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anchor's desk as we begin an exciting new era today thursday, june 9th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry i guess for nobody. me, myself, and i. it's such a thrill. >> it's a tradition around here that we like to play that little piece of audio. it's tradition that we usually play longer pieces that day, but -- >> but you know what? it never -- is enough. i really feel like cinderella. ann curry aka cinderella today. >> it's interesting. because this is an exciting new chapt chapter, but this is a very comfortable fit. you've been with this program for 14 years, longer at nbc. it's simply like a member of the family moving to the table. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> no, it's great. >> you know, if you've been -- i've worked here for 14 years. if you've been able to put up with me for 14 years and you're clapping, that's a good sign. >> tomorrow i promise we'll do that record thing for you. >> live television. >> the heat story is impacting a lot of people across the country. some places have hit triple digits. how long is it going to last? we'll get al's forecast. also coming up, damage in casey anthony's testimony. why they were searching on the anthony family computer. we're going to get details about that. also we've got news you can use. a new list is out this morning. it ranks the safest cars on the road and the ones with the highest death rates in zelkts, so what you need to know before you head to your local dealership. >> and also did you hear about this? the country music awards were held last night and shania twain took a rough fall. and we'll tell you how she's doing this morning. let's begin with the covert air strikes in yemen about. jim miklaszewski is live. it's one of the most active and aggressive air campaigns around the world. nobody hears about it because, in fact, the u.s. military has been on rating covertly there for some time and unlike the air strooiks run by the cia, this is a total military operation launching aircraft and air strikes and those unmanned drones that file those deadly accurate missiles. surprisingly intelligence has cop rate. but as that country collapsed into violent demonstrations is on the verge of civil war, all that cooperation pretty much dried up. so the u.s. military now has to rely on surveillance satellites, both image satellites and eavesdropping satellites to locate those various al qaeda targets. one of the problems for some time has been that the intelligence there has been unreliable or even wrong. even though u.s. military on the ground have been drawn back into their bases because of the current violence, those air strikes against al qaeda now considered to be there in yemen one of the most threatening al qaeda factions in the world have been stepped up in an anttempt o keep the al qaeda operations up. >> thank you very much. it's four minutes after the hour. here's ann. matt, thanks. there are startling new revelations on anthony weiner's sexting scandal. luke russert is on capitol hill with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's a new twist. we have learned that his wife is pregnant. this comes on the eve of a new photograph emerging on the internet and his party calling for him to resign. anthony weiner's wife huma abedin arrived at abu dhabi. they have confirmed that they're expected their first child. that news comes as a rising course of prominent democrats is calling for weiner to resign from congress. >> lying is unforgivable. lying publicly about something like this is unforgivable and he should resign. >> certainly as a member of congress, as a woman, as somebody who is appalled by this behavior, the right thing to do is for anthony weiner to resign. >> reporter: and there's even more pressure on weiner, a picture showing a naked man below the waist reportedly of the congressman is making its way around the internet. >> i can't fore see a circumstance in which i would see that. i don't think i want to put his family through that type of thing. >> reporter: breitbart said it was leaked after he showed it to a radio host after an interview, not knowing they had a camera. >> i think it's content and it's proof but i chose not to put it out there for public consumption. i still stand by that, and i'm upset that it's out there. >> reporter: late wednesday weiner's office issued a new statement, quote, as representative weiner said on monday when he took responsibility for hissas, he has sent explicit photos. with the full support of his wife he's turned to his colleagues. he's gone to bill clinton andry fehred to. >> bill clinton is unhappy with anthony weiner. they're not thrilled with this. it is very hurtful to huma and very embarrassing generally. >> and, ann, despite many democrats telling anthony weiner he should leave the house of representatives, i spoke ooh to a representative lately who said, quote, resignation is not where the congressman's head is at. >> thanks. andrea mitchell has traveled around the world with anthony's wife, huma abedin. good morning. >> good morning, ann. congratulations. >> let's turn to the subject at hand. with this news that huma abedin is pregnant according to politico.com in her first trimester, what is the reaction now to this news, andrea? >> well, there was no one more private than huma and no one more loyal and her friends and colleagues are reaching out. the word back from huma was no comment. so it's not -- her pregnancy was not well known at the state department except andmong those close colleagues and it's something she's long looked forward to, certainly not in these circumstances. it is notable she was not standing by his side but she did watch it and was with him later that night monday in new york. by all accounts she is committed to making the marriage work. >> we don't know a lot about her. she's described as a private person. how would you describe th relationship and how would you describe her? >> i don't think there's anyone closer than bill clinton, hillary, chelsea and her grandmother. she was with her in the senate race in 2000, 2006 and throughout the 2008 cam pain. she is her closest confidante. she's smart, digny fight, completely reliable, tireless. hillary once told "vogue" that huma's combination of, quote, poise, kindness and intelligence are matchless and described her as her other daughter. bill clinton officiated at the wedding. this is family, this is close, this is painful. >> she was raised in a very conservative environmental in saudi arabia, although she was born in michigan. do you think that the way she was raised has made this actually even harder for her? >> certainly. she was raised, pakistani and indian background. she is a private person. she is a muslim. she observes -- she's an observant muslim married to a jewish man. that's already resolved. she's a very private person. as i say, she's very much in love with anthony weiner and friends say they will try to work this out. >> it's been reported her boss has been advising her. how do you think it's playing out that her boss is hillary clinton and she's been in this kind of spotlight before? >> they've dealt with this. there's going go a lot of media at the anger. this is really tough for those of us who like huma a lot. i mean one of the things about hillary clinton as you know so well she's elevated women's issues to -- human rights issues starting in beijing all the way back in the '90s, and throughout her travels, she's always meeting with women's group. she talks about women's empowerment and this is so humiliates and devastating for a team of strong women at the state department who have made it u.s. poll said and done it so effectively and done it with respect worldwide. >> that's a good point at which to leave it. thank you so much. here's matt. thank you so much. the obligatoring heat being freld from texas all the way to new england. it's being blamed for least five deaths. mara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. already here this morning, temperatures have cracked 80 degrees, and they're expected to rise above 100. one of the hottest starts ever. >> reporter: there are still soared to near triple digits, cracking records, in some cases reaching highs almost 20 degrees above average. in chicago where temperatures hit an unseasonably high 94 degrees, air conditioner repairmen had their work cut out for them. >> we need to go to the outside condenser. >> reporter: with customers like bulldog i've had to ice down. cool. >> on days like this you've got to keep drinking water and try to stay out of the heat as much as you can. >> reporter: in new york central park, a bride-to-be taking engagement pictures went from blushing to downright sweaty. >> we didn't know it was going to be this hot. >> reporter: and in st. paul, minnesota, a snow pile in a completely. the last trace of winter gone. uncomfortable. it can be dangerous, killing at least five across the country. all over the u.s. city workers are checking on the elderly. >> do you have a fan on? air conditioning? >> reporter: and manning cooling centers. but not everyone is hating the heat. after a long snowy winter, many are ready for some fun in the sun. >> and i wanted to get in the water. >> reporter: not trying to beat the heat but embracing it. >> if it's hotter than what they said, it's good news to me. i love it. >> reporter: you know, a lot of school kids are happy about the heat too because some cities without adequate air condition having released the students early giving some students an unexpected halfday. >> maria schiavocampo in midtown manhattan. thank you very much. a lot of people want to know when it's going to stop. al roker is on the plaza. good morning to you. >> it's coming. it's just about here, matt. for today, we're going to break a record in new york set back in 1983. 100 in d.c. 97 in boston, breaking a record set back in 1984. heat advisories all the way from . we'll tell you about that in a few minutes. matt, ann? >> thank you very much. we'll get your forecast in a couple of minutes. let me welcome somebody to my old job. we're talking about natalie morales. natalie, i carved my name. >> i was wondering what the initials were. >> welcome. how great. your first day. >> thank you so much. and it's such an honor. and a huge congratulations to you. you've been such an example to all of us. it really is an honor taking over for you. thank you. meanwhile i've got a job to do. with a massive wildfire scorching eastern arizona. officials say someone intentionally set several small fires forcing evacuate united nations in a community near flagstaff. crews battle flames there night and day. and parts of new mexico now and texas could face rolling blackouts if the more than 600-square-mile blaze hits power lines. >> the first hurricane has formed. hurricane adrian is expected to remain offshore but this year's hurricane season is expected to be more active than normal. as nato air strikes intensify, mow more gadhafi is responding with blissering attacks. they meet to strategize a post-gadhafi libya. with some 95% of the i don'ts received now translate and decoded, u.s. officials say they're investigating everyone the terror mastermind wrote to. meantime al qaeda's second in command, ahman al zawahiri has apeered. in it he eulogizes bin laden. a point that experts say is significant. and now let's head to wall street. