel sorry for cindy. now, i guess they might be hoping casey can pull off the same thing. put her on the stand, have her start sobbing and crying and looking pitiful and maybe one person on the jury will say, that's one messed up girl. maybe she really didn't kill her daughter on purpose. i think that's what the defense is going to hope for. >> pat brown, savannah guthrie, thank you both. now let's get a check of the weather from al. and good morning. we've got a little surprise for your grandma? >> i do. grandma brewer, she's in enid, oklahoma. we want to tell her that i'm expecting and this will be her fourth great grandchild. >> that's fantastic. when are you due? >> december. >> is this your first? >> this is my first too. hope you're watching, grandma. love you. >> we'll call and let her know. let's check your weather and see what's happening. we're watching the tropics, an area of low pressure south of grand cayman has a moderate chance of development. it may cause problems later in the week for florida with a lot of moisture. as we look at the week ahead, below normal temperatures out west with rain. the mid-week period more above normal temperatures from texas into the northeast and colder weather, cooler weather out west and then the latter part of the week that heat hangs into the southeast. mid-atlantic states below normal and the northern plains, some showers out west and tropical moisture possible down in southern florida the latter part of the week. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. it's a mild morning, we're in the 60s around the region. a little bit of hazy sunshine. later today with that sun we'll be warming into the mid-80s, but not too humid. and up near 90 tomorrow. just a tad more humidity on tuesday. then wednesday hot and humid, upper 90s with hazy sunshine, partly cloudy, upper 90s again with high heat and humidity on thursday. and then friday, saturday, sunday each day should be cooler, but a chance of passing got the birthday girl here, 16. what's your name? 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>> we'll talk to kate gosselin, her show "kate plus 8" returns tonight. we'll see how she's doing, how the kids are and what is her relationship with jon like these days. and natalie morales taps into her inirdiva by going on a latin soap opera. we'll show you her performance. >> i'm a married woman and my -- >> looks like the scene in the makeup room every day. normal stuff. speaking of natalie, ann is off. natalie is standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning. we have serious news beginning right now with one of the deadly attacks on u.s. troops in iraq this year. the military says five american service members were killed overnight in central iraq. iraqi officials say it happened during a rocket attack. high winds and hot, dry weather are frustrating firefighters trying to make headway against one of the worst wildfires in arizona history. mandatory evacuations are in effect. flood emergencies were declared in seven states along the missouri river. german health officials are now focusing on bean sprouts as the possible source of that deadly e. coli outbreak. michelle kosinski with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: hi, natalie. it's been like e. coli csi. one of the big mysteries, why are the victims so young, healthy, highly educated, affluent? if this is the source of the mutant, highly toxic strain of e. coli, which some officials feel it is, it's an organic sprout farm that served nice restaurants all over northern germany. hamburg has been the epicenter of the deadliest known e. coli outbreak, but now state health ministers say this beautiful farm 50 miles south is looking like the source. they say sprouts grown here, several types, went to a number of upscale restaurants and markets where people ate before becoming violently ill. reportedly some farm workers also got sick. now it's shut down and all it's produce, herbs, fruit, flowers, recalled. >> translator: in our opinion, this is the most convincing trail. >> reporter: 21-year-old student, the bacteria attacking her kidneys and eyesight, every day must have all of her blood plasma replaced. >> when i was getting sicker and sicker -- >> reporter: she says the only thing she ate that her family didn't is strawberries. this is still a mystery and almost all the victims, young and strong. doctors have never seen anything like it. what we have seen, more than three dozen times since 1995, are bacterial outbreaks linked to sprouts. one in japan in 1996 sickened 9,000 people, killed 17. the cdc and fda then issued warnings in the u.s. not to eat raw sprouts. for children, the elderly and people with weakened immunity. turns out the highly nushtritio greens is produced every year in the u.s. can be a perfect bacteria breeding ground. scientists say because of the nutrients, moisture and heat they contain. often the contamination is in the seeds they grow from. if test results today show the deadly e. coli is here, then this outbreak can finally end. some of the tests done on this farm have come back negative. if you're worried about sprouts, health officials say, look, the vast majority of food borne illness comes from animal products. still, the fda saw fit just in the last year and the year before to again warn people about the risks. natalie? >> michelle kosinski in germany, thanks so much. now let's head to wall street with cnbc's courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning. the chatter on wall street today surrounds the state of the economy. following friday's disappointing jobs report the big question is, is the recovery temporarily stalling or ready to hit the skids? investors hoping stocks can gain some positive traction as the dow records its longest weekly losing streak since 200 4. natalie, back to you. >> courtney reagan at new york stock exchange, thank you. that connecticut teen briefly banned from his prom had a night to remember saturday. james tate escorted his date to the big dance and was even voted co-king of the event. she says her date was funny and pretty cute and she looks mighty beautiful herself. 8:05. back outside. glad they had a great time at their prom. >> good for them. >> why did you say it was going looked very nice. that was great. >> why did you say it was going to rain? >> i said we didn't have a cloud in the sky. just two more days, al. just two more days. over to you with a check of the weather. >> i still marvel. it's like there's another channel running in her head. like she's watching another show. i love it. >> come thursday. i'm kidding. >> nice! yeah, yeah. hey, there you go. you turned 40 in new york city. what's your name? >> stacy. >> where are you from? >> from houston. >> was it fun turning 40 in new york? >> absolutely. >> come back for 50. >> i sure will. let's check your weather. we'll show you for today we've got lacrosse, wisconsin, nbc 13, some morning showers, hot, humid. 92 degrees. yow! and as we look on the satellite and radar, not a lot going on. we've got strong storms making their way through parts of the southeast or the southwest. southern california may see a few morning showers. risk of some strong storms possible later today back in the plains and around the great lakes. the record heat continues from the gulf coast of texas on into the southeast. mid-atlantic states, all the way as far north as minneapolis. beautiful here in the northeast today, lots of sunshine and temperatures will be in the upper 70s to the low 80s. your tenth anniversary. >> yes. >> you guys. >> yes. >> everybody was standing together there. and they said it would never last. fantastic. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. bright sunshine, a little bit of haze in the air and right now it's near 70 degrees. later today into the mid-80s and tomorrow up near 90 but still not too humid. but we will have oppressive humidity around on wednesday and thursday with highs reaching up 90s both days. end of the week into the weekend should be turning cooler but we also have an increased chance of some showers and perhaps some passing thunderstorms friday, saturday and sunday. highs in the 80s to near 90. and that's your latest weather. meredith? >> al, thank you very much. up next, the florida teacher caught on camera punching a student in the face. she will not face charges but will she get her job back? we'll talk to her right after this. 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>> reporter: hadsock was not allowed to attend graduation friday night but yet she's hopeful she can return to the school and job she loves. >> sandy hadsock is with us exclusively with her attorney, ty tyson. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you were acting viscerally to watching that videotape. a couple of things. you gasped at the moment of the punch. you want people to know, this is just a very small portion of that tape. >> well, the tape only captured a very small portion of the whole incident. >> and the entire incident lasted how long? >> probably a minute. that's the second time he comes at me. and the first time he made physical contact and it was pretty frightening. >> we can't say -- i'm going to ask you to characterize the types of comments he was making, but clearly keeping in mind, this is a live morning show. don't get too detailed. what kind of things was he saying? >> he screamed you f'ing and punched his fingered fist in the air coming at me. he called me a stupid f'ing -- >> did you have a past experience with him? was there a history here? >> no. he was clearly dangerous, but i had not had encounters like this before. >> so, he's coming toward you after this encounter started. when he began to approach you and you are now backed against that door, did you assume this was going to get violent on his part? >> no. i was afraid, because of the look in his face. it was very vicious and violent looking. but i've been teaching all these years. i never assumed that he would attack me. but he just came on and, like, chu chest bumped me -- >> other students in the room saying, you can't do that. you can't punch him. you can't even call him stupid. so, were you not getting any support from the other students in the room? >> that one person was very vocal, but she was not in a position to see that he had made contact. students who were over to the side who saw it wrote in their statements, which is why the state's attorney looked at their statements, the ones who could see, and looked at the video and determined that this could be self-defense. >> you went to the principal's office, then the police were called. you were actually cuffed, i believe, put in the back of a car, taken to the precinct. had you that mug shot, which you gasped at also, taken. were you surprised the school administration did not stand more firmly behind you? >> yes, i did. i don't know what position they considered themselves in, but i felt really strung out there except for my union representative. by the way, the sro, the school resource officer, was very polite in that he walked me out to the car. i sat in the front seat. and then cuffed me there. >> do you want your job back? i mean, you know, i mean, is this something -- has this completely changed your impression of this school, of teachi teaching? >> i do want my job back because of the large percentage of students that are wonderful human beings, that are going to grow up and be productive, health y happy citizens and love art, that love me. i love them in return. and it's a small faction of students that's making it so bad all across the nation. >> ty, where does this go? >> well, i'm hoping that the school district realizes that you don't lose your god-given and statutory right to defend yourself just because of the status of your life of being a teacher. i mean, this is a profession that was honored at one time. now, we're really losing control in schools and we're hoping the school district recognizes teacher of the year, a 22-year veteran that started the day that school started and has a right to defend herself. >> do you regret anything you did? 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>> not so much. >> she might have been hoping you met someone. i know we hound you about this, about the dating scene, but where are you in that in your life? >> probably still the same place i was the last time i was here. i mean, i'm ready. the kids have talked about it, have brought it up, saying, are you going to get married any time soon? >> really? >> i say, you usually have to be dating somebody from you get married. leah said that at dinner. she said, it's kind of getting boring around here with just you. i took that at permission, really. >> right. >> and the other kids agreed. it's good. it's good to see them moving that way. >> seriously, have you to move that way, too. >> i just don't feel like i'm anywhere where i'm going to meet anyone. i don't know. it's hard the second time around. >> sometimes it happens when you least expect it to. when you go looking for it, that's when you don't find, it obviously. how are the kids doing it? last time you were here, two were taken out of skooshlgs collin and alexis because of some problems, they were being home schooled but it all worked out. >> they returned shortly after i was here the last time. they returned to school and successfully completed the year. i'm so proud of them. they've done a great job. all of the kids have done a great job this year. so, it's all good. >> yeah. i don't know, do you ever really adjust to a divorce, children? >> you know, people tell me that for the rest of your life you hope your parents get back together. since that is definitely not the case here, you know, i can give them that permission to hope and wish and just be there for them and be supportive and talk about anything they want to talk about. i think through this experience, my kids and i have grown so, so much closer. you know, overall, i'm very happy. >> what about your relationship with jon, how is it? >> he -- you know, in a positive change, i mean, he's definitely, you know, in a situation where he's doing better for the kids, trying to provide a more stable place for them to visit. i'll give him credit there. the kids come home happy generally. if they're happy, i'm happy. >> and are the kids still happy doing "kate plus 8"? >> they love it. maddie mentioned she feels like it could come to an end. she said, i don't want to be done. i said, i don't want to be done either. they're constantly asking, what are we going? what's next? they are still enjoying it. i think they would miss our crew if they weren't around. i mean, i say often, i can't get my kids -- my 10-year-olds to do their homework if they don't want to do it, so certainly i'm not going to get them to film a show happily if they're not doing it. if i have that magic, i mean -- >> what's coming up with the series this time around? >> well, tonight is my birthday in new york, as you mentioned. we have an easter, an awesome easter episode coming. we have a gross dinner episode that i won't talk about more. it was my brainy idea and it sort of was gross. >> we'll leave it the-t at that. kate gosselin, always a pleasure to see you. best of luck to you and your family. we're back after your local news. best of luck to you and your family. we're back after your local news. 8:26 is your time now, 77 degrees. a beautiful day outside but changes are coming as humidity comes back to this area. good morning, i'm eun yang. it's monday, june 6, 2011. in the news today, former d.c. mayoral candidate is expected to testify before the d.c. council committee investigating the gray administration's hiring practices. brown says gray's aides promised him a job and paid hi up next. good morning. right now near 70 degrees. we've got bright sunshine. later today into the mid-80s and not too humid. a little hotter, a little more humid tomorrow, but then big heat and humidity for wednesday and thursday. highs upper 90s. then cooler with a chance of showers and storms friday, saturday and sunday. jerry, how's traffic now? >> tom, getting word of an accident inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county between rockville pike and connecticut avenue. authorities should be arriving on the scene. there's also a pretty good size outer loop delay. top side b ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. 