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bombshell book. and a visionary resigns. steve jobs, the genius behind the iphone and ipad steps down as apple's ceo saying he no longer can meet the duties of his job. the decision about his health, and the impact on his company, today, thursday august 25, 20 1 11. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm david gregory in for matt on a very busy news morning. take a look at the conditions right now in the bahamas. hurricane irene has slammed the island chain. there are reports that 90% of the homes on two of the islands there have been severely daniel. >> that word is chilling for a lot of people along the coast bracing for irene. just this morning, the first hurricane watch was posted for the outer banks of north carolina where evacuations are currently under way. >> already under way. but the real threat could be to the u.s. right here in the northeast as we've been talking about all morning. the most significant hurricane potentially to threaten this area in two decades. experts are warning people here to get prepared. >> we're going to help them know how to get prepared. al roker is in north carolina in just a moment. but we begin in the bahamas where irene is bearing down right now. nbc's lillian luciano is in nassau this morning and she joins us. tell us about things there now? this is definitely the worst we've seen of hurricane irene so far here in nassau with winds rolling throughout the night. and surf pounding. it's been continuous throughout the entire morning. we haven't endured severe damages, however, and we're keeping power. in terms of the lower bahamas, they were battered throughout the entire day yesterday. and emergency management is assessing damages there. we do know, fortunately, nobody has been injure in that area. authorities are concerned about what they're starting to call an extremely damaging and powerful storm surge that could bring up the water level to ten feet high. as well all know, that tends to be the most damaging hurricanes. we are aware of that. we have seen the water around here. but not to that level yet. >> luciano, thank you so much. do take cover yourself. thank you so much. now here's david. where and when can we expect irene to begin impacting us here on the east coast. al roker has made his way to north carolina's outer bank. he's in the town of duck this morning. hey, al. what are we looking at here? >> david, we are looking at a potentially catastrophic storm. we don't want to scare people, but this is a storm that could affect 55 million folks up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the latest as to where irene is. right now, a category 3 storm. it has winds of 115 miles per hour. it's 80 miles east/southeast of nassau, bahamas, 735 miles south of cape hatteras, north carolina. it's moving to the northwest at 12 miles per hour. now, we've got warnings up right now obviously for the bahamas. irene, of course, raking that island right now. but we now have tropical storm watches and hurricane watches up along the south carolina and north carolina coach. tropical storm watches from modesto beach to surf city and a hurricane watch from surf city to the north carolina-virginia border. we're already starting to see the effects of irene show up on the radar now just starting to affect parts of florida. but here's what we see as far as the path of irene is concerned. it is going to continue up the coast, parallel to florida coastline, some during the day today, on in to tomorrow. as a category three storm. may strengthen to a category four storm early thunderstorm morning. then continue toward the carolinas as we move through the day on saturday making landfall on the outer banks late saturday on to early sunday as a category 2 storm with 105 mile-per-hour winds and lots of rain. and the other problem is, this is a slow-moving storm. it's forward motion. early sunday -- late sunday night, in to monday morning, approaching the new jersey shore, new york city, long island, on in to boston early monday morning, dropping down to a tropical storm with 70 mile-per-hour winds. but make no mistake, a powerful system with a lot of rain and winds. storm surges are going to be a big issue. coastal flooding, beach erosion, damaging winds, and the storm surge, extreme impact of cape hatteras all the way to boston and interior new england. even if you're not along the coast, if you're inland, you can't put down your guard. because the path of this storm, there could be a margin of error of about 150 to 200 miles as this storm makes the way up the coast. it's been at least 20 years since the northeast has been affected by a storm. i'll have this magnitude. so we'll continue to track it. but, again, as we start to see evacuations go into effect in the carolina coast, the evacuations will start being instigated as we move up the coast later on today. >> i'm going to take it. thank you so much. you're going to prepare for the worst but hope for the best. as we said, this is a major storm. people all along the east coast need to start preparing now. and nbc's kerry sanders is in atlantic beach, north carolina with that part of the story, kerry, good morning. good morning. as we heard al say, the eye wall is predicted to hit somewhere along eastern carolina, to the north and northern virginia. the navy has moved the fleet out to dodge the destructive power of the hurricane. there are several counties in north carolina who have ordered tourists to evacuate. more counties will do that today. the goal is to get everybody preparped for what is going to happen in the next 48 hours, what they know is going to happen, hurricane irene headed here. >> reporter: nassau in the bahamas took a glancing blow from hurricane irene. the powerful winds knocking out power and phone lines. this morning, emergency officials say they're still assessing the extent of the damage. chilling nasa photos from the international space station shows irene's path as the massive hurricane heads for north carolina and points north. on wednesday, officials began a mandatory evacuation from ocracoke island to the mainland. the ferries are now taking passengers first come first serve, like the hightower family who evacuated with their two dogs, harley and sampson. >> beautiful. we figured we better listen. >> residents up the coast are starting to put up shutters, taking notice of forecasters' warnings that this storm could impact millions up the coast, as far as new england. coastal north carolina, farmers have $150 million in corn, soybeans, cotton, and tobacco still in the ground. howie taylor started to harvest his 2,000 acres. >> because of the drought, you haven't had much to salvage. now you're trying to beat the clock. >> we're trying to get 40 to 50 bushels out of this corn. we're in severe drought. we're going over it trying to get all we can. because once it blows down, you can't get nothing. >> officials say if you're told to leave, heed the advice. >> you come home, no damage, it was a big inconvenience. at least you had the option of coming pack home. people who don't evacuate may not survive it. >> but in emerald isle, north carolina, surfers hit the waves as families, like the frances, managed to squeeze in a final day at the beach. >> have you been through hurricanes before? >> yes. >> what do you know that others don't? >> be ready. just be ready, be prepared. have a plan for what you need to do. >> that is very good advice from experience there. the north carolina governor has put the national guard on alert here this morning. meantime, the federal emergency management agency, ma, has prepositioned provisions in the region so they can help the victims after the storm passes. ann? all right, kerry sanders, thank you so much. here's david. what should you be doing today if you're in the projected path of the storm? the host of syndicated program, "house smart." thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> this is topical advice. the big five things, a lot of people along the east coast may not be prepared for this. two decades we've seen this kind of threat. food and water is a big concern. before you rush to the store, you've got guidelines. >> don't overdo it. don't buyten cases of water. three days of water, nonperishables. three cases of water, granola bars. whatever it may be. we near a populous area in the east coast. the availability of getting more supplies is there. >> right. and one thing you have to worry about is the big two here. power outages. that's the one thing you don't want to be scrambling for when the lights go out. >> a bunch of flashlights, extra