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange for us. good morning. >> hi, natalie. the dow hasn't seen a positive date yet in june with stocks with losses for a sixth straight day as investors remain worried about a slow recovery, wall street is pay tiengs the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits. meantime citigroup admits hackers did gain access to customers' cards accounts. they were unable to see social security numbers, birth dates, card skper rags dates and codes. canucks shut them out winning 4-0. tieing the best of seven series. two games each. the teams will face off for a tiebreaker friday 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on nbc. it's exciting. and the country music television awards last night, no one was able to catch this falling star. take a look at singing sensation shania twain make grajd entrance took a tumble. she laughed it off, got right back up on her feet. she called it one of life's most embarrassing moment. she said she is fine, maybe a bit of a hurt thumb. but all is well. >> i've about done worse than that. >> i think it was the shoes. she blamed the shoes. she was thinking about auctioning them off but not decided yet. e-mail not sure that's a pair you'd want. >> i think they would look good on you. >> all right. natalie. thank you very much. mr. roquer, everybody wants you to that front will bring us relief for the weekend. good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein. one more day with excessive heat and high humidity, already uncomfortably warm and humid. temperatures in 80 by the way, 70s else were high nears 100 this afternoon, record 102 set on this date in 1874. might get a passing thundershower this evening, small chance of that greater chance >> and that's your latest weather. ann? police in bloomington, indiana, have expanded their search for a 20-year-old indiana university student who has not been seen in nearly a week and we're learning more now about who she was with the night she disappeared. nbc's kevin tibbles is outside the woman's apartment with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. she had been out with friends early in the morning when she simply vanished. now the police are scouring surveillance video for clues. with each passing day further anguish for the parents of lauren spierer. >> we're still hopeful we can find her and when we find her, that she'll be all right. >> reporter: the 20-year-old indian university fashion student was last seen walking toward her campus about 4:30 in the morning last friday after spending a night out with friends. lauren's keys were found a block from the apartment. on tuesday night police used a battering ram to execute a search warrant at her apartment building. the apartment complex owners say there was no staff owner on sight to provide a key and they are fully cooperating. the warrant is for a surveillance video. >> we did not see indications on that video that she was being forced. >> reporter: hundreds of volunteers have been scouring the area for much of a week searching for anything that might lead authorities for the missing girl. >> the entire city has been searched once but we'll do it begin. >> we'll be working and do whatever we have to do to find lauren and bring her close to home. >> it hits close to home to home as their 19-year-old never returned home 11 years ago. >> it's a parent's worst nightmare to have your child missing and not know where they are. >> reporter: biermann will help in the search. prayers that she'll be found safe soon. >> she's a person of significant compassion, and she's full of life and we just want to take her home. >> i can't wait to put my arms around you and hear your sweet voice and i love you with all my heart. >> reporter: there are reports there was an argument or confrontation earlier in the evening here outside lauren's apartment, but friends say she appeared fine when she walked home alone at 4:30 in the morning. there is now a $100,000 reward for any information that may lead the authorities to finding her. ann? >> pretty heartbreaking. kevin tibbles. thank sow so much. coming up, searchers for internet words like chlorofofrmt we'll get the latest on that. first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. i remember that trip we took to africa in 2003 and your compassionate reporting. i'll be watching you every day. >> so sweet of her. >> that's nice. >> i can't believe she went to that trouble. maybe she'll give us another interview. what do you think? >> work on that. as we celebrate ann's first day here as a co-anchor, we're going to take a look at some of the high leasts in the 14 years that led her to the anchor desk. we're back after your local news. p=0?úú@pú÷ú÷@c$$?$?$?hhh@? good morning. it is 7:26 on this thursday, the 9th of june, i'm joe krebs. an unusual site of i-39 5. one of news4's content producers shot to video of a water main break or something near the kings street overpass. you can see water either shooting up from 395, like a geyser, or falling down from the overpass above. look liked a water fall at some points it is all clear now, right now, there is not even a trace of any of that water anymore. now, let's -- we are going to take a look at weather and traffic right after this. stay with us. good morning. increased humanmid, temperatures in the 70s near 80 now. later today, near 100 by midafternoon with high humidity, poor air quality as well. then there is a possibility of a passing thundershower this evening. how is traffic this morning? >> we have a lot of problems in our area but i want to focus on virginia. as we go down here, i'm going to drop from 2-d to 3-d, we are going to take a flythrough on 95, toward woodbridge, those red cars means you are jammed and going to be stop and go all the way to the 395 interexchange. >> thanks very much. ♪ [ 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. ann, we're here at one of our favorite restaurants. >> this is why i had to leave the house without telling you. i'm sorry. >> we wanted to wish you congratulations and best wishes from me, ma ken zirks walker and friends and families on the east coast and west coast. bet wishes. we love you. >> congratulations, mom. we love you. >> go show them what a curry can do. >> that's my husband brian and my daughter. i can't believe they pulled that off. thursday morning, june 9th. i can't believe they did that. >> it was successful. >> they don't like being on television, so that was a lot of love. >> they did. that's nice. a lot of people feel the same way in welcoming you this morning. >> oh, matt. >> meanwhile we've got lots to talk about. we'll take a look back at how she got here. she drove in a car this morning. we'll take a look at some of the highlights of the last 14 years on the "today" show. >> can i take the rest of the morning off? is that possible? >> no. we have to talk about something serious. it was a controversial essay. a mother wrote flat out that she never liked her own daughter. she said loving her just wasn't there and she'll explain why coming up and while what that woman admitted being tay bu, she's not alone in how she feels. she's going to talk about that as well. it's pretty shocking. >> i can malk it would be hard to admit that. you always say unconditional love no matter what but she clearly has some different feelings. also, if you're shopping for a new car, there's a new list you want to see. coming up, a look at the safetiest vehicles on the road and those with the highest death rate in accidents. prosecutors revealed what they say are digital fingerprints that show premeditation. nbc's kerry sanders is in orlando with details on this. hi, kerry. >> reporter: well, good morning, matt. was 2-year-old caylee anthony murdered by her own mothering and if she was, did her mother, casey anthony, search out methods on the internet? that's the prosecution evidence the jury is now weighing. casey anthony was emotionless on wednesday as a computer expert called by the prosecution detailed what he found on the anthony family's confiscated computer. >> head injuries, chest, trauma, internal bleeding, ruptured spleen. >> reporter: but it's the 84 visits to a website before caylee died that they're looking at. >> search for chloroform. >> reporter: the key word searches for chloroform prove premeditation. investigators believe casey used that chemical to knock her daughter out while she partied and tried to argue chloroform was found in her car and there was this photo. a man comes up from behind a woman with a handkerchief and it reads -- >> win her over with chloroform. >> reporter: they say that's. >> you can't even testify as to whether the user's even looking at the stuff. >> that's correct. >> reporter: it's a courtroom conflict that has turned 2-year-old caylee anthony's death into a spectacle. casey told her parents in jail -- >> the media is going to have a friggin' field day with this. >> reporter: and it's happened. in yoernld all major broadcast stations broadcast it all day every day and coverage is on billboards. >> day 13 on the case against casey anthony. >> reporter: tv crews from japan are documenting the trial. if it all sounds a little like the o.j. trial -- >> maybe even dwarves the coverage that was given to o.j. simpson. >> just like o.j. simpson was a coming of age for cable new rs, this case here is a coming of age for social media. >> reporter: there's an iphone app. the "orlando sentinel" was sent to do nothing but record live chat. >> obsessed i think would be an appropriate term in some cases. >> reporter: a real life version of "law & order" with testimony expected to last up to another five weeks in the courtroom before the jury can begin their deliberations. matt? >> kerry sanders reporting from orlando this morning. thank you very much. let's humidity is even higher this morning than it was yesterday and we are going to have a sweltering, hot, oppressively humid day, highs reaching near 100. right now, we are in the 70s to near 80. record is 102, set on this date back in 1874. it is also the hottest day ever recorded in june in washington. we have a possibility of an evening thundershower. and then friday, saturday and sunday, cooler weather moving in, increased chance of a morning shower or afternoon storms drying out the first part of next week. >> they can have the heat. ann? >> they're used to it. up next, a salute to my new partner. ann's journey to the anchor desk right after this. ÷÷÷ we're back now at 7:39. we welcome ann in her new role as co-anchor. before we move forward we want to look back at what's made her a key member of our team. highlights of a career in pictures reveal the woman and journalist, ann curry. >> the ball is now in the environmental court. >> there is a dunk, a tank -- >> reporter: from the start she was eager, though admittedly green in those days back in local tv. >> ann curry. >> ann curry. >> ann curry. >> reporter: in no time she had her shot. >> good morning, everybody. i'm ann curry. >> congratulations and an honor to ann curry. >> we want to officially welcome you to the "today" show family. >> thank you. >> ann curry is in the war zone once again. >> the edge of darfur. >> there were babies born in this no man's land. 1,500 we forced to flee. >> more than 20 villages have been systematically burned. >> reporter: for over two decades she has journeyed around the globe, raising her voice when the world wasn't listening. she championed the untold stories. >> this is the koran found in the ashes. >> there is no one out here? in this tent there are two families and five children. >> what do you want for your life now? >> one day. >> it's okay. i like your smile. it's good. >> there are not enough doctors to take care of all the injured. they're yelling at us because they're saying the tsunami is coming right now. they're yelling for everybody to get out of the way. >> we're going to get a close-up look. >> reporter: in times of turmoil, she was there, the first-hand source of news and compassion, uncovering humanity in the most humane situations. >> i'm sorry. i'm so sorry. >> i found your sister. here she is. >> how do you help her stop being afraid? nice to meet you, tanika. nice to meet you. >> thank you. >> reporter: then there's ann the adventurer, so willing to try anything once. >> you're scared. you're scared of heights. don't like heights attet all. >> reporter: she's literally reached the greatest depths, the highest peaks, and beyond. >> oh, my god! oh, my good lord. i feel actually like a bird. >> help, help. >> i landed about half a mile away in somebody's front yard. they gave me a ride here. >> reporter: ann will be live on the other side of the planet in antarcti antarctica. >> i'm already cold. i'm only in new zealand. >> i know you're trying to get down to the south pole. how is that working? >> that plane never took off. >> i'm taking a plane to the pole. >> did she make it? did she not make it? >> ann, can you hear us? >> matt and meredith, i can hear you great. a few moments ago, we touched down at the south pole. >> yay! >> whoo. >> there you go. nbc news has been here. >> at home she is grounded. she'll laugh at herself. >> they're coming. and let us laugh along with her. >> good morning. good morning. ann curry. good morning. >> game for almost anything. >> yeah. >> want to come to my comedy show? no, bye. >> my mother would say, how come a horse inside a bar. >> he's great. >> you're not supposed to put toilet paper everyplace in the house. >> you messed up. >> why don't we see that here at the gardens. >> this is especially true in the kitchen. >> hi, ann. >> i'm so proud of you. >> yes. >> stop. >> we love lunch. ♪ i need clam chowder >> that was bad, right. >> reporter: over the years she's spoken to hundreds of news makers. she's empathetic and when necessary, fierce. >> if we're really trying to get al qaeda, why are we not in pakistan? ♪ say what you need to say >> have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs? >> of course not. >> i don't want you to remove your shirt or