8:30 on this monday morning, the 6th of june, 2011. a lovely morning for a little sight seeing in the heart of midtown manhattan. we have a great group of people starting it off in rockefeller plaza. i'm meredith vieira alongside matt lauer and natalie morales. here she comes. and mr. roker. >> yes, i ended up traveling to south america for a special series for a starring role on the hit latin show. let me tell you, that drama was flying on and off the set, even a cat fight is involved. you'll see some of that coming up. >> you're a tough cookie, based on what we've seen. >> i can throw a good cat fight. >> no stunt double? you did all your own stunts? >> i did my own stunts. i rode on a horse and almost got flipped off. >> meaning? >> the horse. >> oh, okay. didn't know where we were going with that. >> you know, i'm going to take it in another direction. we're going over to the grill and meet the winningest man in barbecue. >> i thought that was you. >> no, no. this is the real deal. byron mixon. >> that looks good. >> sausage. >> before we go any further, can we say hi to two stars of very hot shows on usa network. >> hi. >> hi. >> how are you guys? >> let me get this right. you're starting season three, starting season two. the critics love these shows. does that make it easy? does that take the pressure off? >> no. >> no? >> not really. >> why not? i think you could coast and say, they love us. >> i think we're digging in more deeper. >> it gets excited when you know people are watching. >> remind us of your character. you're a con man but helping -- >> prison sentence shortened to help consult the fbi on white collar crime. >> and you're a cia agent. >> yes. >> so, maybe there will be some cross -- >> i keep getting this tomorrow write a crossover. >> you're back to back, right? >> pretty much. >> what happens with your character this year? >> the first year i was a rookie in the cia so this year i've had some experience they're letting me do bigger missions, i'm traveling internationally. >> is you're boyfriend going to survive? >> we'll find out in the first episode. >> talk about six degrees of kevin bacon. both you and matt were born in texas. >> correct. >> you and matt went to ou. and you -- piper, you and meredith both won gracies this year. >> wow! >> there you go. >> small world. small world. >> unbelievable. >> that's good. >> and you're both on the cover of "tv guide." there you go. >> very cool. >> very cute. >> you look beautiful, as of "tv guide." there you go. >> very cool stuff. >> you're very cute. >> you look beautiful as always. >> you're so sweet. >> she didn't even need hair and makeup. >> i thought you said she didn't need air and makeup. >> she's a gill breather. >> exactly. congratulations, season three and two. good luck, guys. thank you so much. good to have you here. and go bobcats. mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> yes, indeed i do. let's see what's happening for today. we've got a risk of strong storms back through the plains, great lakes, some wet weather in northern california. lots of heat from the gulf coast into the southeast. tomorrow a risk of strong storms in the eastern great lakes, western new york and p.a. wet weather also back to the west. we've also got that record-breaking heat continuing from the ohio and mississippi river valleys back into texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. right now some hazy sunshine and temperatures are near 70 degrees. and later today we'll continue to climb into the mid-80s by mid-afternoon but it shouldn't be very humid today, lots of sunshine. sunny again tomorrow but a bit hotter and a little more humid chld but very humid and much hotter on wednesday and thursday. afternoon highs into the upper 90s. then friday, saturday and sunday it should be cooler, but there is a don't forget, you can get your weather any time of the day or night, weather channel. >> he was just attacked by a moth and it was nearly career-ending. by the way, can we tell you the season premiere of "white collar" at 9 p.m. followed by season premiere of "covert affairs" on our sister cable network usa. >> one of those brooklyn cockroaches. >> when they take flight -- >> coming up next, natalie heads to south america for a starring role on latin soap opera. first, this is "today" on nbc. this is like an iceberg volcano. it's like lightning in a snowball. it's like frozen hot chocolate. ah! ah! you got it! yeah, i was just reading what was on the cup. try our new dunkin' donuts frozen hot chocolate. it's like frozen hot chocolate. america runs on dunkin'. back now at 8:37 with more of our special series "anchors abroad." we've visited some of the hottest television shows in other parts of the world. >> this morning it is natalie's turn. >> why did i get the hard one? growing up as a little girl in south america and latin america, i was hooked on telenovelas but i never imagined starring a landing role in one. if i was going to steal the show i had to let my hair down and let my inner passion be my guide. >> reporter: colombia, south america, lush landscape, urban sophistication and bright people and the back drop for some of the most popular telenovela, filled with smimery skin, and enough love triangles to make a girl dizzy. and they see casanovas will be my leading men as i'm starring in an episode, the delmont heirs. >> about five brothers who inherit a chunk of money and a beautiful woman comes to destroy their lives. >> reporter: all that drama unfolds right here at the stunning el portico ranch, shooting location for prime time telenovela. >> welcome. >> reporter: thank you. no, i'm definitely not in kansas anymore. and it feels like i'm in my own telenovela already. some of my co-stars welcome me with open arms. if not a little more. but others like margarita, who plays the show's villain, are feeling a little threatened. here she is ticked off because someone is stealing her lover. and here she is ticked off because i'm here. but natalie morales, telenovela la star is above petty jealousy of petty actresses with fewer lines. i'll be playing the role of caroline wolf, spoiled daughter of texas tycoon who drags her to the tropics to buy thoroughbred horses from the brothers. >> you walk on the runway. to become a soap opera star, she has to believe that she's somebody else. and you smile with your eyes. >> reporter: veteran actress diana helps me flesh out details of my character. i must embody caroline wolf. at least that's what the acting book i read on the plane said. i have not acted since high school, but i will become this woman. ♪ >> are these the delmont brothers? >> reporter: my performance in the first few scenes is truly emmy-worthy. typical story, girl comes to hot climate, really sizzling hot. is afraid of small insects. and falls right into the arms of a young romeo, a very uncomfortable plot line. and i don't like where this is going. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: after all, i'm a married woman and i'm also a lady. so, you're going to be my love interest. >> exactly. >> reporter: there's not going to be a lot of love going on. >> no fake kiss? >> no kiss. must be realistic. >> reporter: you're saying had this is a deal-breaker? >> it's just a kiss. >> hey, diva. >> where are you going? >> reporter: my contract clearly states no nudity, no fuschsia and an endless supply of corn nuts. where are those corn nuts anyway? hello, corn nuts. breck speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: it's about time. no attitude either, missy. and absolutely no kissing. these aren't nacho flavored. these are gross. >> i hear natalie doesn't want to do kiss kisses and she wants to be a te will he noti telenoe? she's crazy. >> reporter: the husband has gone off to make sure the horses have good teeth. seizing the moment, my character's love interest kidnaps me by throwing me on a horse and dragging me toward an abandoned sugar factory nearby. jose has no idea my husband, both on set and off, will kill him! as the day progresses, i feel the cast and crew turning against me. ow! i can't fathom why. >> i hear there's a lot of tension between margarita and natalie. natalie should know she cannot go there because there's going to be a lot of trouble. >> watch out with margarita, natalie. watch out. >> reporter: you know i don't speak spanish. and then out of the blue, it happens. i cross paths with my nemesis margarita at the snack table. when i accidentally grab the last occasion she goes loco. ♪ >> reporter: that's how it's done. >> reporter: but i handle her with the grace of a true thespian. it's still in here, page 6, the kiss. this has to be out. you fix it. unfortunately, the producers are a little more difficult to manage. on set, tempers are flaring and i'm in a bit of a pickle. back at the sugar factory, jose and caroline are in the midst of an innocent game of charades when in storms my husband in a jealous rage, guns blazing. >> i like your woman. >> reporter: all this over little old me? a girl could get used to so much attention. >> that is enough! >> natalie. >> reporter: behind the scenes, morning news and 4 a.m. wake-up calls seem so far away right now. and then i remember the words of my wise mentor, diana -- >> she becomes her. si? easy. >> reporter: to succeed, i must go through with it. >> just a little kiss. just one. >> reporter: should i? well -- no, i can't. but maybe. nope, definitely not going to happen. but -- >> cut! >> that's a wrap. >> reporter: but wait? hey! i'm ready. i can do this now. come on. i can do this! come back here! >> thank god that didn't work out all that well. i do want to thank my evil nemesis who was actually very sweet. she taught me to cat fight like a pro, special thanks goes out to the cast and crew for putting up with my very diva-like behavior. so, i was just acting after all, guys. >> i don't know. >> you wanted us to see some of the reviews that came in. have you seen these? >> emmy worthy, right? >> we went online and saw reviews. one said, what the heck is natalie doing on this show? i saw her screaming and doing a bad job. she needs to stay on "today" show. acting is not her thing. >> that's good. i like that. >> we thought you did very well. we really did. >> did you happen to notice, my acting may not have been all that great but did you notice my assistant, the girl who brought me the corn nuts? take a look. good, huh? my evil twin. >> i couldn't get over -- >> she stole the scene, brilliant, emmy-worthy. >> i couldn't get over the men. unbelievable. >> why didn't you come? >> i'm going to the sugar factory. >> in lieu of an emmy, because that's not happening, we decided instead to celebrate your birthday. >> >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> look at this right here. he's better than corn nuts. >> happy birthday, sweetheart. >> thank you. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> i'm not 40 yet. not yet. >> up next, we'll head outside for some tasty pointers from a three-time world barbecue champion. this is "today" on nbc. this morning on "today's kitchen," mouth watering taste on the grill, myron mixon with a few recipes, the most winningest man in barbecue. his new cookbook "smoking with myron mixon." good to see. >> you good to see you. >> what makes your stuff -- why do you win so many awards? >> i pay a lot of attention to flavor profiles. that's what it comes down to. if everybody can get it done, get it moist, tender, then it's a flavor contest. you have to always be tweaking, changing thing. i think i'm very good at it. >> always be tweaking. >> always be tweaking. >> abt. so, we're making an interesting pork loin, stuffed pork loin. >> we've got sausage stuffed bacon wrapped pork tenderloin. >> nothing wrong with that. >> what do we start with? >> first thing, we have our sausage here. we have to make a hole big enough for it. take a steel and a regular turkey baster. go in there to make the hole bigger. >> what kind of sausage is this? >> any kind you want to use. >> frozen? >> put them in the freezer for a little while. it makes them easier to go up in it. then we take a little of our rub. >> dry rub? >> dry rub. >> is that a secret rub you got there? >> it's one i use in the competition. it's in the cookbook. then we take it, wrap it in bacon, lay it in the smoker. >> is this direct heat or indirect? >> indirect. we leave it bland in the middle that way it's doing indirect smoke. you'll have the grill covered to hold the heat in all throughout the process. >> how long will this take? >> takes about an hour and 15 minutes. >> what are you glazing that with? >> apple juice, a little apple jelly, vinegar, corn syrup. >> and you just keep beasti iba? >> keep basting it. let it rest. then our next little dish we got here. this right here is coca-cola marinated chicken. it's a little version of what my grandmother used to do on top of the stove. she used to smother chicken in coca-cola. reach in there, get your chicken, been marinating overnight in coca-cola, crushed garlic and onions. >> you come from a long line of barbecuers, don't you? >> my dad got me started. that's where the jack comes from, jack got me started. chicken rub with a little honey powder in it. >> more bacon. >> more bacon. got to have that fat because this white meat doesn't have a whole lot. >> not going to get an argument from me. as long as you got that bacon in there. how long will this sit on the grill? >> about an hour and 15 minutes. these two products take the same length of time. >> indirect heat again? >> indirect heat again. we'll glaze these with the same sauce. see how it shines line a new penny? >> nice. >> doesn't that make it shine? >> it does. >> all right. we're going to come over here now. let our tenderloin rest. do a little of the slicing. >> like the gift that keeps giving. a little something inside there. what's the coleslaw you got there? >> that's my momma's coleslaw recipe, coarse chopped cabbage, tomato tomatoes, my rub, salt, coarse ground pepper. that's good, isn't it? >> that's fantastic. >> my grandpa used to make it all time. tea, almond extract, vanilla extract. >> that's terrific. >> she used to boil it down. i don't know why, she called it jenkins punch. i figured it was an old boyfriend or something. >> myron mixon, the book is "smokin' with myron mixon." good to see. >> you good to see you. >> a lot more coming up but first this is "today" on nbc. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. not bad. >> pretty good way to start the week. this really is. when we come back, we'll are some tips -- oh, sorry. >> that's all right. >> i didn't -- you got so short. >> she's already kicking her heels off. >> what happened to your shoes? >> i couldn't run here fast enough. >> you got shorter. >> we'll talk tips about when you should hire a home stager to sell your home. >> okay. >> okay. >> how to learn the signs your body -- >> what happened to you. >> people know how short i am. o. and how to decode the signs your body is trying to tell you. 8:56 is your time now on this monday, june 6th. good morning, i'm eun yang. we have breaking news right now. let's get right to jerry edwards with a bad accident on the beltway. >> authorities continue to deal with the accident that occurred within the last foichb 20 minutes outer loop near connecticut avenue. doesn't appear to be an overly serious accident as far as injuries, but the big problem is we have two out of the four lanes blocked. as a result, the outer loop the jam-up begins close to i-95. inner loop there is a rubber necking slowdown getting past the scene. from the west along interstate 66 jammed. had a # . good morning. temperatures in the low and mid-70s with sunshine and later today into the mid-80s and a mostly sunny afternoon. not too humid. warmer weather moves in on tuesday. wednesday and thursday, more humidity and higher heat. we'll be into the upper 90s. friday, saturday and sunday, though it should be cooler each day, chance of passing showers mainly in the afternoon, maybe with some thunder and lightning as well. highs in the 80s to near 90. morning lows in the 60s to near 70. >> thank you very much, tom. we're headed back to now with more of "today" on a monday morning, the 6th day of june, 2011. that makes it the 67th anniversary of d-day. we'll take a moment to thank all those world war ii veteran, all veterans, actually, but the especially the world war ii veterans who served our country. meanwhi meanwhile, we have a great crowd jamming our plaza. inside the studio, i'm matt lauer along with al roker and the birthday girl, natalie morales. >> we've seen them in backyard parties but in the blink of an eye they can wreak havoc and cause injury, those bounce houses. this weekend another blew away with children inside. it was a scary scene. we'll take a look at the dangers. coming up, are you listening to your body? if you're feeling aches and pains, your appetite isn't quite right, sometimes minor symptoms can signal something more serious it going on. we're going to crack the code of what your body may be trying to tell you. then the confusing real estate market means we need good advice. >> that's right. especially if you're a buyer or seller. barbara corken is back to answer your questions. we're talking about staging your homes or if you need a real estate agent. as parents, we all have boys, and it's tough sometimes, whether they're just starting school or teens who don't -- lessons we can use to navigate those mine fields, raise our sons to be compassionate and confident grown up young men. we'll find out how to do it. >> first, a check of the day's top stories. >> one of the deadliest attacks on u.s. troops in iraq happened this morning. the military says five american service members were killed in central iraq. iraqi officials say it happened during a rocket attack. syrian police are keeping pro-palestinian fro testers from reaching the israeli border one day after deadly clashes there between protesters and israeli troops. meantime, celebrations in yemen's capital may be short-lived. officials say yemen's embattled president plans to return home and assume his duties after treatment in saudi arabia for wound suffered in a rocket attack on friday. arizona's third largest wildfire on record spread by several thousand acres overnight and is expected to grow even more today as wind and dry lightning are in today's forecast for the area. in iowa a blackhawk helicopter was used to drop sandbags on a leaking leavee threatening to flood a small town. court hearing for dominique strauss-khan expected to plead not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, he