batteries. three sets of bat rteriesbatter. a flashlight with c or d batteries, get three sets. we don't know how long it will last. it will give you a week's worth of power to have light at night if we don't have power. >> ziploc bags here with cash and credit cards. home documents in a safe, fine. but the main thing, keep them dry. >> get a couple of the ziploc bags. the insurance paper, the deed to your house, passports, credit cards. the extra cash. take a digital camera and take pictures of your home, each room, video camera, your cell folk, take that, stick it inside the bag. if it is bad an you have to make an insurance claim, you have a record as to what is in your home. >> short of that projected damage, there's a lot of things around the house, really outside of the house that could be dangerous. that's the kind of thing that you could be taking today. >> lookout side. the kids' furniture, the bicycles, if there's stacks outside. if there are branchs that need to be cut and you haven't, cut those, bring them inside. you can control anything that might fly away. you have a balcony, you live in a condominium, bring all that stuff in. that could become a projectile. >> the grill or the umbrella. >> anything that can fly. >> what about emergency contacts? >> find a friend or relative that's outside of this area. some aunt in minnesota or chicago saying look, if we get separated, we're going to call you to make sure you're okay. he or she can be the go-between. i heard from grant, he's okay. jenny, she's okay. don't worry about it. you can stay in contact and everybody is safe. >> good advice. a nice refresher. coming up on 7:12. here's ann. now to politics. one of the most controversial fick eur figures of our time, dick cheney is coming out with a no holds barred mem memoir. i understand you asked the former vice president in a wide ranging conversation about one of the biggest controversies of his time in office. that's the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques? >> that's correct. dick cheney has been known as a man that's discrete, a man of few words. his friends said he would never write a book. it's filled with revelations. he does not back down on the controversial programs he championed that made him a lightning rod for criticism after 9/11. this is what he told us when i asked about whether he had any second thoughts. >> in your view, we should still be using enhanced interrogation? >> yes. >> no regrets. >> no regrets. >> should we still be waterboarding terror suspects? >> i would strongly support using it again if circumstances arose where we had a high value detainee. that's the only way to get them to talk. >> so many people have condemned this. people call it torture. you think it should still be a tool? >> yes. >> don't expect any apologies. he knows it book is going to drive his critics crazy. he even said to me, heads are going to be exploding all over washington. >> well, perhaps on that point, in the book, cheney says that during 9/11, he basically commanded the government's response while the president, president bush, of course, played a peripheral role. did he feel that he might have crossed the lineback at least in terms of his loyalty relationship with the president on this -- in what he reveals in this book? >> he did not discuss this with president bush ahead of time. there are places in the book where he calls the president bold and courageous. he also revealed private conversations with the president where bush turned to him for advice. he points out mistakes he thinks bush made. and he gives that very different account of the critical moment on 9/11, another critical moment where he disputes accounts that bush has given. so this is going to be a very, very different book. in cheney's account, he made the recommendation. this is what he had to say when we asked him what he thinks president bush will think of his book. >> reporter: do you think president bush will feel betrayed that you've revealed these private conversations? >> i don't know why he should. >> you don't think so? >> no. >> reporter: you have always said that you believe the president deserves to be able to trust the people around him. >> right. >> reporter: by revealing these differences, you don't think you're betraying that trust? >> no. >> the vice president says he's not settling scores, just defending hymn. bu -- himself. there are blistering accounts about some of his colleagues. former secretary of state colin powell, condoleezza rice. and on a lighter note, he also reveals in the book where some of the undisclosed locations were that he kept being taken to. in fact, we did the interview in one of the undisclosed locations. >> very interesting. looking forward to the interview. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> you bet. you're going to be able to see more of that interview on monday night at 10:00, 9:00 central. and the former vice president will be live here on the "today" show for an interview. it's now 7:16. david? steve jobs stepping down adds the apple ceo, the visionary who changed the face of technology says he can no longer handle the duties of his job. carl quintanilla is up in the exchange this morning with the details. carl, so rare to have an individual so important to a company and industry. >> it's amazing. anybody who's gone to the movies or used a computer has been affected by steve jobs. he changed technology, he made billions in the process, but his fading health was the one thing that he was unable to fight. the father of the iphone, the ipod, and the applemac computer has stepped down as ceo of the multibillion dollar empire he helped create, turning it to one of the most successful companies in the world. >> a tremor throughout the tech world. it's almost like a statesman or someone who's a spiritual leader is stepping aside. >> reporter: with a long history of serious medical problems, the 56-year-old jobs said in a letter addressed to the apple community, "i've always said if there ever came a day when i could no longer meet my duties and expectations as apple's ceo, i would be the first to let you know. unfortunately, that day has come. >> i would like to invite my colleague tim cook. >> reporter: his successor is tim cook. cook was the chief operating officer and the acting ceo since january. >> cook has been the coo for seven years. he's important part of the formula that makes apple products in the apple brand what it is. >> reporter: concerns about the health of steve jobs began in 2004 when he underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer. a year later he spoke about his cancer bat until a commencement speech at stanford university. >> this is the closest i've been to facing death and i hope it's the closest i get for a few decades. >> reporter: an intensely private man, jobs avoided reporters asking about his health. but it was obvious that jobs was losing weight as seen in the photos taken in 2007 and 2008. >> a lot of the people who come to the company every day and use the products felt really sad. >> reporter: in 2009, he underwent a liver transplant. five months later, back on the job at apple, he expressed the gratitude to an organ donor. >> i have the liver of a mid 20s person who died in a car crash and was generous enough to donate their organs. and i wouldn't be here without such generosity. >> reporter: then in january of this year, a stunning announcement. jobs took a indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons. >> integrated customer experience. >> reporter: the question now is can anyone really replace quite arguably the world's most ingenious inventor of the internet era. >> does apple have to have that kind of figure to be the most influential tech company in the world? i don't know. but all eyes are going to be on tim cook. >> reporter: we should point out jobs is not going away completely. he's going to remain chairman of the board. but the stock is expected to fall today as investors and consumers wonder about the company's future. david? >> thanks a lot. carl quintanilla down at the stock exchange this morning. natalie morales with the rest of the news. good morning, natalie. >> good morning, everyone. we want to start with the unrest in lib yaya and the search for muammar gadhafi. richard engel remains in tripoli for us. what's the latest? libyans are offering a $2 million bounty for muammar gadhafi, dead or alive. nato is helping to find intelligence to find gadhafi. there's fighting in tripoli and intense fighting around his hometown. there's a great deal of chaos that the transitional government is hundreds of miles away in