anything. >> yes, you do. >> actually, i do. >> my father was a funny guy. >> reporter: for ann it's always personal. >> this is the way my mom loved me. it was to show me that she cared. >> reporter: also giviing of herself, she always gave of herself and her heart. >> like a romeo and juliet. >> reporter: we have shared scheher smiles. >> that's mackenzie, my daughter, and walker, my son. >> you have never stopped tell jokes, although some wish you would. >> i have helped transported her back into the arms of her parents. our parents, when they die, they only want one thing. they want us to be okay. ♪ >> reporter: after working together for 15 years, we're also her family. >> i mentioned that i was passing the baton, but i also feel like she's been racing along myside the whole time. >> we don't own a position, we're caretakers for a period of time. there will be no better caretaker than ann curry. >> we love you. >> the only advice i can tell her is to have fun. stop and saver it. >> you want a hug. >> don't come anywhere near me with a hug. >> what a nice piece. [ applause ] >> thank you for going through all that trouble. thank you so much. >> that was fantastic. and the different looks. of ours too it. >> wasn't the war zone that freaked us out, it was the hairstyles. i knew i should have worn deowed rant today. this was hard today. >> we'll share some more if you like. >> don nash downstairs in the control room said something funny. he looked at some of the images with the glasses. he said, you know, contact lenses have been great for ann's career. >> which actually i don't wear them which i why i can't read the teleprompter half the time. >> that's the reason. >> we knew there had to be some excuse. those glasses were like weapons, i'll tell you. >> all right. much more ahead. >> thank you so much. thank you, all of you. thank you to you, thank you to you. thank you to you. >> much more ahead on a thursday morning right after this. >> new adventures. just ahead, a serious talk with one mauve's private confession, she never liked her own daughter. we're going to hear about that. plus, in the market for a new car, we're going to reveal a new list of some of the safest vehicles on the road and some with the highest death rates in accidents. but first your local news and weather. @w@s we have 86 degrees right now here in northwest washington. take a live look at the white house this morning, 7:56en of this thursday, the 9th of june. let's find out just how hot it is going to be today from meteorologist tom kierein. >> yeah the heat is on. in fact, we have got more human hit in the the air this morning than we have had the last several mornings, right now, 80 degrees already. later today, near 100 this after into, hazy sunshine. then this evening, some passing showers are possible, smaller chance of that increasing chance of passing showers and thunderstorms friday into the weekend. thankfully with cooler weather and the first part of next week, lower humidity, highs low to middle 80s. joe? >> thanks, tom. traffic is next but first, here is what we are working on for news4 at 5 tonight. >> tonight at 5, congressman weiner suspect the first person caught in a social networking scandal. divorce lawyers weigh in on the legality of online affairs. >> and saving some big bucks on homeowners good morning. things are starting to heat up on our roadways, look at 495. as you can see, 8:00 now on a thursday morning. it is the 9th day of june, 2011. already about 80 degrees here on the plaza, going up into the mid to upper 90s today. so a lot of the people you're looking at right now would be very smart if they find an indoor activity. >> yes. >> after spending some time with us this morning. i mentioned it's the 9th of june. it's a thursday. it's also the first day of ann curry's tenure as co-anchor on "today." mark that on your calendar. >> thank you so much. >> ann curry, everybody. >> all i can say is i'm very honored to have had meredith pass the baton to me. that was a great thing. you know, every parent gets frustrated with their kids once in a while, but can you ever imagine being so upset with your kids that you don't even like your child? coming up, we're going to hear from a mother who made that brutally honest confession in an essay and it's touched a nerve with a lot of parents. >> i can imagine it would. also we've got what you need to know before you go out looking for a new car. we're go out and take a look at the safest cars on the road and the one with the highest death rate and we have another concert coming up. the script tomorrow. we'll be checking them out tomorrow right here on the plaza. >> and we've been fortunate enough to follow their meteoric rise here. they made one of their first u.s. appearances here on the show. they're nice guys, really, really down-to-earth nice guys. >> they're one of your favorites. >> i really do. meanwhile, let's go inside. natalie morales has the news headlines. >> good morning. there are personal and political problems for anthony weiner. nbc news has confirmed that weiner's wife huma abedin is pregnant with the couple's first child. new photos are circulated on the internet and democrats are joining calling for him to resign. at least five deaths are blamed on the hot humid weather in the eastern half of the country. june is off to one of the hottest starts ever with temperatures 20 degrees above normal. air conditioners now straining power supplies. philadelphia reached a record 97 degrees forcing overheated schools to send students home early. relief should arrive, we're told by al roker, by the weekend. areas affected by the massive wildfire ordered to evacuate. they hope to use a super tanker to drop water on the fire. they hope the new blaze will damage transmission lines that carry electricity to mexico and texas. after being embarrassed on youtube, delta has changed its policy on military bags. they complained delta charged them $200 apiece for a fourth bag. those in business class will give five bags. >> president obama is setting up a special economic advisory council. the initial focus will be job creation. and the senate voted wednesday to let the federal reserve lower fees that stores pay to banks and credit card companies when a shopper uses a debit card. banking executives say they may have to make up billions of dollars in lost revenues elsewhere. and the scandal surrounding new york congressman anthony weiner could spell opportunity for alec baldwin. baldwin who's talked about running for office could step into the race. his rep tweeted he wouldn't rule out a baldwin run for mayor. we're introducing a new feature this morning. it's a quick round-up of what's trending on the internet. pop idol justin beesh scored a surprise crossover victory last night at cmt music awards. his song "that should be me" with rascal flatts won best collaborative video. a viral woman has her facebook friends tattooed on her arm has been a hoax. meredith vieira and abe bogota's cameo a huge hit. let's go back to al with a check of the weather. al's pick city of the day is brought to you by the capital one venture card. what's in your wallet. >> and our pick city today happens to be seattl we areheating up already now, just past 8:00 in the morning. we have already exceeded 80 degrees in many locations. reagan national is at 8 1. prince georges county now into the low to middle 80s, as is much of southern maryland. and around the region, we are continuing to climb. we will peak near 100 by midafternoon. hazy sunshine and the record's 102 set on this date back in 1874 then this evening, we may get a thundershower that will cool things down briefly. still rather humid tomorrow but cooler and cooler for the weekend with, but a greater chance of showers and storms. h weather. matt? 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one mother caused quite a stir when she wrote in this month's magazine. natalie sat down with her. she joins her begin. >> it's not something you say out loud or dare to write. in fact, the woman who wrote the article did so under an assumed name to protect her daughter and she talked to me under the condition she would not reveal who she is and the images are not her children. >> a mom is never, ever supposed to admit this. i've never liked my child. >> reporter: while the relationship between a mother and daughter is supposed to be a precious, treasured one, what happens when it's anything but? >> i felt guilty that i was basically repelled by my own child. >> reporter: the 42-year-old mother of two reveals in "red book" magazine that she viewed her daughter's every movie as failure. >> i thought she would be vivacious and loving and make intense eye contact, which did not happen. >> what instead happened as your baby sophie as you call her in your article like? >> she was very difficult, she ate poorly, slept poorly, did not make eye contact, did not make the milestones that she should have at the various ages. >> reporter: but when jennifer had her second daughter she felt what she was missing. >> reporter: from day one you felt with your second child you knew what it was to feel two hearts beating as one. >> i did. >> reporter: not with the first. >> reporter: i did not. >> i don't think it's too high an expectation to expect your child to meet her milestones, to expect her to sleep, to expect her to eat, to expect her to interact. >> reporter: while her other daughter thrived, jennifer writes sophie was constantly letting her down, one disappointment after the next. >> reporter: she had a lot of things that in your view, a lot of areas where things were wrong with her as a child. >> they were off. >> reporter: they were off, you say. >> yeah, they were off. >> reporter: off enough though that you write you were basically repelled by her from the moment she entered your life. >> i think that is a very strong word and i would focus more in retrospect on words "confused" and "disappointed." >> reporter: janitor says watching her daughter struggle through play dates and social engagements was a struggle. >> she would say things like -- i would say who did you play with on the playground and she'd say nobody. >> reporter: some kids are introverts and they don't play with anybody and that doesn't mean there's anything wrong. >> i absolutely agree with you but we would see other things as well. she would cry a lot. she would show using body language she didn't want to do things. she couldn't articulate why. >> reporter: at the age of 7 she was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency which slowed her development. jennifer says it was the breakthrough not just for her daughter's health but for their relationship. >> it gave me a new perspective on her challenges. it made me gentler with her struggles, and it also gave me more patience. it made me feel like instead of me against her, it was us against this diagnosis. and i felt like we were on the same team. >> and jennifer says she chose to write the article as an sos for other parents and urges anyone struggling with a similar issue to be patient with yourself and, of course, your child. ann? >> thank you. dr. janet taylor is a psychiatrist. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> it sounds very harsh, the emotions as she describes them. but she's also saying she's trying to help other children. the first thing we ask is it real. >> >> we have an ongoing relationship with her. we spoke to her, a therapist and her huss and made sure the story is on the up and up. we have to credit her for being brutally honest about her failings as a mother. >> we did a survey on euro "today" moms website and we asked this question, do you ever dislike your children? 20% said never. i can honestly say i always like them. 77% say sometimes. i always love them, but i don't always like them. 3% say they just don't get along. what happens here? is it a bonding issue? >> as women we think we have to be an oober mother, unconditional love and self-sacrificing. the reality is there are some mothers who have hostility, feel resentiment and fear and disappointment and it's not necessarily the failings as a mother but the fact of recognition in the fact that we have to understand what they're saying and break the silence and get rid of the guilt and shame and talk about the issues that can interrupt the patient/child bond it's so taboo we're not showing her face or use her name. >> we wanted to give her anonymity to protect her daughter, not necessarily her. sthirng put a line in writing this piece. >> you also say if we don't talk about it, this kind of behavior can be visited -- the behavior that we experience from our own parents can be visited upon our children. >> we heard from lots of readers who relate to this situation, some who relate to the author and some say i feel this with my own kids as you found in your survey and some who say, listen, my parents i think secretly felt this way about me but they wouldn't own their feelings. instead they constantly criticized me and took it out on me. some were giving her props for grappling with this, seeking help, questioning herself. >> it highlights the fact. our kids need a warm trusting relationship. as mothers, these expectations we have our disappointments about how our child should be can affect our relationship. we need to come clean with that so we can provide an environment that can be commune kaive. if you as a mother feel disappointed on how your child has turned out, you can't place the blame on your child. you have to look at how you were parented and what your expectations are. >> sounds like something you need to get treatment for. thank you so much for your article and good luck with this. coming up next, is your car among the safest on the road? 