resigned from his imf post last month. another republican has entered the race for president, former pennsylvania rick santorum formally announced his candidacy. he has enjoyed support from social conserve ties because of his opposition to gay marriage, abortion and embryonic stem cell research. a popular attraction as backyard birthday parties is now coming under scrutiny after a spate of recent accidents. john yang has the story. >> oh my god. >> reporter: it was a terrifying sight caught on cell phone video. three inflated bounce houses, or moon walks, picked up by the wind at a long island soccer tournament and tossed through the air with kids playing inside. >> stay here. >> kids were being knocked over and they were just kids lying everywhere. >> reporter: lara ratigan was waiting to go in when they got tangled if a rope anchoring the houses. one cartwheeled along the ground. >> everyone ran over, jumped on top of them. >> reporter: police said 13 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. it's not the first time something like this has happened. in the tucson, arizona, area, three separate incidents since february alone. the most recent caught on cell phone video. parents and teachers evacuated the bounce house before wind whipped it around a light pole. six kids were slightly injured by debris. in february at a birthday party two sisters were in a wind-blown bounce house. >> i closed my eyes and i just felt myself bumping and being tossed around. >> reporter: her sister, alyssa, ended up on a roof two houses away. >> she was crying, she was full of blood. you know, her head, her face. >> reporter: she had a concussion and required staples to close a cut on her scalp. in april, strong winds blew a bounce house away in rockland county, new york. four children had minor injuries. the federal consumer product safety commission estimated from 2005 to 2007, all types of bounce house accidents sent an average of 6,000 people a year to emergency rooms, most aged 5 to 14. the most frequent injury, broken bones. they want operators to anchor item properly but not all states monitor their use, which concerns parents. for "today," john yang, nbc news, new york. >> and it was the weekend of sequels and preqeuls. "x of my men" took the first spot, "hang over2" and kung fu panda 2. >> did anybody see "hang over2" top spot, "hangover 2" was second place. >> anybody seen "hangover part 2". >> i did. >> funny? >> it's funny, but it's way over the top offensive. >> that's a good segue. >> i'm not sure what kind of thumbs up. >> mr. roker, check of the weather. >> i like way over the top. okay, let's check it out for you. first of all, we do have that heat to talk about. talk about over the top. 92 degrees today in minneapolis, 97 in tulsa, 101 in phoenix. in houston, i should say. factor in the humidity and it feels like 103 in houston, 102 kansas city, 96 in minneapolis and this heat is just going to continue its march eastward. tomorrow you'll see 90s in washington, d.c., atlanta, also parts of florida and then on wednesday we get up into the mid-90s here in new york city, chicago, back to the 100s back through the southwest and west texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. it is pleasant now. good morning. right now just past 9:00, we're into the low to mid-70s around the region. reagan national at 74. later today climbing into the mid-80s. not too humid and we'll have lot of sunshine. tomorrow a little hotter into the mid and upper 80s, perhaps near 90 in the cities, a bit cooler in the rural areas. more sun tomorrow again, not too humid but getting more humid and ho weather. natalie? ♪ body language >> no on "today's health" listening to your body, appetite changes, restless sleep pattern, vd aches and pains may be your body's way of telling us something is wrong. here to decode symptoms is laura moska and sara humphreys from "real simple" magazine which covers the topic in its current issue. good morning. as we were saying, we took a look at some common health symptoms and everything from receding hairlines to bleeding gums and sometimes patients are embarrassed to ask her doctors. that's a mistake, right? >> this is not meant to incite panic or paranoia but you need to listen to your body. it talks to you all the time. taking note of things like changes, symptoms you don't normally have, can make you a healthier person and head off more serious conditions. and you should always talk to your doctor. >> even if it's a stupid question, ushld always ask. let's go through the symptoms you should be looking at from head to toe, starting off with your hair thinning. in fact, effects a lot of women as we saw stories. female hair loss, it can be herdeherd er he heher herditary or hormonal changes. >> that gives us a clue that something is wrong on the inside. it could be a genetic factor or as simple as a ponytail too site. more serious signs in the hair. if you're losing your hair, women will often know it's related to menopause or to their periods. right before they get their periods they may start to lose hair. it can also be a sign of something more serious. iron deficiency, thyroid conditions, stress, crash diets, surgery, all kinds of things can be associated with hair loss. >> so, if it's atypical hair loss for you, time to go to the doctor. >> that's right. we normally lose about 100, 200 strands a day. if you're -- >> if you're shedding -- >> if your hair drain is clogged, it's time to say, what's going on? >> a change in the whites of the eye. you say that's a case of possible liver problems if they turn yellowish. >> whites of our eyes are an important place to keep monitoring. if they turn grayish, that can be an indication there's a bone or joint condition. as you pointed out, jaundice or yellowing of the eyes can be a very serious symptom of liver dysfunction. >> the whites of your eyes, when they get grayer, age is a factor for a lot of these things. we were wondering at "real simple" what is it about your eyes getting grayer, it really is just age, unfortunately. >> not uncommon, when you brush your teeth, you notice your gums bleed a little as well. when do you know there's more of a problem here? >> well, really your gums should never bleed. if they're bleeding or swollen, that's an indication there's a problem. a lot of people are surprised to learn there's a connection between their oral health, their gum health, and heart health. maybe if you're having bleeding gums, it's time to visit your cardiologist, not just your dentist. >> okay. and dry skin. i think a lot of us think it's a seasonal symptom. it can be an indicator of low thyroid as well or deficiencies as well. >> that's right. the skin is the biggest organ in our body. one of the most important karmo. when i take residents on rounds in the hospital, we actually look at the skin every morning of our patients. one thing you can do on yourself is actually just pinch your skin. >> the pinch test. >> right. we call it tinting. if the skin stays up. that means your dehydrated. that can be related to thyroid conditions. we also take the thumb and put it on the patient's chin and press in. if it leaves a pitting mark, pitting edema, and that can be associated with heart failure or kidney disease. skin is an important place to look. >> covers all of your body, so it's going to be a huge -- one of your largest visual organs. >> absolutely. >> next for toes, you know, i think you say look for leg and foot cramps that can be the result of poor circulation. >> yes. you know, having cramping in your legs can be a real common problem for a lot of people. it can be as simple as overuse, wrong shoe type, but a more moderate situation with cramping in the legs, some people describe it as charlie horses when they sleep. this can be an indication of a mineral deficiency, so your calcium levels, your. potassium, sodium levels, you may need to eat more bananas. with cramping in the legs, if it occurs when we're walking, that's a serious sign. that means there may be a blockage and may be time to see the vascular surgeon. >> what's common, we tend to do the internet web doctoring, go on and self-diagnose if we feel symptoms. why is that some of the problems that's leading to the misdiagnosis going on? >> talk about paranoia. it's good to do research yourself, that's fine to go online to a medical resource. but see a doctor in person because you really want an accurate diagnosis and accurate treatment. self-medicating and self-treating can be dangerous. >> absolutely. thank you both. great information. still to come this morning, some explosive new details in the casey anthony murder trial as the prosecution presents its forensic evidence. up next from selling in an over 55 community to finding the right real estate agent and answer to your real estate questions. first, these messages. 