benghazi. but here on the ground, the rebels aren't led by anyone in particular. one positive note, however, the journalists held in a hotel by gadhafi loyalists are released unharmed. >> richard engel, thank you. an evacuation order is lifted for thousands of families in northern california forced from their homes two nights ago after a railroad tanker car filled with liquid propane caught fire in a suburb. fire officials say there's no longer the threat of an explosion there. the pilot and one passenger from an american airlines flight were injured when part of a jetway collapsed at the international airport and they fell about 10 feet. the flight had come in from boston after a stop overin chicago. dramatic video of a dangerous stunt shows a teenager running across a train track in adelaide, australia. he's clipped by a train going 90 miles per hour as he reaches the platform. the teen is okay. he faces criminal charges. they release the footage as part of national rail safety week. that will get the message across for sure. hard to see that video. >> just crazy. >> thank you so much. let's go back to al in duck, north carolina for the rest of the forecast. hey, al? hey, give you an idea of how powerful hurricane irenerricane battering the bahamas. and as we take a look we can show you the radar satellite and you can see the storm, 735 miles away from cape hatteras. this is live nassau, bahamas, video coming in to us about. you can see trees are being battered, a lost rain and flooding on the roads. thankfully, as we heard earlier, no deaths or injury so far. but they are not out of the woods yet. that's what's going on around as far as hurricane irene is concerned. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we have a front approaching the mountains and ahead of the front we have a few shows and thunder showers in the panhandle of west virginia and berkeley county. drifting off to the east-northeast, moving into washington county. another shower there north of lleytonsville in northern montgomery county, a few in northern fauquier county and thunder and lightning in warren near the blue ridge. could have a few later today. maybe strong storms this that's your latest weather. ann? thank you so much. the husband and father of a missing utah mother ordered to stay away from each other as their bitter feud takes a nasty turn. talk to the father. but first this, is "today" on nbc. just ahead, exclusive new photographs of robyn gardner before she vanished. >> and more on hurricane irene headed to the united states >> and more on hurricane irene headed to the united states after your local news. sweet, ripe blueberries, wit so they're good for you -- taste real good, too! let's whip up a sample. or just try this. 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>> tom, thanks very much. we'll come back and look at traffic. good morning. 95 south in maryland, you're going to see an accident, this is at route 100, and delays start at i-195, as you make your way towards 100. back to you. >> thank you, danella. another 7:30 now this thursday morning, the 25th of august, 2011, you're looking at live pictures in the bahamas as hurricane irene is lashing the island chain. wide spread damage is being reported in some areas and this morning the storm is posing a major threat to the entire east coast. a lot to talk about this morning regarding this storm. inside studio 1-a, i'm ann curry alongside david gregory who has been nice enough to join us in for matt this morning getting up early as we had the big news about hurricane irene. the monster storm heading to the united states. we'll watch for that. exclusive new photographs of robyn gardner taken hours before her disappearance. live in aruba with details. >> new images of that fire that ravaged the home of billionaire richard branson. a private island home. and it turned oscar winner kate winslet to a hero. she carried his mom who's 90 years old out of the house. on wednesday, the three surveyed the damage all together. we'll get to that report coming up. let's begin with more on hurricane irene as the storm battered the bajhamasbahamas. lillian luciano joining us from nassau. good morning once again. >> good morning to you, ann. we're seeing conditions deteriorating in the last minute that we've been standing here. just looking at the balcony, i've seen two trees falling, debris flying all over the place, and tiles flying from the ceiling of a hotel at this point. the greatest threat, these flying objects. of course, the authorities always warn against it. we'll be heading down soon to see what's going on out there. but we are seeing some people walking around the streets, hard to walk. hard to stay on their feet. now, also, in terms of the threat to the bahamas, the storm surge. authorities are warning against the storm surge. this is the most deteriorating parts of a hurricane. we're trying to get images of how the water level rises around here. it's dramatic how conditions have changed in the last few minutes since we last spoke. we'll keep you updated on everything that's going on here with irene and nassau. >> stay safe, lilia. thank you so much. >> al is in duck, north carolina. what does it look to you down there? >> it's literally the calm before the storm. you're seeing what's happening with the hurricane. the eye of the hurricane, the winds -- the hurricane force winds extend out about 70 miles. right now, irene is 80 miles east-southeast of nassau. 735 miles south of cape hatteras. category 3 storm, 115 mile-per-hour winds. tropical force winds stand out 200 miles from the center of irene. irene will continue to move across the bahamas. may strengthen later on this morning to a category 4 storm. late tonight, lirl tomorrow, parallel to the north carolina coast. it starts to approach the satur a category 3 with 1 115-mile-per-hour winds. it comes across the outer banks early sunday morning with 1 105-mile-per-hour winds. as it starts to move up the coast, it gets into colder water, so less of the energy source new york a category 2. look how close it is to the new jersey coastline and on into new york city and much of long island. we're talking about 55 million people could be impacted by this storm, as it moves into new england early monday night as a tropical storm. so again, the danger is there. storm stuurge, potential for flooding. more heavy rain in the northeast today as another system makes its way in. the ground's already flooded. root structures of trees have been weakened. the ground can't take anymore moisture, when you get a hurricane, even a minimal -- a strong one or minimal category 2 storm coming in with rain and wind, the results could be deadly and really dangerous with a lot of flooding, power lines, and big problems. that's what's go on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> that certainly could be the scenario for us over the weekend. but of more immediate concern are some thunderstorms that will be moving through the region. right now we have some in washington county in maryland heading off to the north and east. other scattered, lighter showers around. but greater concern will be later today with strong storms this afternoon and this evening, some could produce damaging winds and hail. and then tomorrow, partly cloudy. irene's effects over the weekend, saturday, saturday night and sunday, with wind and rain that's your latest weather. david? al, thanks. new developments this morning in the case of a missing maryland woman in aruba. exclusive videos taken before robyn gardner vanished side-by-side with the suspect in her disappearance. jeff is in aruba with the details. hey, good morning. >> hey, david, good morning to you too. turns out there's surveillance video, moving vild ydeo of roby gardner and gary jegear don kno before she disappeared. they're quite telling you. see robyn walk in the outside restaurant. she does appear sober in that moving video. she appears happy, relaxed. like nothing is wrong. we're learning new accusations from gary giordano's past. >> this is the first close-up look of robyn and gary in aruba in these images obtained exclusively by nbc news, the couple appears happy and relaxed enjoying the afternoon at a beach front bar. nbc news is told the couple didn't buy drinks. instead, giordano went to the car repeatedly refilling their plastic blue couples with their own supply of vodka and orange juice. hours later, she would vanish from the lush island paradise. >> he's still down there and our friend is gone, our friend is gone. of only he knows where she is. >> he claims she disappeared and he did nothing wrong. but this attorney said