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think, guys? >> reporter: in silver spring, maryland, this family decided on a toyota siena. it turns out they're buying one of the safest cars on the road. >> i can, you know, commute to work and pick them up from school and all of that and maybe take them on a long car trip and i feel safe in this car and i think it's going be great. >> reporter: it's rohred that the overall safety vehicles on the road are minivans with 25 deaths per million registered vehicles. suvs are close behind with 28 deaths per million vehicles. that's a surprise since a few years ago suvs were prone to rollovers. what's changed. stability control. here's a vehicle without it and the same vehicle with it. in cars that have lek trobic stability control the fatal rollover crash rate has been cut by 75%. >> it's especially great for suvs and pickups which had a tendency the roll over because they tend to be top-everybody. >> reporter: it suggests the bigger the car, the safer the car. in all, seven models had zero fatalities. zero. all of them big or large side. the nissan armada suv, the rank rover sport suv and the land rover hr 3. the cars with the highest. nissan 350 z two-door. the nissan titan crew cab pickup with 126 deaths per million cars and the chevrolet aveo four-door minnie with 119. >> the smaller the vehicle, the less protection you have if you're involved in a crash. >> our children mean the world to us. for our part, we want to do our part driving well and that we're in safe cars too. >> back in maryland, they hope they've bought themselves both safety and peace of mind. both nissan and gm tell nbc news their cars do meet the minimum gircht safety requirements. don't forget the electronic stability control. it could mean a lot. back to you. coming up, a welcome to natalie in her new role on the show. 8:26 is your time now, 89 degrees out there is a hot day, thursday june 9, 2012 good morning. plans to build hot lanes on i-66 in northern virginia, i-95 of northern virginia neighbor jeopardy. the head of one of the contractors picked to eat lanes says that his company may pull out if virginia officials take more than a year to complete an environmental review. the project has already been delayed 18 months but vdot insists the environmental studies should be done by the fall with the contracts signed by the end of the year. the hot lines high occupancy toll lanes would extend from metro area in the mid80s, later today near 100. might get a passion thundershower this morning, cooler, greater chance of showers and storms friday through the weekend. how's traffic we have a lot of congestion. i actually have an accident reported on 66 eastbound, blocking the right lane and things are going to be slow moving for you. here is a live shot. good luck, 8:30 now on a thu morning. june 9th, 2011. a warm welcome to all of our friends on the plaza. it's going to be a scorching day because it's already scorching at 82 degrees. also across much of the east. we have a very cool treat coming up tomorrow. as you know, we've got the script coming tomorrow on our plaza. a trio of rising stars in the music industry. they're an irish band, and they're hitting our plaza tomorrow. so i'm very excited about that. ann curry along with matt lauer, natalie morales, and al roker. yesterday with carol king, that started waterworks. >> that's the song that meredith said she played 30 times after she graduated from high school. how about that viral video we did. i think we pulled that off. everybody led meredith through the different sections of our studio and al on the plaza. the poor girl didn't realize she was going to run a marathon. >> she's the only one that ran the full course. >> she saw it for the first time after the show was over. first of all she couldn't believe she was wearing the clogs the entire time. she said i looked like a portuguese washerwoman. >> to all the portuguese washerwomen, that's a compliment. >> you can tell how into it she was. she was very nice. >> the tunnel of love. >> there he is. >> there's donny nash. we inserted him because he didn't make it. >> he practiced. >> i called meredith last night just to see how she was >> let's just put a bay leaf and then we will smell like chicken soup. check it out and see what's happening. the weekend, saturday, a risk of strong storms in the northeast, on into the ohio river valley, sunny and hot in the west coast, sizzling through the gulf coast, then sunday, sunday, looking at more wet weather up and down the eastern seaboard in through the gulf coast, sizzle and hot from texas into the southwest. nice and mild into the pacific northwest, lots and lots of sunshine. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. the heat continues to climb, already into the mid-80s around the metro area and during the afternoon, we will hit near 100 degrees. the record for the day is 102. set in the state way back in 1874. then this evening, might get a passing thundershower, then a greater chance of maybe a morning shower, afternoon storm on friday you partly sunny, low 90s tomorrow. highs upper 80s, saturday and sunday, morning shower or afternoon thunderstorm both days. first part of next week, lower humidity, cooler t >> and that's your latest weather. where are you guys from? >> milton. milton, massachusetts. >> milton, mass. all right. what are your names. >> bob. >> and mary ellen. >> get your names in there. don't let him take over. you can check your weather day or night. do you know how to do that? >> yes. >> weather channel on cable on weather.com online. let's go to willard. >> how sweet it is. the flowers of bloom. summertime around the corner and we're all here. let's check our birthday buddies today and see who's on tap. we have marjorie kemp in plainwell, michigan. 101 years old. has her own facebook page. loves to grow vegetables. can't beat that. i like to eat vegetables. i love strawberries. great down there. jack goler of pembroke pines, florida, 100 years old and active still in tennis and also plays golf and loves to get pictures of his family, especially his great, great, great, great grandchildren. annie joe from augusta, georgia, is 100 years old. very proud of her 11 children. she loves to play bridge and also go to the ymca. we wish her a very happy birthday. god bless. we have janella -- that's a great name. janella carpenter of new port, tennessee, 102 years old. is the daughter of one of the famous governors of the state of tennessee. she loving shuffling and she also loves the memories of teaching school. little elise is on board, elise veazey. 105 years old from senatobia, mississippi. loves reading and gardening. they love do their gardens. helen davis, los angeles, california, is 102. cooks her own breakfast every morning, and she loves to take care of her 72-year-old son who lives with her. that's it, that's all, from your nation's capital, back too new york. >> thanks so much, willard. coming up next, natalie's turn. we're going to take a look at famous morales moments as we welcome her to her new role at the news desk. it's 8:39, and we're back on a morning of transition here today. >> that's right. natalie has been an integral part of the show for the past eight years and this morning she officially took over my role at the news desk. here's a look. >> let's swing over to the news desk and natalie morales is with us. >> it was 2003 that natalie made her debut at the news desk. she quickly became a regular and a welcome presence on today. >> congratulations. >> in 2006 she was named national correspondent and co-host of the 9:00 a.m. hour. >> i think people will get a better sense of who natalie is now that she'll be, you know, really a bigger part of our family. >> during the time here, natalie has covered many of the biggest news stories. >> well, i think the biggest moment for natalie has been the chilean my noners. >> it's an unbelievable scene and impossible to have a dry eye. >> when they were finally dropped to the surface, it's hard to forget her emotional reaction. >> you can see the first moment, the first time. >> we were able to see her reporting on that story, the strength of the human story. >> the reporters out there, covering the story. everybody's crying. >> she brought an incredible humanity to it. it's a moment very few of us will ever forget. >> she's interviewed the famous. >> so is that confirmed? >> well, jack's just confirmed it. >> is that right? >> yes. >> twins. >> i think she did. >> and introduced us to people we might not have known but won't soon forget. >> i think the series she's doing, class of 20 is really spectacular. >> it's following the path of a group of students from their first day of kindergarten to their high school graduation. >> i don't think anybody's doing an ongoing series like natalie is doing. >> she's a fierce competitor who has taken on top athletes. >> there you go. >> whoo! >> and it's no secret she's quite an athlete herself. >> if i had to give natalie a cartoon persona, she would be the road runner. you'd say, ready, set -- i can't keep up with her. she's like a gazelle. >> her work here has taken her across the globe. >> that was my old house. >> one of my favorite stories is when natalie went back to panama where she spent some time growing up and you got to see a sense of her mom and her dad and how much love there is in the family and we got to see these old images of natalie when she was a little girl. that was a very sweet story. >> i remember sitting with natalie one time. it was about 120 degrees. it was brutal. and i was on top of the hotel sweating to death, and natalie was actually at an indoor skiing attraction. to this day i'm not sure how it worked out that day. >> when faced with a new adventure, she's almost always game. >> natalie put the wet suit on, grabbed the surf board and got the you know what kicked out of her. she spent as much time being slammed against the wall as she did riding the waves but she was a great sport about it. >> over the years we spent great moments with natalie and her husband joe with the birth of their sons. now it's her turn as newscaster for "today" and we look forward to seeing her each morning. >> the bottom line is she is a fun girl who's willing to jump into anything. she's friendly, very, very sweet, and i know that she's going to be so much fun to work with. >> i just find her delightful. she's so easy to talk to. it's a rare combination of beauty and brains and a sense of humor? one of the great things about natalie is everybody loves her so i think she's going to fit in as well as anybody ever has fit in to this odd and unusual family that has been put on air. she's a welcome addition. >> yay. >> yes. >> that's sweet. >> odd and unusual family. >> i left out dysfunctional. >> like the addams family. >> they did an incredible job. thank you, guys. >> that's nice. you're shifting over as well. >> kind of shifted over. i feel like i've been doing it for a while. >> yeah. no longer a fifth beatle. >> if we get one more person in here, i'm out. >> all right. we have one more person coming, tyler florence will share his recipes for little ones to encourage a lifetime of healthy not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. by walgreens. there's a way to stay well. back now at 8:46. this morning on small steps to headlightier you, how to jump-start a lifetime of healthy eating for your baby and toddler. we've got noted chef and cute guy tyler florence. he's got a new book called "start fresh." >> great to be here. >> listen, you have three kids. >> three kids. >> one is about to turn 3. how much were they an inspiration for writing this book? >> i'm a founder of a baby food company called sprout. we've been about working