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i never thought of that one. >> now let's go to diane from virginia on the phone with us. i understand you have a home on the market right now? >> caller: we sure do. >> how did barbara help? >> caller: thanks so much for the question. our home is located almost equal distance from two major cities, richmond, virginia, and charlottesville, virginia. is it okay to list two separate real estate agents for proper exposure? does that mean paying two different commissions upon sale? >> that's a great idea, i have to hand it to you, i never would have thought that. you can use two agents but the trick here is getting the agents to be enthusiastic about sharing the listing and sharing the commission. the best way to do that, i would think, would be to hire two agents from the same company in both of those cities, a large agency. let them work out how they're going to slice up the commission. the typical commission, of course, today even though it's never set, is between 5% and 6%. but don't worry about that. you'll only pay one commission and it's a really smart idea what you just thought of. >> wow. >> i'm going to take credit for that idea. >> even you learn something. >> you bet yeah. >> fantastic. thanks. we'll go to an e-mail from peggy who sounds like she's in the real estate busy herself. she asks, how would you go about selling a 55-plus community in this market? where would you market the property to attract the most 55-plus buyers? >> you should visit the other 55-plus communities in your area and find out where those buyers are coming from. what happens in this end of the business is you get waves of buyers from different locals so you want to find out where that sweet spot is and advertise to those areas where those empty nesters are coming from. the next thing you want to do is play up the amenities. it's not about the square foot or cost per square foot so much but more about what amenities come with the package, like the pool, the golf course, clubhouse, things 55-plus people love. also play up the little details within the units themselves that make all the difference. things like a kitchen counter that's low enough to chop while you sit on a bench. things like that. or a master bedroom and the bath on the same floor. on the ground floor, rather. things like this attract people. pick wisely what you play up but make sure you know where those people are coming from. >> finally, we've got pam from florida writing, i want to buy a piece of property for $1.8 million. all right, pam. after i made my offer i was informed the property is a short sale controlled by the bank. i learned about $80,000 in arrear property taxes? shouldn't the bank be holding the mortgage? >> short sale is an agreement between homeowner and lender to sell the house for less than is owed on the mortgage. so, it implies a good deal. it isn't always a good deal. it depends on how you negotiate. there are absolutely no rules to negotiating with a lender different than it is with an individual homeowner, but the difference is, is that there's no emotion involved and you usually get a straight answer. what you pay for the home should have nothing to do with it being a short sale or not and whether or not you want to pay the taxes. it should have g to dole do with what is that home worth to you and you'll get an answer quickly from a bank, the advantage of a short sale, but take extra time thinking through what that home is worth. >> and the $80,000 in property taxes in arrears. >> it's open to negotiation or tell the lender, no, i'm not going to do that. it's making the bid in writing to the lender. >> all right, good advice. you picked up something, too. >> i sure did. i love to learn. >> love that. coming up, lessons for parents raising boys to be confident and caring men. 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>> on camera. >> on kocamera. because everything is going to be in the show. she says, i hope i will be able to help other people. >> this was your first real -- your first time really being in a reality show. i mean, paris has been doing these for a while. was it difficult for you to agree to go along with it at first? did you question whether or not you were making the right decision? >> at first, when she asked me -- you know, i was flattered. i thought, oh, well. my boys are very independent. have i a 21-year-old and a 17-year-old. so i thought, this will be fun. and then -- >> reality. >> reality, exactly. you know, they're there. >> the good, the bad and ugly of reality tv. >> some think -- every now and then, you know, maybe this wasn't the right thing. maybe paris shouldn't be doing this. maybe we should pull back a little bit. >> well, for the last year and a half, she did. and she was traveling and really just concentrating on her brand. and i don't think she was ready for anything like this. i mean, as you start diving into the show, starting this wednesday night on oxygen at 10:00, but let me say in other parts of the country, check your local listings because some people did miss it. it was on at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00. >> okay. >> well, kathy -- >> but she is ready for this right now. i think she has been exposed and gone through a lot of bumps in the road. >> and they'll get to see it coming up on wednesday night. >> so, we'll make the record straight here. you can catch it, "the world according to paris" on wednesday 10 bm or check your local listings. nights, 10:00, 9:00 central time on oxygen or check your local listings. al has a check of the weather for you. >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. temperatures now into the mid-70s and later today peaking in the mid-80s. not too humid and lots of sunshine. tomorrow mostly sunny, up near 90. just a small chance of a thunderstorm. and then increased heat and humidity will be with us wednesday and thursday. highs in the upper 90s. but a break from the heat as we get into friday and the weekend. each day, though, there is an and that's your latest weather. coming up next in dramatic new testimony in the casey anthony murder trial. first, these messages. also get a free flight. you know that comes with a private island. really? 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>> as we were discussing, boys and girls very different. different in how they think and some action. while some parenting tips, essential you can use them and apply to girls, we really did focus on the school age boy. >> we have five tips. there are obviously more but these are the five we think are the most important. this one can be difficult, to help him manage his emotion. >> boys tend to bottle up their emotions. they see on the big screen the super man or cowboy and they're not super expressive. the first thing you want to do is get him talking. he research shows we ask girls much more often how they're feeling than boys. with boys you don't necessarily want to come out and ask question after question -- >> you want to go around -- >> you want to coax it out of them and do it over time. you can say, i notice how you're feeling. bring it up a little later. seems like things didn't go that well in school today, do you want to talk about it? get him to talk about it over time. >> you want to find out how he's doing and also in tip number two, lesson number two, you want to teach him empathy, how others are feeling. >> research shows, there's a huge study in michigan that showed people today are 40% less e empathic than 20 years ago. they blame that on computer, games, social networks, empathy is super important. one of my favorite tips is reading fixes. research shows the part of your brain you use to follow and process what's happening to a fictional character is the same part of the brain that you use in real life. so, every little minute he does that is exercising that brain. >> and the what-if game? >> say you're watchinging a baseball game and you see the pitcher, bottom of the ninth and all the pressure's on him. you turn to your son and say, if you were that guy, how would you be feeling right now? put yourself in his shoes. the more you do that, the more likely he is to carry those rules on through his life. >> number three, one we think with boys, we don't pay that much attention to, but strengthen his feeling about self, sense of self. >> this isn't about ego, this is about self-confidence. you want to skip the false praise. boys tend to focus on their talents. what you want to do is praise the effort. if he gets an "a" on the test, you say, great job, you did such a great job studying, not you're the smartest kid. the other thing su don't