giardano has been less than honest before. >> he doesn't go in the swimming pool, it doesn't go in the ocean because he wears a toupee and he doesn't get it wet. >> giordano may have fallen into deep financial debt, living in this million dollar home where in 2006, murphy says giordano owed more money on it than it was worth. murphy said in a child support hearing this year, giordano asked the judge to reduce his payments claiming he only makes $4600 a month. desperate for cash, murphy claims giordano forged a fake contract, trying to collect millions he didn't deserve. >> he has the capability to create a lie, live the lie, and try to make everybody else believe his lie. >> the case was later dismissed, but giordano's money problems are raising new questions here in aruba, investigators are questioning why giordano took out a $1.5 million insurance policy on robyn's life before the trip. >> you're questioning gary giordano every day. what's his demeanor? is he remorseful, sad, neutral? >> belligerent is a better word. not sad, not remorseful. he said nothing has happened. so why should he be remorseful? >> giordano is standing by his story behind bars as investigators turn to the photos for help. a woman who came to aruba for a getaway three weeks ago has not been seen since. during the questioning, investigators actually asked giordano about his financial situation because they had been looking at the financial motive, as we mentioned, from the police report obtained by nbc news. here's gary giordano's response. my financial situation is good. i have a mortgage on my house. i have no other debt. we mentioned we reached out to giordano's defense attorney here in aruba but got no response. >> jeff rossen in aruba. thank you very much. coming up next, new details in the mysterious disappearance of a utah mother, susan powell and a feud between her husband and powell's father. powell's father speaks out in a live interview coming up after this. ♪ why settle for a one-note cereal? 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whatcha doin'? oh, dealing with a slight underwear malfunction. oh, you need hanes panties. they don't ride up. hanes panties. so cute. and they don't ride up. new developments in the case. of missing mother, susan powell. her disappearance two years ago has torn the family apart. this week, susan's husband took his father-in-law to court resulting in a restraining order. we'll talk to her father. but first, miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning. good morning. they are exchanging new allegations as he battled here in court. >> a war of words both in and out of court. susan powell vanished two years ago, but this week, husband josh powell and father chuck cox were ordered to stay 500 feet away from each other. >> he's been going out of his way to bring just craziness into my life. >> josh powell says susan's father is threatened to kill him, this after josh and his father, steve, had said they'll release sigh san's private journal, handwritten pages, they say, that show susan was suicidal and per miscue wouls. > >> she's a dimensional person. susan is a flirtatious person when she wants to be. >> a frigid december day in 2009 when josh powell reported susan missing. he told investigators he took his young boys camping overnight and never saw his wife again. within days, josh was named a person of interest by investigators and never charged with a crime. the past weekend, a network of mines in nevada was combed for new leads as the family feud rages on with josh's father, leveling new allegations against his daughter-in-law. >> she was very flirtatious and very sexual with people. there's a lot of titillation going on. sometimes -- frankly sometimes i wish we had dub a lone a little than we did. >> steve powell claims while susan was married to her son, she often came on to him. >> just waxed her legs, she would invite me to feel her thighs because they're nice and smooth. and i was willing to pass judgment and touch test, whatever. >> my dad is a liar. i don't know how else to put it. >> jennifer graves is steve powell's estranged daughter and close friend of susan's. disgusted by the planned release of susan's journal, jennifer claims it was her father who made unwanted sexual advances on susan. >> susan told me that my dad asked her if he would be willing to share with josh, share their relationship. >> a family torn apart and nearly two years later, a mother still missing. >> police investigators in susan's disappearance would not comment on the family allegations. they're certain the search in the nevada desert was a success but they wouldn't go to details. >> susan powell's father, chuck cox is joining us. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. >> i can't imagine your emotions as a father listening to what you just heard josh powell and his father are saying about his missing daughter. what do you want to say about your emotions? >> emotionally, i've been prepared for the attacks that have been coming from josh and father steven. i see these attacks as outrageous, cowardly, despicable, and not believable in any way. i trust that the media and the public will see right through this. he's trying to blame a victim and my daughter is the victim here. she's the one missing. please remember her face. and please, if anyone knows anything, i want them to come forward. >> they seem to be trying to make a case, chuck, for the idea that your daughter ran off with another man. so the question now as steve powell, the father of josh, the husband, is trying to publish her personal diary which they claim will reveal more about this kind of promise cuty inclination they claim exists. what is the worst part about that for your family? why are you fighting so hard to stop the publication of her personal papers. >> they're her personal papers. the writing -- first off, i have no idea what's in them. i didn't read them because i didn't think i had the right as her father to invade her privacy and read her personal diary. she started when she was 8 years old, she started to write a diary and they went up through her teen years. one incident was she got mad at us because we got rid of a third dog in the family. so she wrote she was mad and had issues about that. these are things that have no bearing on her as a young woman with two children at age 28. >> we're talking about your little girl. would you -- >> exactly. >> would you acknowledge however that you have threatened josh? >> i have never threatened josh. i have not threatened him in any way. and frankly, all the attention he's getting is because of his actions. 11 days after my daughter goes missing, he takes off, he leaves the state. he came home, visited his dad, went back and packed up and left. his wife is missing. where would she come back to? this is not making sense at all. my daughter would not allow him out with the children at 12:30 at night with a blizzard approaching to take the kids camping. this is ridiculous. >> what are you saying here? are you suggesting that he's more than just -- he should be more than just a person of interest? >> i'm suggesting that the story he's giving is not believable, not credible, has no basis in fact, and he has to -- he needs to talk to the west valley police department, if he's innocent, go talk to the west valley police and clear up the issues so we can go on with finding my daughter. my daughter has been missing since december 6 that night in the 7th in the morning when he supposedly went camping and claims that's the last time he saw her. >> chuck cox, it's hard to imagine what you're going through, you and your family. we hope as you do that you find her. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. coming up next, a first look at the damage in that fire that swept through -- through richard branson's luxury island home. but first, these messages. want. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ it'[slurping] network... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that is easy. best news i've heard all day! i'm soooo amped! i mean not amped. excited. well, sort of amped. really kind of in between. have you ever thought about decaf? 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>> thanks very much. we'll take a break. we'll look at traffic. that's amazing. you know what else is amazing? how easy it is to save money on motorcycle, boate with geico. geico, saving people money, on more than just car insurance. good morning. traveling route 50 you're going to see delays as you pass route 410 towards new york avenue. once on new york avenue i'm seeing volumes from "the washington times" plan on to bladensburg road but no accident. 