on it for a long time. i have a 14-year-old. we started kind of really developing flavors. all of my children were my guinea pigs for all of my flavors. my new book "start fresh" shows all the recipes we have with sprout. this is one of my favorite. this is carrot, mango and apple puree. >> together. >> this is a stage-two-type recipe where it takes different flavor combinations to create sort of an oober hyper taste which is trif snook and you have all those great environmentals. do you put that in directly or roast them? >> a lot of times what we do is roast a lot of our vegetable or organic vegetables. >> why. >> what happens? >> in the cook progress says you transfer cooking sugars to starches. when you boil it all the delicious flavor ends up in the water and dumped down the drain. we took carrots, mango, apple. it can be a granny smith or golden delicious. >> how long? >> 10 to 15 minutes. >> no oil? >> no oil. this is a brand-new recipe for small babies, about eight months old. >> and it turns into this. >> yes. all of this goes into a high-speed blender and puree it with a little bit of water. isn't that gorgeous? >> i'm going to try it. >> this is where it gets great. baby food is not bad. it's delicious. >> i'm going to be mikey here. let mikey try it. >> you've got to get kids to try it from the very start. >> i like this. it's like an applesauce with a bit of a -- >> how big is that? ? if they're going to spit up food, give them food they like. >> very, very flavorful. >> and a grilled pork chop. it would would be great on a grilled pork chop. this is great from the beginning to also say a 3, 4, or 5-year-old. this is called one-pan lasagna. we're going to start out with ground beef, virgin olive oil. lasagna. do you make a good lasagna yourself? >> i don't make a bag one. i wouldn't say it's great. >> how do you build it? >> pasta, sauce, cheese -- >> once you start to scoop it out, what does it look like? it's kind of a rustic-looking pasta dish. the idea to me stacking it all up, it's labor intensive. so what you're going to do is ground the brown beef. make a sauce. everything goes into it. a little bit of fresh spinach. what you do is break up lasagna noodles and stick it in the sauce. this is a one-pan lasagna. >> much easier. >> you don't want to burn it. >> yeah. so let's turn it off. you take lasagna noodles and you put them into the sauce and they start to bake. in the oven at 350 degrees. this is it. it takes 25 minutes. >> you serve it up. it's not unfortunate you're not enthusiastic about it. >> i love my product. we've been making sprout for about eight years. moms come up to me and say thank you very much, it's the only thing my child will eat. you have to start fresh. >> thank you so much. coming up we're going to meet these unlikely best friends, this baby cheetah and his buddy puppy. this morning on today's "call of the wild," with 12,000 cheetahs remaining, they're on the endangered list. seaworld and busch garden's angela scardina. julie, great to see you guys. 12,000 remaining in the wild of africa. why are they so threatened? >> three reasons basically. habitat loss. a lot of the land has been taken up by ranchers and a lot of others. >> you know what? i felt like that this morning. >> and then they also have a conflict with humans. people think that they will go in and take their livestock or that they're very dangerous animals, and obviously they are dangerous, but they avoid people for the most part. but when you geevet that conflict, you've got that retaliation. and there's also a genetic component. all cheetahs all over the world are basically like identical twins so that leaves them very, very vulnerable. if anything happens or the offspring isn't as robust. >> so really all the big cats are in trouble but you say the cheetahs are specifically even more. >> yeah. you know, a lot of people don't realize. there's a lot of scientists think there's less than 20,000 lions left in africa and there's less than 12,000 cheetahs and they're all going in that direction. it's something that organizations like cheetah conservation are working on. this is her favorite friend. she was born at a zoo where the mom wasn't taking care of the cubs. all the other cubs died basically so we were given kossy to take care of. >> so they're companions now while kassy is still a cub. there's going to be a point where she looks at the puppy and says, i said i want the ball. then what happens? >> they're really growing up like brother and sister and what we have seen and what has been proven when you do raise wild animals with the companion animals is the fact that they develop mutual respect. and what they're teaching each other is, hey, i know what your likes and dislikes are and i know how to react to you when you're acting a certain way and it actually creates a better socialization for them and they love to play. >> can i pet the cheetah? >> you can go ahead and give it a try. >> be a little careful because she's got sharp teeth. >> you know, they're the only cat with semi retractable claws. 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thanks so much. more news, weather and traffic for you in just 25 minutes but for now, become to the today show. 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 with more "today" on a thursday morning, the 9th day of june, 2011. a scorcher here in the northeast. temperatures climbing rapidly throughout the morning. are we in for a record-breaker here today? >> i believe so. the record's about 96. i think we're going to easily head toward maybe 100 degrees. >> and then the good news is it breaks. >> yeah. we're going to get severe storms tonight and then we'll have a cooling trend. >> it's important to look after elderly people. >> absolutely. city workers up and down the eastern seaboard are going in and checking on seniors because they're versus acceptable to this. >> good idea. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry, natalie morales, al roker and our newest addition. stephanie gosk. not really a new addition but our new legal correspondent. welcome to you. >> wonderful to be here. thank you so much. >> so excited. >> believe me, there's a lot of pda going on here. coming up i hope you're ready for this because we're going to have a piece about your rise. are you ready? >> there'll be tears but only because of the hair. oh, gosh. that was more recent. there's scary stuff coming. >> what else do we have coming up? >> i think that's what -- you're going to tell us. this is savannah's first time as an official anchor. pressure growing fill him. now democrats are asking him to step down. there's a flu explicit photo floating around the internet and there's word floating around that his wife is pregnant. >> on "today's" health, did you know that allergies are the fifth leading chronic disease in this country among all ages, all ages. this year has been one of the worst in recent years but there are some things you can do to help alleviate that. we're going to tell you what to do to avoid the common triggers. >> a lot of people need the relief. >> let's get relief by going inside to the cool studio. natalie's standing by with a look at all of the headlines. >> welcome to savannah. good morning to everyone. we're starting with the latest. luke russert is in washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a new twist in the anthony weiner saga. we learn that his wife huma is pregnant. many members of his own party encouraging him to resign. seen for the first time since the scandal broke, anthony weiner's wife huma abedin arrived in abu dhabi amid another late revelation late wednesday. they have confirmed knowledge that abedin and weiner are expecting their first child. democrats are calling for weiner to resign. >> lying is unforgivable. lying in public is unforgivable and he should resign. >> the right thing to do is for anthony weiner to resign. >> reporter: there's even more pressure on weiner, a picture of a man naked below the waist is making its round on the internet. a blogger told matt he had the naked picture but said he would not release it. >> i can't foresee a circumstance in which i would release that. i don't think i want to put his family through that type of thing. >> reporter: breitbart says the picture was leaked after he showed it to a radio host after the interview not knowing they had a camera. >> i chose not to put it out there for public consumption. i still stand by that, and i'm upset that it's out there. >> reporter: late wednesday ween 'eers office issued a new statement says, quote, as representative weiner said on monday when he took responsibility for his actions, he has sent explicit photos. with the full support of his wife, he is working on writing these wrongs with his family and colleagues. among those he has turned to is former president bill clinton who presided at their wedding and referred to huma as his second daughter. >> the clintons are not thrilled with this. this is very huftful to huma an din w din a family member. >> reporter: i spoke to a weiner aide recently. he told me, quote r, resignatio is not where the congressman's head is at. >> luke russert on capitol hill. thanks, luke. relief should arrive for the eastern half of the country sweltering through the record-high heat and humidity. officials say at least five deaths may be related to the heat. schools are closed for a second straight day in philadelphia where the temperature on wednesday hit a record 97 degrees. with the massive wildfires in eastern florida, officials say someone inten if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. police in knoxville are looking for a persistent would-be roche. police caught him trying to throw a paving brick through a convenience store window, tries over and over and over again, even tries the knob, but after standoff with the door, he eventually just gave up and walks away. oh, well. not to happen there. 6 minutes past the hour right now. back to al with a check of your weather. eye yi yi. we like to show them every now and again. >> america's stupidest criminals. look at that oh, well. anyway -- at least he got a good workout. that said, let's see what is going on as far as your weather. we have this heat wave, 100 degrees expecting in trent.101 in newark that will probably break a record, prove difference, 98, baltimore, 99. heat advisories and warpings from new york city, new york, to charlottesville, virginia the good news, see a bit of a change, as high pressure starts to shrink. that upper are rim of high pressure, the jetstream will allow it to dip down a bit and that will start to bring cooling temperatures friday, saturday on into sunday. you will see the 90s start to shrink down to the south, and be con find down there, 100s in the southwest but at least temperatures will get more back to normal here in the northeast, mid-atlantic states and also into the great lakes. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, just past 9 in the morning,nto the mid and even upper 80s in many locations. right now, 85 at reagan national, bwi though 89 degrees, pushing 90 degrees there already. and it is going to continue to climb, easily hitting perhaps upper 90s to 100. the record in washington for this date, 102. that goes way back to 1874. now, this evening might get a passing thundershower, a greater chance of an isolated shower or thundershower, friday, s >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much. of course, this is a special day for us in our illustrious third hour. we want to extend a very warm welcome to savannah guthrie. she's going to be part of our family. >> we're so glad you left the confines of washington, d.c., and we want to introduce the smart and talented savannah guthrie. a look at her career until now. she's already a familiar face at nbc. >> we get a preview. >> this is a vote destined for failure. >> reporter: for savannah guthrie it happened in tucson, arizona. savannah was the youngest of three, baby girl. >> we had a joke in the family. savannah wanted somebody, we'd better get it for her. >> determined, funny, and at times miss cheffous, she was a bit of a late bleerm. after graduating from the university of arizona, savannah got her first big break. >> at first the kids tried to put the fire out themselves. >> my first real experience came in columbia, missouri. i worked for a local affiliate there. >> it happened as many people were sitting down to a fourth of july barbecue. >> reporter: at just 22 years old she was covering everything from politics to crime to weather. >> those early days are rather embarrassing. when i watch those tapes now i just cringe because i'm trying to sound so grown up. >> reporter: destined for bigger things, savannah ended up in tucson anchoring the weekend news. >> live from tv 4 where the news comes first, savannah gu three. >> here in tucson a 3-year-old boy is alive tonight. felt like i started to get what this business is all about. >> it's a sad evening around here. as you may know, this is savannah's last night on the air. >> i decided to quit goonld to law school. i graduated, took the bar and practiced law for a short time before realizing that deep down inside i was still harboring these ambitions to go back to tv. >> savannah guthrie joins us now. >> from justice to journalist she returned to air as a legal expert for courttv eventually landing what she called a dream job, covering the white house for nbc news. >> white house correspondent savannah guthrie has details for us this evening. >> chuck todd is the shorter of the two. >> she's kind of a shark inside. there is this lawyer in her who loves to cross-examinen. >> savannah. >> savannah. >> savannah guthrie. >> is it possible that voters are con clugd you're still not getting it? >> reporter: savannah's passion for politics made her a perfect fit for "the daily rundown," an nbc show she co-hosted with chuck todd. >> so many people have called me samantha on the air that i actually started answering to it. >> samantha guthrie at the white house for us tonight. >> they constantly make the argument, samantha. >> samantha, it makes it much more difficult. >> next friday, contessa. >> it's a made-up name. she claims it's not. but who's named savannah in her 30s. it's like it was created in tv land. >> reporter: they became known as chuvannah. a big point of contention, who is taller. >> the one question i get is how tall are you anyway. so the answer is i'm tall. >> she heightens. >> i wea high heels. >> she's shorter than i am but has a problem with that. >> it does kind of put me over 6 feet. >> she's not this 6'1" person that she pretends to be. >> savannah a self-described music lover recently quoted one of her favorite artists as a commencement at a graduation. >> i believe it was a philosopher, kati perry, you're a firework. come on, let your colors burst. >> the only two people that i know know all the words to kati perry's "firework," savannah guthrie and my 7-year-old daut sneer boom, boom, boom, brighter than the moon, moon, moon. >> i never dreamed that i would be part of the "today" show family. i'm still kind of pinching myself. >> so baby be a firework, let your colors burst. >> what are the words to california girl. >> don't get me started. teenage dream, another hit. >> i knew i loved the girl from the very first segment that we did today. you were a correspondent for "courttv." you were doing legal analysis." and she and i happened to be wearing almost the exact same thing. pink and white, pep tolls by moll. >> or cotton candy i like to think. >> at the end of the segment i said i like your outfit. >> kudos to your mom throwing you under the bus. >> i know. >> woe thought she was going to say, we always knew. >> my mother's a truth teller, what can i tell you. >> you're going to be fun, let your colors show and burst, boom, boom, boom. >> why don't you quote from wayne, everybody have fun tonight, everybody wayne chung tonight. >> it's so deep. >> put on your seat belts, everyone, because here we go. >> you are in trouble. >> you looked older then than you did now. >> that tape is going to self-destruct in 30 seconds. >> we're back after this. if you have it, you hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms... by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen 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>> most of us know the really obvious triggers like you don't go jogging outside when the pollen count is through the roof, but there are more subtle triggers that we might not think about that can make a big difference. >> one of the things you say people are doing wrong when it comes to treating your allergies is they're waiting too long to take medications. when should you start taking medications and how long should you be on medication? >> i recommend they start taking medications two weeks before their symptoms kick in. other people start to experience symptoms in may, june, july, and those are people sensitive to grasses. so it depends on what you're sensitive to. it's better to take them earlier. most are antihistamines and they work befrts to treat the onset of symptoms rather than treating the symptoms after the fact. >> a lot of people take their medications at night and you say they should be taking their medication throughout the day at all times? >> that's right. it's better to take it surprisingly before bed because allergies are worse first thing in the morning. i recommend taking an antihistamine, the drowsy formula. it won't say drowsy on the box. regular. you take that before you get to sleep and use a nondrowsy formula during the day. that way you have a constant in your blood stream and you never get triggers. >> one of the things i heard is working out in a swimming pool can trigger your allergies. how is that? it's bothersome to your skin and eyes. we love swimming as a workout but it's important know that and be able to prevent it. you might wear a mask or goggles when you swim, and also try to swim in an outdoor pool. the chlorine -- being outdoors helps the gas to diffuse, so the chlorine is not as concentrated as in an indoor pool. >> the other thing you say is a lot of people -- we shower in the morning or at night, but you say you want to shower if you have allergies at certain points during the day. >> ironicry you want to shower as much as possible. pollen can work its way into the skin and you're constantly irritated and you're bringing it inside of your home. you should also change your shows when you walk in or take off your shoes so you're not inadvertently spreading pollen around the house. >> speaking of clothes you say people are not washing their clothes in water that's hoot enough to kill the pollen which i thought was interesting. >> there was an interesting study that showed cotton sheets if you wash them at 140 degrees fahrenheit, they kill all the dust mites. but if you wash them only in warm water, you're only killing 6.5% of the dust mites. it's hard to know how hot the setting is. generally the hottest setting on your machine is good or a sanitized setting is good as well. >> thanks so much for bringing us a list of some of the triggers to avoid. still to come, can you guess what side of this room, take a look, costs nearly five times the other side? 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[ female announcer ] now, select cards come postage paid. georgina bloomberg is the 28-year-old daughter of new york mayor michael bloomberg. georgina is an accomplished equestrian and she weaves her experience into her first novel. it's aimed at young adults who are good at sports and aspire. it's good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> you look like a person who has got it all. you've got a great career, you're a show jumper. did you always want to be an author. >> actually this was something that was very much a surprise to me. i never thought of myself as a good writer. all through school, writing was never anything i loved to do or thought i was good at but this is the first time i've been able to write about horses and show circuits and something i loved getting to know. >> in fact, they say write what you know. did that help? >> absolutely. this is a book i would want to read, enjoy writing. i think you have to write about something you know very well. >> tell us about this. the book seems to have some aspects based loosely at least on your life. the main character is the younger daughter of a big real estate tycoon in new york city and is not overly impressed with his daughter's choice in career. so are we drawing from life here? >> i think, you know, on the surface there are obviously a lot of similarities with me and that character. there are a lot of situations in her life similar to mine but there's also a lot people don't know that are similar to me in every character but i think, that you know, there have been a lot of comparisons to her father and to her relationship but the truth is my father has been very supportive and i think he really doesn't -- you know, he's not in the horse show world, not in the horse show circuit. he wants me to be successful and be happy and he's been supportive of all my choices. you know, people who get to know me know there are parts of each character that are very similar to me that are maybe more hidden. >> like this character, i would assume for you it's a double-edged sword having something like mayor mike bloomberg as your dad and a lot of people say, well, she can afford the best horses and of course she's going to win and this comes easily to you and that's not exactly the case. >> right. like i said, there have been a lot of great opportunities and a lot of positives but also some negatives. there's pressure to succeed and be able to succeed on your own, and it's something i've always struggled with and tried to make the most of. >> you're aiming this book at the young adult market which really in the last few years has exploded. how do you find that voice that appeals to that young adult? >> you know, that was something that i kind of had to go back and read some young adult novels and really kind of get to understand what kids that age are looking for. and, you know, that was a bit of a struggle. at 28 years old it was a struggle to write something i would want to read at my age. >> the book is not only near and dear to your heart because of the topic and subject but some of the proceeds are going to something that's near oonld dear to you. >> absolutely. it's going to the equestrian foundation. it's for people who get hurt. >> you had a bad fall recently and it really injured your back. >> yeah. >> you're going to have to go in and have surgery. >> yeah. actually it's somewhat unrelated to the fall. i'm going have to go in for a surgery, take a little time off my career and it's going to be a good opportunity to concentrate on other things, come out with a second book. >> what other plans do you have for the future? >> recovering from the surgery, getting into rehab, coming back and doing more in this career. create a fashion line is something i would love to do at this point, riding clothes and normal clothes. but i look forward to doing a couple of other projects as well. >> you're a real slacker. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. coming up next, how to pull off the hottest trend of the season. mismatched fashions. first this is "today" on nbc. so, you actually reward people 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 on "today "today'sstyle," perfectly mismatched. do you find yourself standing in front of your closet every morning searching for something that actually matches? boy, do we have great news for you. this morning's topic is mismatches. bobbie thomas with tips on how it's done. it sounds almost too good to be true. can you walk out the door in almost anything out there? >> absolutely. we have icons out there like la lady gaga. but it's fun. i've got fun examples. i decided to throw on -- >> you've got a little pattern-on-pattern look. >> yeah. throw on a belt and it's a quirky twist. >> let's show some of the looks. first we've got our feminine look. let's bring out our model melanie. this is sort of the floral-on-floral trend. >> people are always asking me what do you wear with a floral skirt. i went to a discounted department store to find mismatched pieces. you can play around the scale. notice that the top's a little smaller in pattern, it's kind of picking up some of the same colors with bigger bold on the bottom. >> those are some of the tricks. you find some tricks. >> stick with the color scheme. that will help you. there's a part of the nowener the bottom skirt that we use to pick up in the smaller flowers on the top. that can be a great tool. don't worry about doing something that breaks the rules. >> i love her green nails on top of it. the next mismatched look is the bold look and this is really about sort of the global look? >> global, inspired and intensed. one of my favorite designers is rachael roy. she's doing the work for you. she's put the patterns in one dress. what you're getting is a designer's take on how to mix the patterns without you worrying about it. this is a fantastic dress that you can pear some fun blue shoes with. >> it a mixed media. >> mixed motif. >> natalie, you're a fashion girl. >> i've been hanging around you. >> you have the designers doing it for you. >> thank you so much, julie. next is the mismatched quirky look. by quirky, you've got a little retro. >> i would never thing to put these looks together. >> this is what i love. sometimes you can go into a store and a mannequin can inspire you. you might even see items in a room that are masterfully woven together. this is a great look. it's kind of fun because i stuck with sort of one vibe and then added a colorful solid cardigan to a kind of bring the look together with a neutral shoe. >> the stripes tie it all together. >> what i love are the printed shorts. those are from anthropology. so many great shorts this summer. i really love it. >> you light great, julie. thanks so much. finally the graphic mismatched ensemble. and for this we've got a mother/daughter set showing all this off. mother and daughter, really? >> she went to high school with hoda, right? they're friends. le so they were willing to help me out with this bold graphic look. what's great is even if you want to add a scarf belt on camera, you see that's enough. you don't have to go head to toe. it's great accessory. on mclean you see head to toe. i like black and white with a pop of primary like blue or red. >> that looks great. ladies, you look fantastic. let's bring all our models out one last time. i love that all these looks are affordable. come on, savannah. >> samantha. >> congratulations, bobbi. >> congratulations. >> oh, bonnie, you're such a sweetheart. >> bobby brown. >> it's official. >> coming up, we've got kathie lee and hoda to continue. >> after your local news and weather. [ male announcer ] the inspiration for its shape was an archer drawing his bow. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v coupe. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. another scorcher under way out there 94 degrees here in the nation's capital already this morning and good morning, everyone and welcome, 9:56 the time, thursday, june 9, 2011. i'm barbara harrison. new information just in about a massive water main break overnight in arlington county. some customers don't have water right now as a result. you can see the steady stream pouring over the 34th street bridge, around 14:15 this afternoon. officials there tell us old pipes were likely to blame. crews are able to close off a valve, arlington moved a fire truck to fallington as a precaution. let's take a look at our forecast now. tom? >> yeah, temperatures already around 90 to degrees and by midafternoon, we will be near 100 degrees with hazy sunshine. and we also have code orange for unhealthy air quality as air pollution will be building in the stagnant air this afternoon. best idea, stay inside unless you absolutely have to be out. tonight, we might get a passing thunderstorm this evening, greater chance of showers and storms, cooler weather friday through the weekend. good morning, how is the late-morning traffic? >> good morning. we still have a a lot of congestion, especially in virginia, but i want to head over to maryland there is an accident on route 29, north bound, right at 216. all rapes are blocked. police are on the scene and they are passing traffic in the shoulder lane, the right shoulder lane. here's a beauty shot for you if you are on 495 shall the american leapiregion bridge, an ride four. ride four. brush? captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. it's a hot, hot thirsty thursday june 9th in new york. >> it's going to be a scorcher today. >> we can't complain. we were begging for it back in january. >> yesterday was a bittersweet day because we said good-bye to meredith. it was so joyful. >> heck of a way to find out how loved you are. >> right. today was ann's day. ann sat at the ddsk and had her first day as co-host. >> over 200 times so it seemed seamless. >> they did this taped piece. all the places she's been and things she's done. >> what a life. >> what stuck out to us were the different looks. she had some funky, funky looks. >> we haven't? >> mine are worse than anyone's, but hers are something to behold. >> she has become more beautiful with every passing year. and nobody looks better on location. >> yes. >> she can be in the filthiest place and looks amazing. >> she truly has gotten more gorgeous over the years..o cf1 o it was fun to watch this piece because she's been with nbc for so many years. >> and natalie started also today in her new role. >> she was at the news desk. >> savannah 9:00. i'm the old broad around hhre. >> yes, you are. >> i've always been the old broad, you know what i mean. what's up besides my scorching book tour has come to an end. >> "messy m'cheanie" you're done with that? >> finally got home last night at 10:30. frank left a note on the door that said, honey, if i promise to buy all your books would you please stay home? it said frank, cass, lola, louie and bambino. >> where were you in long island? >> went to long island. there i was. started first with a little dinner at my former assistant terence's home. just always loved her to ppeces. there i am with christine, my best friend. >> remember yesterday it was national best friend's day. -pchristine didn't want to be o tv. she didn't like it. kath's best friend. after guilt and arm-twisting -- >> this is cheating. you can't see her with the big white glasses. >> she doesn't like to be seen. >> there she is with frank. >> look how beautiful she is. so, so shy. >> the thing that popped on her website. when we asked about people's best friends, we couldn't o cfo believe the response and how quickly people sent pictures in. people sent in photographs with their best friends. >> we'll keep showing them today and tomorrow. >> some have been friends 20 years, 30 years, 40 years. it's fun to watch. you can see how connected a lot of these people are. >> everybody needs a best friend. >> so you were on jimmy fallon the night before last. you made out with him. >> did not. did not. >> you did. >> a little fun. >> a little fun. i don't know if we have a shot of that. but so people will understand the back reference when jimmy fallon talks. >> he had fun with me last night. >> i got attacked by a cougar the other day recently. >> where? >> kathie lee gifford was on the show. >> yeah, na's his version of it, really? really, jimmy? came into my dressing room yesterday, big gorgeous bouquet of flowers with a little note that says, "dear hot lips gifford, come back any timm, love jimmy." i don't think that's being attacked by a cougar. you had to see the video. it's a good piece of video. >> it was fun. >> kathie lee gifford. >> i want to thank you so much. >> ten seconds. >> so what? it's a little nothing. a little nothing. >> we saw jimmy -- >> i could have done a whole lot more is all i'm saying. >> when we saw jimmy at meredith's good-bye thing. >> i felt shy. i saw him in the morning. it was real early. he was going to surprise her playing the guitar. i didn't expect to see him. you go on the show and you bring your game. you're going to play and be silly. you hope you're watercooler talk the next day. the next morning you're like, was that me last night? >> i saw you looked little shocked. >> he said his wife thought it was hysterical. i'm not sure frank will. frank didn't see it, but thanks for showing it. one of our favorite people had a bad fall. >> she is on a huge comeback. shania twain, love her. she is a ten. everyone has a little spill. we are probably talking more about the cmt awards because of this. she is fine is what i'm going to say before you see it. she hit a slippery spot. she popped right up. we get it. she popped right up. she, by the way, she has, her book has been a bestseller for a long time. she is going to vegas because she is goiig to be performing in vegas. >> what they call an extended -pgig or something like that. she will be an artist in residence the way shania has done and barry manilow. good ffr her. >> at the cmts we had the band perry here. they won "if i i do young" for this song. their brother -- they're brothers and one sister. they are so cool. >> look how cute she looks. >> we love them. a lot of fun. >> oh, to be so young. >> should we move on to the weiner update? i think we have to. how could we not? >> a new day and new update. >> "new york times" is reporting that anthony weiner's wife is pregnant. >> about ten weeks along. >> it sounded like if everything we are reading is true, he sent the text messages after he knew she was pregnant. that was all going on. >> just when you think it can't get worse. happy for them as a couple expecting a child, but you wonder if it was leaked to get a little compassion forrthe couple, compassion for him. i don't know. all it's done is a whole lot more jokes in the new york press. he is a hard guy to like right now. hoda and i remember that every year we go to the new york mission has a beautiful pre-thanksgiving banquet i serve at every year. hoda has been going with me. we serve the homeless and hungry every year before thankkgiving. anthony weiner is always there. to his credit, he's always there. i realized, i said, we've shaken hands with the man. we've done more with anthony weiner than anybody else. >> it is true. >> think about it people. it's all virtual. we are the real deal. >> e did shake our hands. i remember that information. pt's going to be interesting to see what happens to him politically, whether he decides to step down. he is under tremendous pressure to resign. you made the interesting point you haven't seen anyone say no, no, don't resign. you haven't seen any friends sticking up for him. >> that's the thing. when you get in trouble, you find out who your friends are, whether you're a professional person or otherwise. you find out who your friends are, your real friends. it eems he is friendless right now. i don't know. going into election year the way we are going. i think he is going to be a huge distraction and most democrats would want him out of the spotlight so they can concentrate on different things, on substantive things. >> i'll be curious to see what happens. it's okay/not okay time, isn't let's talk about this first. we went to the hurricane club for meredith's party. this one is called number 76. >> 77, jerry. jerry knows. i've got to tell you the food there was unbelievable. the drinks were, i couldn't have a lot of them. >> i love that. rum, passion fruit, coconut, cardamam and lime juice. >> is it okay to wear heels on the beach? hoda said -- i said -- >> you said, oh, no solid grounds high heels make you look great. on sinking sand they make you look ridiculous. hoda woman said, no it's not okay. save the stilettos for a night out on the town. hoda should know. yes. -p>> on the beach -- wait, wait let's do this. it's time for my play list. i love this time. before we start, the wordings to this song are soupied. i'm going to say that to the outside. >> always a disclaimer. they are moot of the time stupid. >> it's not about the words. picture yourself after you had two of these, you're on the -pdance floor and you're sweati and you're at the beach somewhere. you don't know who is around you. you don't care. that is what this song is about. playyit. ♪ >> sounds like a carnival cruise line commercial. ♪ now i lay me down to sleep ♪ flashlight ♪ i just can't find a beat ♪ flashlight. >> you're drunk. picture it. >> look at al. ♪ flashlight ♪ red light ♪ neon light ♪ red light ♪ flashlight >> it's fun to dance to. >> maybe it's about hookers. red light district. now it's making sense. still tt come -- >> is it okay to swear at work? -p>> i have no [ bleep ] ideaa we'll find out after this. there are some days when you're at work and you want to yell. >> but can swearrng around your co-workers hurt or help your career? "marie claire" magazine talks about that. >> it would seem like an obvious no. >> if you work here at nbc news. >> generally speaking, it's viewed as a big no-no. actually, in certain occasions it can actually bb helpful to your career. >> in what way? it seems counterintuitive. >> if used jucarefully. say you've been working the last few years like a dog. your department has been slashed, you had a pay cut or two and you're killing it at work and now it's time for a raise. you're in your boss in the privacy of the office and say this is what i've been doing the last few years. i've been taking on the workload of a dozen other people. whhn am i going to get that [ bleep ] raise. >> no way. that would never work. >> it would work. your boss. if your boss is totally not that person, then of course, use common sense. don't do it..o cf1 o if you heard your boss drop an f-bomb or two, yes, that ii your green light. >> i'm surprised by that. >> a many, too. >> some words no matter what you never say. >> there are a certain class of words that are no-nos under any condition. >> i think even with your boss, sometimes a boss may uss a word, but i'veebeen in a situation