want to label hip. you don't want to excuse bad behavior by saying boys will be boys. what he does is say, okay, i'm a boy, i can do that negative behavior. you want to get away from those stereotypes. >> number four, you want to instill respect for others. >> respect is super important. so, the way you need to set a good example, not only in how you deal with his teachers and coaches, how often have you been on the sideline, you see some dad go crazy about a play to the coach. you want to restrain yourself from doing that because your son is going to pattern your behavior 150%. >> that goes right into number five, which is, show affection. >> affection is super important. now, this is the thing about affection with boys. it's all in the timing. you know, you might have had an 8 or 9-year-old who loved kisses but by the time they reach middle school, they're going, yo, stands back. but you want to still do that. a boy who grows up with affection will tend to show affection. >> i can't freeze him at 9 now where he's still kissing me? >> the other thing, al, for you, get physical. that roughhousing a son and father do actually really helps a boy to manage his impulses. >> he just knocked me on the butt with a side sweep from tae kwon do the other day. good advice. thanks so much. still to come, how to bring a mediterranean touch to your family dinner. so, you actually reward peop for staying with you? yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have something. show her, tom. huh? you should see november! oh, yeah? giving you more. now that's progressive. call or click today. this morning in "today's kitchen," the perfect dinner with mediterranean dinner. good to have you here, carlo. >> thank you very much. >> first time on the show. i hear there's a good story behind it because our executive producer discovered you. went to your restaurant, loved it. >> yes. i'm glad, actually, stopped by. i can't believe such an important person would stop in our restaurant in andover. she liked it a lot. invite me to come to new york to be on the "today" show. >> it's mediterranean cooking, you're lebanese, so all of that has that sort of infusion of the flavors. let's get started. you're starting off with a salad. >> very traditional salad. i'm going to mix all this -- >> sure. this is olive oil. >> lemon juice. i'll make the salad here. >> garlic. all of this, right? >> yes. >> some sumac, salt -- >> what is that, exactly? >> seasoning, mild lemony. it's just lemony -- has lemony flavor. >> if you can't find it because it could be one of those specialty -- >> you can find it in your international section in the supermarket. if not, you can put some pomegranate or lemon zest. this will do it. so, you can add all this -- >> i don't know if i put enough sumac in there. >> you can put it all. >> oh, wow. dump it. >> that will make it special. >> okay. >> let's do it. >> looks very different now. >> yeah. >> that looks beautiful. so fresh, right? the mint and cucumbers, parsley -- >> gives it a nice freshness to it. >> beautiful. >> after we mix it, we're going to just pour all the bread chips on top. >> and you can buy the pita chips, too? >> you can buy it. if you don't prefer like fried pita, you can do just baked pita chips. >> i like that. that sumac is great. >> my wife call it perfect -- >> perfect pita sands wish? >> perfect bite. >> and salmon over here. meanwhile, tell us what we're doing with the salmon. >> salmon, we sear it on one side, give it nice crisp to it. >> and it's just -- you put salt and pepper first? >> salt and pepper first. >> beautiful golden crust on top. >> yes, very important to be crispy from outside. >> you pan sear it before you then put it in the oven. you actually put a rub on top first, right? >> yeah. i don't like to put my rub on it because i don't want my garlic to get burned. plus, when you put it on your hot salmon, it penetrate inside and gives it nice flavors. >> okay. >> so, we're going to take it off here. >> got that one. >> i'll put some rub on it. >> just a little bit of -- on each one, right? >> yes. >> just garlic and olive oil. >> garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. >> all right. there you go. >> going to put it in the oven. >> right in the oven there. how long will this go in the oven for? >> go like for ten minutes, 400 degrees. >> beautiful. that's pretty quick. >> yep. this is how it's going to come out. >> like this. >> and if you want to make sure your salmon cooked, you just -- push it on both sides. your finger shouldn't go inside. you feel it's a little hard. >> so it's still a little moist inside but -- >> yes. but your finger doesn't go -- >> you plated the salmon. we're running out of time here. >> yes. >> there we go with couscous, perfect side always, right? >> yes. >> where did the magic plate of couscous come from? >> the magic bowl of couscous. everybody should have one. >> beautiful. >> salmon here. put some sauce. >> fantastic. >> i love how you do that. >> some cilantro. >> it's all in the swoosh. >> yes. fennell and leaks. this is for garnish. >> i can see why our producer loved that. thank you so much. come back and visit us again. >> thank you for having me. >> still ahead, randy travis, josh turner performing live right after your local news and weather. 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tom will have your forecast after the news. good morning, i'm eun yang. it is monday, june 6, 2011. topping our news for today, a developing story out of fairfax county right now. one woman is dead and two others injured after all three were stabbed earlier this morning. this happened around 5:30 in an apartment in the 13800 block of braddock springs road in centreville. police aren't releasing too many details right now but the two victims who survived are a man and a woman. megan mcgrath will have a live report at 11:00 with the very latest information on this developing story. after a few cool days, we are going to see a rise in temperatures soon. let's head over to tom kierein with more on the forecast. hi, tom. >> it's heating up now. we're into the upper 70s throughout much of the region. later today into the mid-80s. tomorrow a little more humid and then higher heat and higher humidity for wednesday and thursday. end of the weekend into the weekend, though, cooling down and we have a chance of passing showers and thunderstorms each day with afternoon highs upper 80s to near 90. jerry, how's traffic now? >> still very tough. jammed outer loop from college park to silver spring, actually all the way to connecticut avenue. one more stop along interstate 66, eastbound 28 in centreville an accident which was in the roadway is moved over to the shoulder. heavy traffic there. brief delays getting to the capital beltway. capital beltway. >> stay tuned for a f man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil, there are just three natural ingredients. sweet cream,anola oil and salt. discover land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil. captions paid for byes nbc-universal television hey, everybody. hope you had a wonderful ekend. it's another fun day monday. 6th of june. >> we are kicking off another week and yet a busy weekend. >> you know what it's like on the book tour. >> what did do you? 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>> i feel great. >> you look so good. >> so nice to hear from everybody when i was out. >> it's a tough way to find out how much people love you. don't expect any more. >> do you like one child more than another? i always tease and go i have two children and one's perfect and it's not cody. but the truth is there are some people that i think you love your children the same, perhaps, but at different times like them more or less than others. depending on how much they like you. >> there was a woman, she has written something in "redbook." an anonymous essay. she was sick at the time and the mother didn't know it at the time. >> this little book i've written is about two children from the same parents. one is a hellion and the other is like a little angel. that does happen in families. ultimately, i don't imagine, i can't imagine how you could love one more than the other. >> some feel like you're mom's favorite and we're the other two. that kind of thing. >> i do believe my sister mishy is my mother's favorite. she does everything in the world for my mother, she takes great care of her and i live away. i call every day, but my sister is there to do the everything for my mom. my brother is here with me. you -- i'm trying to think of your three kids in your family. who do you think your mom's favorite is. >> halah. >> no! me. what do you mean halah? i don't know. i don't know. i'm not sure. >> i can only imagine what your mother and father would have named you, hoda if they had this new baby-naming app. it's the weirdest thing. >> there would not have been hoda. >> what does hoda mean in egyptian? >> arabic. it means guidance. i don't really know. people tell me it means different things. my sister's name is hala. she asked what does my name mean and he said it's like light bulbs. like the light bulb. it's like hallo. >> would you find out? >> what does john mean? what does kathie mean? >> kathie means purity. yes, it does. >> they have this app. you take your ipad. you put it on your belly and when the baby kicks, there are names that are circulating. it stops like a button on the name your child picks. that's the baby telling what to name the baby. >> it's ridiculous. >> if you believe that, you deserve the kind of kid you're going to get. we are all in love with bradley cooper. >> sexy. >> the guy is hotter than -- he's hot. now he is even hotter, if it's possible. >> he did this beautiful french tv for "hang over ii." >> they have a name for it, "very bad date number two." >> let's watch him speak french. >> it's already a hit. >>. 