66 eat, delays at suddenly road and continue to the beltway. >> many felt it while sleeping, the fifth aftershock since tuesday's earthquake hit. 4.5 magnitude aftershock hit at 1:07 this morning. it was centered outside of mineral, virginia. no reported injuries or damage. we'll have another news update in 25 minutes. back to the "today" show. 8:00 now on a thursday morning. hi, august 25, 2011. one of the many hits from the popular band, train. and train is pulling into our plaza tomorrow on "today" for a live concert. very exciting. they're so cool. i didn't know they were in the area. if you're in the area, come on down, lit be a nice concert. i'm ann curry along with david gregory who got up early this morning. >> that's right. with you. >> that's right. i love that. i want to mention that al roker is down in north carolina because he's covering this big storm that is proving to be a major threat anyway to the east coast. we want to give details on when and where it's likely to hit. and also ahead this morning, we'll be talking about an interesting new study about moms. >> you know about this, my wife, beth, knows about it. successful in the career and a mom. trying to achieve that balance can be stressful and difficult to achieve. this study talks about negative impacts as well. catch everybody up on that. >> we talked about the earthquake, the 5.8 here on the east coast. we talked a lot about it. the thing about it is it's interesting, the anales at the na -- the animals at the national zoo seemed to know it was coming. their behavior, how they changed. >> we know west coasters know the animals have advanced notice. congratulations are in order. forbes came out with the 1 00 most powerful women. some familiar names on that list, hillary clinton, michelle obama, there's one other one that caught our eye. number 66, everyone. >> oh, my gosh. >> i feel -- >> power and your -- >> i'm so powerful. you want to try? come on, give it a shot. no, really, if i can do some good with it. >> it's a terrific platform and you use it incredibly well. so you deserve your spot on there. don't hesitate. >> i could give you a kiss. all right, enough of that. let's talk about the top stories. let's get to natalie morales at the newsdesk. good morning. emergency officials and residents are getting ready for irene which threatens to become the strongest hurricane to strike the east coast in 20 years. right now, irene is slamming the bahamas with high winds and pounding rains. bahamian officials are talking about damage. there's a $2 million bounty on the head of muammar gadhafi. they're hunting the dictator with the help from nato and offering amnesty to anyone who kills or captures him. casey anthony started her one-year probation in a florida check fraud case. janet is in orlando. janet, there aren't too many details. but what do we know? natalie, good morning, that's right. this is unrelated to the death of her daughter, caylee, but it puts casey anthony back in the florida corrections system. she turned herself in last night. she's going to take on-line education classes. and her attorney says as a condition of this probation, she does no have to hold down a full-time job. casey anthony left the state of florida after her acquittal last month but left recently in anticipation of this probation, probation her attorney says she should not have to serve because she did so while she was in jail awaiting her murder trial. the appeals court denied that. she had to return to florida. she has. she now, natalie, has her first appointment with a probation judge, a probation officer, rather, here in florida. back to you. >> in orlando, thank you. thank you, janet. steve jobs' resignation as apple ceo has investors wondering what is next for the leader. what is it the likely impact on apple as well as the market? >> well, that's the exact question that investors are grappling with this morning. the stock may be under some pressure. in the after hours session, the stock was down 5%. this morning, shares of samsung, sony, as well as hewlett packard trade higher this morning. jobs is the one executive most closely tied with apple's success with the creation of products such as the ipod, the iphone, and the ipad. in fact, steve jobs took the helm in 19d 97, the stock has returned more than 9,000%. natalie? >> yeah, incredible. melissa lee at the stock exchange. thank you. what's trending. a quick roundup of what has you talking on-line. flocking to yahoo! to mock ole navy's t-shirts. old navy goofed and forgot the contraction in "let's go." a man is arrested for a say? i can maneuver. a pet store taped him stuffing baby bo with as in his pants. and ben kerry has gone viral where he professes his love for actress emma stone in the movie "crazy stupid love." if i were a lot younger, i would marry you and we would have chubby little freckled faced kids. >> well, carrie says he and stone could spend their nights playing yat s ining yahtzee by . sounds like someone crazy in love. >> it's kind of creepy. you know, one time, e when she came here, she actually was once a member of our "today" crowd at age 12 or something. >> she got a picture? >> anyway, that's a tidbit for all of you. a check of the weather. we want to go down to north carolina where al is standing by. he's doing a great job coving the storm as it's moving toward the united states. al? >> guys, we've got mandatory evacuations for ocracoke island, mandatory evacuations for tourists here along the duck, north carolina, coastline. and with this just in from the u.s. navy, the commander of the u.s. second fleet ordered all u.s. navy ships in the hampton road virginia area to set sail because they don't want to be in port if irene comes on shore. not only could it damage ships but infrastructure. the navy's taking it seriously. we should, too. let's show you the latest on hurricane irene. right now, it is 80 miles east-southeast of nassau, 735 miles south of cape hatteras moving northwest at 12 miles per hour. a category 3 storm. what we expect as far as the path of the storm is concerned. we are looking for it to start making its way across nassau later today, then run parallel to the florida coast early tomorrow morning and with 1 135-mile-per-hour winds could strengthen to category 4. approach the outer banks of the carolinas by early saturday on into saturday afternoon, crossing early sunday as a category 2 with 105mile-per-hour winds and hug the east coast, the way it looks now, along the new jersey coastline all the way up to new york city sometime late sunday into early monday and continue on into new england interior new england, as a tropical storm. there are extreme continues expected with irene from cape hatteras to new england. talking about storm surge, torrential rain, flooding, downed power lines and trees. this could be a catastrophic situation over the next 72 hours. we'll continue to monitor it. that's what's go on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it's a warm and muggy thursday morning we're in the 70s now and radar picking up some thunder and lightning. now just pulling out of loudoun county into southern frederick count any maryland, northern montgomery county, maryland, that storm is not producing much in the way of lightning but there is lightning and heavy rain tracking off to the north and east. and winds may be gusting to 50 miles an hour, as well. later today and tonight, we could have stronger storms that may produce damaging wind. and then the impact of irene over the weekend. you can get constant update ifs you go to the weather.com on-line or weather channel. we don't want to scare people, but they need to know to take this storm seriously. >> as you've been saying all morning, 55 million people could be affected by this hurricane. we're heeding those warnings very seriously. al, thank you very much. coming up next, are you a working mom trying to do it all? 