where it slipped. whee something comes out and you're like, oh, my gosh, did i say that? not that word but another word. you feel awkward and almost feel pike you want to pull back on that. sometimes they comeeout. >> those are the instances you need to be mindful of. the worst use is one that demonstrates you don't have control. like for example, if you lost a big client or your husband just yelled at you and you drop a curse word. that's never flattering because it shows you are not in ccntrol and nobody likes to work with a person like that. >> seems the only place it really almost always works unless you're at a convention of mennonites when it is used humorously. >> it has to be understood by all parties you're being funny. >> a lot of people think they are being funny and they are not. >> those are the people that can't get away with it. >> what if it's not around your boss. a lot of colleagues and people have fun using those words. >> away from work? >> at work. -p>> water cooler? >> the boss isn't around, nobody is around. is there a problem there? >> not necessarily. that is the genesis of the article. a bunch of us ladies were at work talking about it and someone dropped a curse word. we thought, that's interesting. for women in particular this is a slippery slope. guys do it all the time. it's a total double standard, but it is what it is. we talked to one woman who works on a trading floor who said she heard all the guys do it every second of the day, when she started to get into it, they looked at her like, not cool, not ladylike. hate to hear it. >> what do do you? >> exxrcise caution. you don't want to be that gal who is like, oh, sugar. that's lame. >> shitake mushroom. >> you want to be cool about it and be savvy. >> okay. that's good advice. >> nothing's changed. it's still a man's world. thanks very much. >> up next, spray it, don't say it. . it is time for webtastic. fast forwards through the internet for that oneevideo you want to share with all your >> or your best friends. this week love is in the air and it seems also on a wall. >> that is why. who knew graffiti could be so romantic? check it out. ♪ as she took me by the hand ♪ to some foreign land ♪ had me waiting ♪ singing ♪ singing >> they've been together 3 1/2 years. that took him over a year ago he thought of the idea. took him a month to complete it. he sketched the drawing and combined all their things, their family pug, scrabble, all their favorite things. more importantly, she said yes. >> the graffiti artist took about 5 1/2 hours. his family are shooting this. he told her to meet him there for groceries. they rented the building so ii's up for a month. >> great potential to be in a relationship. that is sweet. >> they just posted that on our little facebook page. >> someone posted it and said you should see this awesome video i said that's our webtastic. >> how do you find these things? >> we asked fans to send in. sometimes they post them. a couple have come internally where people say, have you seen this? we go to youtube and different sites. you have to check a lot because some have been out there a lot longer. you want to be ahead of them. there is so much good stuff out there. >> so, we seem to have a little time on our hands. what do you want to talk about? >> do you ever go on there and see those videos? the other thing is we had a couple when you go after them, you can't take them. other people own them. some of the best videos you get out there, a lot of dogs, babies. >> babies work every time. >> you can do almost everything with them. >> thanks very much. still to come, what you need to know if looking for an entry-level job. >> don't swear. >> tyler florence. >> a special performance by the pope's choir. the heat is on and it is dangerous. coming up on news4 midday, why the scorcher is a torture for some who are just trying to support their families. tom is tracking weather to see if there is any relief on the way. good morning, i'm barbara harrison. also coming up what the man in your life can do to get fit for summer. our fitness grew we are back with a special guide called "i just graduated, now what?" we've assembled a team of experts to take you through the abcs to get i ttrough the tough market. kathie is downstairs. first up jill to share those style secrets. nothing is more unnerving than walking into your first job ininterview. >> you have enough to worried about. your outfit should be the least of your worries. >> first up we have jenna. tell us about her outfit. >> this is a basic, going to my first interview outfit. a black suit. you can buy one in navy, one in gray. this is under $100 from express. a ims many set of pearls. always looks great. you want everything to be organized. a great tote and closed-toe shoes. >> should you look at hat the office wears? >> absolutely not. allays better to be overdressed than underddessed. if everybody is wearing jeans, that doesn't mean you should wear jeans. >> guys usually wear a traditional suit. >> also show your personnl whether you want to wear a color, a shirt that represents you. he loves blue with this red tie. go classic. you can't go wrong with a classic suit. the bag is key. messenger bag is great for the guy. you can wear it your first interview or through your job. it likes chic and you're organized. you have everything on you. >> i like that look. at the end you're saying if it's not a traditional suit environment, you can wear something carolyn has on. >> if you're not in the corporate environment and you know everyone is in jeans, this is an alternative. very respectful, very conservative. a pop of color and a great bag. >> i like that. okay. thanks, jill. we are decked out. time to go downstairs to kath. >> i'm here with the author of "8 ways to great." how to actually get hired. it seems so many people vying for the same job. >> so many for so few. >> you have to differentiate yourself from the others. how do you do that first? you say try or buy? >> try before you buy. the concept is an internship mentality. remember, you went to college and you didn't get paid to go to school. when you're out of school you might have to try a position first and offer your services for free. they hire you, find out if you like the job, they get to know you. >> that would probably shock them. you're going to be taken for granted and maybe abused a little bit. >> that's an acceptable part of aaloss if you're looking at the bigger picture. >> give it a time frame, i'll do it one or two months. >> that's it. >> what about the confideece thing. you say it's great to videotape yoursell. >> most people don't have the opportunity to look at themselves on camera. >> and they are horrified when they see it. >> i would suggest if this is the interview i put the camera behind you so i'm taaking to you and replay it myself. a mock interview. watch myself, how do you like, how do i come off. what is my posture? if your posture is like this, >> what about social media? do potential employers always look at your facebook and twitter? >> this is a critical point. now social media is mainstream. you do not want to be the person at some party with a beer in your hands and a hat singing a song. >> back up to hoda for sealing the deal. >> now you dressed appropriately, aced your interview, it's time to negotiate for the salary you deserve. "be your own best publisher." how are you, marilyn? you have to talk money and that can be awkward. how do you start that conversation? >> it's awkward. any level is tough to negotiate. especially whee you're doing it the first time. cultivate an air of confidence. do your research. knowledge is power. get a sense of what the industry, what the going rate in the industry is. then create your ask. >> you have to know the wheelhouse. when is it, when is the right time to talk money? they may say we are interested, do you bring it up there? >> timing is everything in life. you want to hold off on throwing out those salary/benefit questions until further in the process. you want them to see you're more passionate about the position than the paycheck. >> you suggest practicing key negotiating messages. key negotiating messages. what does that mean? >> once you've done your research, you ant to ask for what you want. so many people are afraid to go for what they want because they are afraid of that no. no is really an opportunity for additional conversation. >> especially now. the economy is so tough. people feel lucky to get whatever they get. you can understand that now. >> people will pay for top talent. if they can't give you the salary you want, for example, try asking to have the conversation six months down the road or maybe they can pay for your blackberry or give you an extra week of vacation. everything is on the table. once you ask for it, you know what you want to ask for, practice, practice, practice. be your own best publicist. we talk about the importance of practice walking to a big meeting, an interview. rehearse it. have a friend run you through the paces. throw the curve ball questions and try practicing in a space that mimics where you'll have that conversation. >> all good advice. thank you so much. >> now you've got that down. it's time to celebrate. have wine, why not? depression is a serious medical condition. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the lack of energy. 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>> absolutely. you've got a hiker's cup therr. it's called the climber. >> this is the pouch. this is bandit, a great little -- what did you think? that didn't wook for you. >> hoda doesn't like to hike. >> this is a lot less packaging. it reduces he carbon footprint. a chardonnay. >> thank you. >> see you in aspen next week. we'll go hiking. >> up next -- famed chef tylee forns. >> something for mom and baby coming up. hi. hi. i just got my car insurance bill, and, uh, wow! i really need to shop for a better rate. any thoughts? well, i can do two things. first, we'll show you our progressive direct rates and rates from our competitors. people who switch save an average of over $500 a year. very cool! oh, and the second thing? it's origami. you just blew my mind. making it easy to shop and save. now, that's progressive. call or click today. time for today's kitchen. we are getting saucy with a cher who cares about your kids, tyler florence, who is a dad himself. >> he has a new cookbook called "fresh start." we are joined by max and molly. our biggest critics. >> which one of you two are >> do you like to eat? >> yeah. >> max is a good eater. >> tyler will get us started how to cook up foods. >> in our book "start fresh" it spans the spectrum from the first spoonful kids put in their mouth to a year to one month. they are teeth, they are ready to try textures. this is thanksgiviig on one tray. it's about roasting turkey which is delicious. start off with organic turkey breast, salt and pepper. take sweet potato and onion, sage and cranberry. we'll roast this at 350 degrees about 25, 30 minutes until we get an internal temperature about 160 inside. >> you're cooking it up. >> here is the cool thing about this. moms don't want it to be a chore to cook. >> tyler, they are starving. >> max is ready for his close-up. when you're making food for toddlers. you want tt incorporate the idea, we are eating as a family, what you're going to eat and that's it. we've got turkey which is a this is going to be the dough portion. cranberries, sage, onions and brown rice. take the saae meal and turn it into something kids will really like which is basically, once they get to this stage, start fork mashing this stuff. >> they are starving. >> they won't eat any of it. they have not taken one bite or anything. >> it's turkey, brown rice, cranberries and onions. this is fork mashing it. puree. then roasting. once in this stage here you want to start fork mashing flavors. >> watch me make it work. want ice cream? >> don't lie to a child. it's not ice cream. >> check this out. >> did he like it or no? >> i told him it was ice cream. it didn't work. >> you don't lie to a child. >> sure you do. this is one of my favorite recipes here. this is peach rice puuding with coconut milk. >> molly is liking this. >> molly is a good eater. look at that. >> this is the best one. >> isn't that delicious? >> the point is this is healthy. >> i've got three kids. this is my house every day. >> you should have brought your own three. >> i'm with you every day. start fresh from the beginning. that's what "start fresh" is all about. >> you are right. we love you. thank you, tyler, you're the best. >> max, molly, you're beautiful. >> the pope's choir takes a trrp to the state. >> this is a great performance. 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