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i always get exhausted. >> the caffeine will keep you up. that is a decent amount of caffeine. >> these i like these dark chocolate. >> dark chocolate espresso beans. 80 milligrams of caffeine. they are good. >> you know the coffee nibs? she these hardly have any. these lollipops, 23 milligrams. this is the cashy tlc bar, 9 milligrams. you could probably eat these in the evening unless you're super sensitive. >> i love everything kashi makes. they are terrific. >> me, too. these are some of the best slimming coffee concoctions. starbucks tall, coconut light cappuccino. 110 calories, 0.5 grams of fat. >> that is delicious. >> let me try it one more time. >> what about this one? >> this is the dunkin' donuts small coffee coolata, 210 calories, 16 milligrams of caffeine. this is from mcdonald's. 140 calories, the iced nonfat caramel latte, 75 milligrams of caffeine because there is a lot of coffee in. >> there is no milk in this one? >> there is. >> i can't try these. they look good from here. >> regular iced nonfat latte with one packet of sugar. it's going to run about 110 calories, but calcium and decent amount of caffeine. i like to show people how i make an iced vanilla coffee at home. a cup of crewed coffee, pour it over ice. nonfat skim milk or soy milk. >> this is soy milk. 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. no calories and a teaspoon of sugar. >> that's your drink? 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[ female announcer ] two hour whitestrips from crest. life opens up when you do. on "today's money" the one, two, threes for investing. it is never too early to start teaching the fundamentals to your kids. >> lori macke, author of "the money mama and the three little pigs." >> we'll start off with this question. would you rather have a million dollars or a penny doubled every day for 30 days? >> it sounds like a trick question, but we want the million because we get it now. >> we get it now. we are probably wrong, right? >> it's amazing. just take a guess of what it is. >> $1,100,000. >> it's $5 million. you can see by the middle of the month it's a couple of hundred dollars, by the end, the magic happens and compounding happens and it turns into over $5 million. >> how come we are not all millionaires walking around. >> because we are not saving and investing our money. >> this is something you say teach the kids. how do you do this? >> powerful things like a penny doubled or anything that is going to show them money compounds. it's something so important for children to understand. >> what age are you talking about? when do you start talking to your kids? >> you can start as soon as they have the i-wants. >> everybody when they are little had piggy banks. back then because a credit card did not exist. you had to have the money to buy what you wanted at the time. later they have the lay-away plan. all of that taught discipline. these days kids have debit cards and credit cards. it's cyber money. how do you teach them the difference? >> they need to work with cash. that is the biggest problem. they don't see cash. the penny doubled is a great way to show them that a penny, they are never going to look at a penny the same way. >> tell us about the concept money grows over time. this is another lesson you say we should teach. >> but not on trees. >> it can grow like a tree, but not on trees. the great thing about investing for your kids is that you can actually take $1,000 the day, your child's first birthday. invest it. it is going to do the same thing a penny does. it's going to grow. 20 years it's doubled. that magic comes in with the compounding and it's worth over $400,000. >> you can't get the same return on your money these days. >> it's got to be in there for a long term. kids have time. that's the value kids have. they have the greatest asset. >> they don't have to wait for anything. everybody wants it right now because we feel entitled. >> when the kids are little, they don't know any different. invest when they are little. >> i feel bad, people would love to take $1,000 when their child is born, but they need every penny to put food in their mouths and diaper them. it's the extra stuff we think we need, but want. it's a difference. >> if you start and engage your families and friends and say i want to do this for my child so they have a secure financial future, anybody can come up with that if it's a year. >> thanks. we want the penny. >> just the penny. that's all. >> up next, randy travis and josh turner will perform live. man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! it's been 25 years since the debut of his first album. since then country music superstar randy travis racked up 18 number one singles, seven grammys and a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> he has a brand-new album called "anniversary of a celebration." he is here to celebrate his anniversary with us with his good friend josh turner. good to see you all. >> it's going to be the battle in baritones here. what's it going to be? >> bass-off. >> i love this cd, randy, because you've teamed up with different people. tell us some of the people. >> again, josh has been a friend for several years. we worked together on a couple of projects as far as being in studio or recording for television, a thing called "crossroads." he was nice enough to come in and sing on this song called "time" that we'll do. john anderson has been a friend for 30 years maybe. >> nothing better than working with your friends, is there? >> it's wonderful. this whole project was so much fun. there was carrie underwood, kris kristofferson. >> you still have the best head of hair. i remember when you didn't have a gray one in there. >> what are you going to sing for us? >> "time." ♪ ♪ hey mister ♪ don't you know you're going to lose ♪ if you're always working here ♪ i don't know ♪ you're thinking maybe you could get it ♪ watch she watches is tlc ♪ how do you spell love ♪ t-i-m-e >> you're some old boy that's got nothing but time. ♪ slow down ♪ smell the roses and the coffee ♪ don't you ever let lonely ♪ call her up ♪ to tell her ♪ and remind her ♪ she's your one and only ♪ she is working late ♪ one night you'll see ♪ how do you spell love ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ hold her hand ♪ take a walk ♪ a little talking ♪ and a whole lot of listening ♪ it won't be long ♪ till you get a little taste ♪ of what you've really been missing ♪ they say the best things in life are free ♪ women spell love ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ hey you can get rich ♪ you can make that money ♪ but one of these days ♪ you're going to find your honey ♪ on the other side of town ♪ in a double wide ♪ with some old boy ♪ that's got nothing but time ♪ take off next friday ♪ spend the weekend ♪ acting like you've got forever ♪ she won't care where you're going ♪ what you doing ♪ just as long as you're together ♪ it ain't as simple ♪ as one, four, three ♪ women spell love ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ she wants nothing but tlc ♪ women spell love ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ hey josh ♪ don't you know you're going to lose your hair ♪ slow down ♪ smell the roses and the coffee ♪ hold her hand ♪ take her walking ♪ do some talking ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ hey women spell love ♪ t-i-m-e ♪ women spell love josh and randy ♪ women spell love ♪ t-i-m-e >> that's how the pros do it. so great! that was awesome. thank you. thank you so much. we'll be back tomorrow with the kardashians. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