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where did this even word come from? >> it came from the whole empowerment thing in the '70s. we got a little confused. we got mixed up between perfection and purpose. >> and this has had, according to the study, anyway, a big impact. it's interesting to hear that the person who wrote the study surprised by the reaction. you're not surprised by that reaction. >> not surprised that i was nodding along with it. but the real word is expectation. we have more expectation that we will be successful and what we have to determine as moms what that success is. for working moms and stay-at-home moms, we have too much pressure on what it means to be successful. the reality is we don't have to do it all. >> we don't have to be perfect. let's talk about being perfect. >> that's the thing. when i resurfaced ten years ago, one of the things that's loud and clear is that women have this visual imagery in their heads that their lives should look like some staged magazine photo-op. and what we found is when you're focused on purpose, it totally changes the dynamic. >> what do you mean? >> when you have a larger purpose in your life, whether that's raising successful children or making a contribution at work. that purpose gives you a filter that helps you decide what's important, and what's not important. by when you're focused on perfection, you're running around like a gerble ingerbel i. >> i'm going to tell you, my house is a mess. i don't know where half of the family pictures are. i stuffed them in a place. but i haven't done the albums, okay. so it's the kind of thing. you're saying, you know, just kind of put aside the things that are not -- not on your primary mission. >> right. >> be close to your kids. >> yeah. >> take care of your kids by doing a good job at work. >> moms need a reality check. it doesn't have to be perfect. it's not easy. whether you're work or stay at home mom. you can't expect it to be easy. in this study, we're not talking about a clinical depression, a major depression. these are women who have signs or symptoms of depression. depressed mood, difficulty concentrating, difficulty with their attention and focus. if you notice that's something that has happened to you, take a step back, re-evaluate what you're doing, your purpose. if you need to talk to someone, but the reality is, you're not alone. >> thank you so much. that's a good point to make. thank you so much. we're back after this. good year at chevy. they gave us a consumers digest best buy award. then they gave us an iihs top safety pick and you... well, you gave us your approval. so we thought, why not give a little back. the chevy model year wrap up. get in on our greatest model year yet. and now, very-well qualified lessees can get a low mileage lease on a chevy cruze ls for around $169 a month. our greatest model year yet is wrapping up. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you. mm... oh, you're welcome. what? 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>> kind of looked at him. i said what just happen? >> the residents at the national zoo, the tigers, the lions, the flamingos, seems to sense something and warned each other something was awry. a full 15 minutes before the quake hit, the lemur sounded a lemu alarm, the monkeys sounded their arms. the orangutan and gorilla ab abandoned their food and headed to the tree. then gorilla miranda grabbed her baby and headed to the tree. iris became agitated. >> she vocalized, it's unusual for anorangutaorangutan. then she started to cry. that's something that she noticed something. >> the flamingos form add huddle. >> 60 flamingos. the group of them gathered together. >> even the lizards and snakes started crawling and slithering. >> the ground is shaking. with that, there's kind of a sonic component. so animals are feeling the ground shaking or maybe they're hearing that sonic component. >> what is it that gives animals a sort of sixth sense. chuck corewin is nbc's science and environmental expert. >> plausible that these animals are connected and plugged into the world, especially with something like a geological event far beyond what the capacity is for human beings. >> back at the zoo. >> i think it's cool. the animals can sense things. they can alert humans that things are going on in this earth. >> that's what researchers want to know. is there any way to tap into the sixth sentence to give humans a bit of an alert, if you will. by the way, the zoo tells us none of the animals was injured in the actual earthquake. ann, david, back to you. >> good to know. thank you so much so interesting. >> if only we could talk to the animals. >> >> good morning. 8:26 on this thursday, august 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. many of you felt it while you were sleeping. the fifth aftershock sense tuesday's earthquake hit overnight. the u.s. geological survey confirms 4.5 magnitude aftershock struck at 1:07 this morning. centered outside mineral, virginia. there are no reports of injuries or any damage. strong storms are headed our way. let's get a check on the forecast with tom kierein. >> good morning. on radar now, we do have a thunder shower northern montgomery county near damascus and across the county line into frederick county, drifting off to the north and east. we have a flash flood watch now in effect for the area for later today. we could get heavy downpours and stronger storms that could produce damaging wind from middle of the afternoon all the way into the middle of the evening today. then the effects of irene here with wind and rain saturday into sunday. aaron? >> thank you, talk. we'll look at traffic after this. man: my employer had been putting together a program for executive education, grooming the leadership abilities of their top 5%. a requirement to be accepted in the program was an undergraduate degree, which i did not have. that was the wake-up call i needed. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university has afforded me the opportunity to progress to the level that i am now, which is chief information officer at the largest teaching hospital in southern new jersey. i'm michael sinno, and i earned my bachelor of science degree from strayer university. good morning. in maryland shady grove 270 an accident left lane causing major delays. monday, a "dateline" special. dick cheney, up apologetic and only on nbc. >> exploded. >> tuesday, one-on-one with matt lauer, live. an nbc exclusive. on a thursday morning. the 25th of august, 2011. a balmy 73 degrees. and a bigger gathering of people tomorrow when train is taking to our summer concert stage. very excited about this. ann curry along with david gregory and natalie morales. al, by the way, as you well know is on the north carolina outer banks keeping an eye on the hurricane. irene is making the move to the united states. we'll check in with him in a moment. >> and get bagging to school. if you have a young person going to college, you have to make sure his home away from home feels like it. we have tips for you for the budget makeover of the dorm room. because, you know, you've got what you have to work with there in the dorm. not always delux. but you can spruce them up and make them look good. we'll have that in a minute. we're going to have forensic anthropologist and best-selling author angie wright, her book and her work in the casey anthony murder trial. and irene. we're back to tell us all of the things we need to be prepared with in our homes to make sure we're ready. >> all right, on that topic, straight to al right now. he's standing by to tell us more about this storm. hey, al. irene is a category three storm. far as your weekend's concerned and impacts from irene. first of all, we start off with saturday, along the mid-atlantic coast, heavy rain, strong wind, thunderstorms, can't rule out tornadoes as this makes its way close to shore. out west, sizzling hot, lots of sunshine, hit or miss thunderstorms through the plains. sunday, irene continues to make its way into the mid-atlantic and the northeast coast, heavy rain, torrential downpours. talking about strong winds, storm surges, possibility of tornadoes. out to the west, showers in the northern plains, sunny, warm in the pacific northwest. sizzling in the southwest into texas and the gulf coast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> thunderstorms on radar where you see patches of yellow and original getting thunder and lightning and downpours, winds gusting to 40 miles an hour extreme northern montgomery county, damascus, mountain errey, heading north and east. today we have the likelihood of scattered stronger storms some could produce damaging wins and heavy rain that may cause flooding this afternoon and into mid aevening. this evening partly cloudy, strong winds into saturday and of course, with this kind of weather threatening, check in on the weather channel two, three, four times a day. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com 24 hours a day on-line. david? coming up next, helpful hints for your college student to do a makeover of your dorm room. that coming up. first this is "today" on nbc. 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[ male announcer ] join us at the walter e. washington convention center on august 26th for a live roundtable discussion inspired by the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. this morning, we'll talk about dorm room makeovers. the year is getting under way. we asked janice lieberman to find a way for college students to spruce up their digs without breaking their parents' bank accounts. good morning. >> that's the key. we thought it would be fun to hook up two freshmen girls from hofstra university in new york with two interior designers and offer a challenge. decorate their room in one day. the budget, $300. it's a dorm room decorating showdown. our contestants. incoming freshmen. miesha and lucy. >> you ready to meet your designers. >> we had interior designers elaine griffin from better homes and gardens and jeff wade from miami. >> ground rules. you have $300 each. there will be no curtains, no fire hazards, no poles into the wall. and you must include all of their stuff that they have brought with them. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> time to check out the dorm rooms. >> oh! this is your pal lace. what do you think? >> it's nice. >> i'm excited. >> this is going to be social central, work central. >> entertainment, study area, everything. >> yes. >> studying is part of it, you know? >> yeah. >> tip number one -- have a plan. >> you never want to do dorm decorating -- number one, your floor plan and your shopping list. >> you like? because then we can put these in front of your bet and they serve as storage but they also serve as places to sit down. >> tip two, the sales -- >> what is college without a beanbag chair. >> on sale. >> $20 on sale. >> didn't take long before the competition started to get dirty. >> here we go. dorm room makeover. >> i know. >> not a garden makeover. >> really? >> we can't afford it. >> $72 with tax. >> back at the dorm, it was time to get to work. five hours later, the rooms were in order and ready for show. >> we did it. >> we did it. >> just in time for our judge, "today's" life style contributor, elizabeth. >> everybody has smiles. >> now for the big reveal. first, lucy's room. >> oh, it is charming. >> oh, how cute. >> we tried to do something to create a little bed nook area here. >> how is this on the wall -- a piece of velcro? >> a piece of velcro? >> what about storage? >> storage. these are all storage bins. these are storage bins. >> they came in at $270. >> next -- miesh a's room. >> welcome to miesh a's room. >> so you've put up a curtain. >> wall pops. they're repositional and they never stick. >> tons of storage. at the same time, they're seating. >> social central. the living room, it's -- >> your kitchen. it's your study hall, it's your closet. we accommodated for each of the funks. >> their total, $299.80. after being pretty wowed, it was a tough decision for this judge. >> elaine wins on storage. you win on design. jack wins on budget. functionality, you were tied. elaine, you won on practicality, because i do think it goes back to storage. when i add up the points, jeff, you win. well, to save more money, you can call your future roommate in advance and decide who will bring and share the microphone, the refrigerator, the television. that will save a lot of money. >> the students were the winners in all of that. >> absolutely. >> elizabeth mayhew, the aforementioned superjudge. i liked that kind of stance there. the economy is affecting how much we can spend. but you're saying we can do some good stuff even on a short budget. >> this was case in point. they were creative about what they did. i do judge on things like storage because after all, a lot of time this is is the first time that kids are living in a cramped -- we're used to it in new york city, but to a much smallespace. there are great sales and more dorm stuff than ever. we want to start with the bed. you can get a bed -- this is target, it comes with the shams and the quilt. >> the bedding? >> yeah, the bed -- when you get to the dorms, look at the furniture, they asked that you don't bring a lot of furniture. it has to be fire protected. there's a lot of rules to dorm rooms. you want to call before. storage is key. so we put this bed on risers. you can get a set of risers for $15. >> they're stable. >> it's the weight of the bed that holds them in. under the bed storage is important. >> creates opportunity. >> from lowe's. you want to take advantage of every single space. more storage. these are some of the things that are use in the actual dorm room, lowe's, k-mart, bed, bath & beyond, you nape it, you can get it there. ikea, get stuff up off of the floor. they need to be organized. an organized student will be a better performing student. >> i love what we saw on the walls. >> here's the stuff that i never would have thought of for a dorm. >> jeff went to lowe's and bought this piece of la 'tis and painted it, we mickiced it here. they will cut it. it's cheap. apply it to the wall with a piece of velcro. a book shelf is one piece of furniture you want to have. this is inexpensive from ikea. and there's a huge -- >> all of these. >> there are many sizes. if you put wallz decals on-line. you get wall pop. this is from target. it was $15. and it gives a little bit of pop to your room. plus it comes off and you can put it on your dorm room next year. >> it has a little bling. >> yeah. >> the jewel. >> very fun. >> yeah. >> you have to be very careful about what you put on your walls. they will not let you put nails. they're not going to let you paint. so we love adhesive -- professional adhesive velcro is going to be your best friend for your walls because it will put things up and won't damage the wall after. >> you put it for pictures or -- >> things like -- for pictures, you bring pictures, that's how you need to put it up. that is how jeff put up the trellis. >> you can paint? >> this is for painting the trellis. >> jeff used a custom paint. but if you want to go easy, we did this yesterday with spray paint. so it's super easy. >> so fun. >> the family can get involved. >> believe me. you're about to do it. i will. >> not too much money. >> thank you so much. you did a great job both of you. coming up next, forensic anthropologist, an author who was called upon in the casey anthony murder trial. talking to her and getting her perspective on everything that's happened. but first, this is "today" on nbc. 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[ male announcer ] visit capital one bank today to refinance your mortgage, and we'll pick up, on average, $3,300 at closing. what's in your wallet? i'm good. this morning on "today's home," making your home more safe and secure. lou is back. he's the host of the syndicated show, "house smart." he's here with products that can protect our family. lu, good morning. >> good morning. >> you've got four ideas. one is a keyless entry. >> this is -- with kids going back to school, losing keys, access to your home, never having that issue again. several different companies, this one by kwikset, key pat lock system. you go to lock the door, you hit that lock. it can be a code programmable four or eight different codes, multiple codes if you want, so when people come home, service people working. all they have to do is put the codes in there, don't need the key. about $149, easy to install. and there's versions of this, ann, that can be monitored via the web so you know when people are coming and going. >> any vulnerability that someone will figure out your code. >> you don't want 1 r, 2, 3, 4. you want a reference to use it everybody can remember. it's a good idea, security experts will tell you, to change that code every three months or so. >> everything now on the family finances, i think, is on the computer. we've got to really protect our computers from family -- from power failures. >> this is by apc. they have a couple of units. this is for the computer, this is for your home entertainment system. the idea is when the power goes out, this is plug in to the power. i'm going to unplug the computer. it's still on. it's telling you now that the power is out. you can either continue to work or you can program it so that after one minute or five minutes, it will shut everything down properly so you don't lose any information. so if you had a file open and you went downstairs or you were working on a document that you forgot to save, it will shut everything down properly. $169 per unit like this one, this one for your home entertainment system so you can ploug in your router for the internet, you're plugged in to the internet when the power goes out, $249. >> it's a good investment. carbon monoxide poisoning. >> all of these detectors, carbon monoxide, smoke detectors, explosive gas. i want one of these on every floor. they last about seven years. we talk about changing the batteries twice a year. i'm going to push this, but it's going to be really annoying. i'm not going to -- i'm not going to do it. what they've done is now it's voice activated. what they have found, especially with young kids, is the beeping, they sleep right through it. this is a voice that will tell you to evacuate. you have to tell the kids what the word "evacuate" means, but lit tell you to get out. it's a voice telling the kids to get out. >> what is he saying? vacuum? what are they saying. if you teach them a little vocabulary, this will be a good one. >> make these things powered by electricity to not change the batteries. >> they do. there are versions that plug in. there's a battery backup. but the battery is there to protect us. >> what's this? >> generators. backup generators. when power goes out, this is an awesome thing. you have to be careful, where you use them. how you use them. plug them in. generact, this came out with a power unit because when the power goes out, ann, gas stations can't pump gas. you can get a 20 gallon propane tank you use on a grill, hardware store, grocery store, whatever it may be. this unit will run up to nine hours. it will power a refrigerator. it will power a pump. it will do some lighting. it's really mobile and compact and works terrifically well. >> drawing the interest of our fellow -- >> with the hurricane, is this something that's useful. >> fabulous thing for hurricanes coming. got to come out and find it. never this, never in an enclosed space, even with propane. the nice thing is because propane burns so cleanly, you don't have to worry about the gas getting stale. >> all of it, we have a few seconds left, what is the last bit of advice to give people. >> outside, i want you to go out. anything that's loose go out there. patio furniture, get it to the garage. that stuff can become projectile. get extra water. good morning. it's 8:56 on this thursday morning. tom kierein, there are storms in the forecast. >> we're having trouble with the mike. you can see, as we take a live look at nbc 4 radar, we've got storms moving through the area as we speak ahead of what could be stronger storms this afternoon. we'll get back with tom and get more details. we'll take a break. strong storms possible this afternoon and this evening with damaging wind and heavy rains that may cause flooding. and then some strong winds and heavy rains from irene saturday afternoon and evening into midday sunday. danella, how's traffic? >> 270 still have an accident, this is in your left shoulder lane in the main lanes at shady grove as you travel 270 south, you'll see congestion heading to the spur. american legion bridge, volume heading to i-66. back to you. >> more news, weather, traffic for you in 20 25 minutes or so. we'll send you back to new york and more of the "today" show. back now with more of "today" on this thursday morning. it's the 25th day of august, 2011. you're looking at a live image from nassau in the bahamas. hurricane irene is right now bearing down at this hour knocking around trees and causing some damage. approaching the top winds of 115 miles per hour. we're going to go there live in a moment. i'm ann curry along with david gregory with savannah guthrie. and matt is off. al is on the outer banks of north carolina. >> yeah. >> he's getting ready for the storm. and, al, i tell you, this looks like it could be a big one unless it's pushed out to sea by some luck or high-pressure system. >> it doesn't look that way, ann. 55 million americans will be affected by this system. to give you an idea of how serious people are taking the threat of irene, the second fleet based in hampton roads, virginia just up the road, well, they are ordering all their ships out to sea so they can better weather hurricane irene. if they're in port, there could be major damage to the ship and pier infrastructure. they're sending 27 ships out to sea. that deployment has begun. we'll have the details when you can expect hurricane irene to affect you if you live along the eastern seaboard in a bit. back to you. >> looking forward to that. savannah, what's coming up. >> have you heard of ataxia. it's an infection with healthy eating. it sounds like a good thing. but some people have a disorder where they're obsessed with eating only fruits or vegetables or eliminating other healthy nutrients that their bodies need. it can be bad for your physical and mental health. we'll learn more about this disorder and how you might help someone. >> that's new. i never heard of it. >> i heard about it once i heard you talk about it. getting the kids back to school. you may be looking forward to getting back to school and started with fall. you get to sticker shock and you go to get the supplies, backpack, notebooks, pens, pencils. it starts to add up. so we're going to give you tips on how to do it on a budget. >> especially in this time when everybody is worried about their pocketbooks. before we get to all of that, let's get to the big news stories of the morning. for that, we go to natalie at the newsdesk. >> good morning, david, ann, and savannah. good morning, everyone. the east coast is breaking for hurricane irene. the storm is battering the bahamas with high winds and pounding rain. lilia luciano is in nassau. what are the biggest concerns right now? well, natalie, we're hearing, we're feeling, we're seeing. we're headed down there a few minutes ago just to get a feel, just to get a view of what's going down and how the storm is hitting. and let me tell you, it's on full throttle. we've got severe rain, winds that are ripping trees from the roots, snapping branches, we got hit on the face by a great deal of sleet that just started a few hours ago. this storm is really intimidating right now. now, authorities have been warning about some potentially damaging dangerous and powerful storm surge which is usually the greatest threat in the established storm. floods are damaging the property, to people's lives, sometimes, potentially. however, our greatest concern right now are the flying objects. there's tiles that are coming off of the roof and greater objects, even three times, that could become projectiles if they -- if they get out of their post. so we're trying to stay as safe as we can. getting down there and providing people with the view of what's going on in "first look." back to you, natalie. >> do stay safe. thank you very much. we'll check in with al shortly on the projected path of the storm. meanwhile, in virginia, the u.s. navy ordered dozens of the ships to move away from the norfolk naval station to keep them safe from irene. on wednesday, officials began a mandatory evacuation from ocracoke island on north carolina's outer banks and residents up and down the east coast are putting up plywood and taking other precautions in advance of the storm that's likely to impact 55 million people from florida to new england. and as we mentioned, al is going to provide with us a full look at where it may go, next. thousands of northern california got the all-clear this morning. they were allowed to go back in their homes two days after a rail car full of liquid propane caught fire and for a time was in danger of exploding. two people were injured wednesday when a jetway collapsed at los angeles international airport. the pilot of an american airlines flight and passengers fell about ten feet. the plane had just landed from boston after a stopover in chicago. apple's high-profile ceo steve jobs has resigned. he can no longer handle the job, but does plan to stay on as the chairman of the board. steve jobs has a long history of serious medical problems, including pancreatic cancer. casey anthony has started her one-year probation in a florida check fraud case. anthony who was acquitted last month of murdering her daughter reported to officials last night after a court rejected her appeal of the probation sentence. the court of inquiries ruled that the former commander of the aircraft carrier that produced run a chi videos can remain in the navy. but the panel said captain owen honors committed conduct unbecoming of a naval officer. merriam-webster has new terms, bromance, fist pump, robo calls, and tweet. and a visitor checked into the hospital. a deer got into the emergency room's automatic doors, wandered through the hallways before ushered out by staff members. he got a clean bill of health. it's six minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to ann and david. >> looked like a young ery youn. >> big ears. >> cute. speaking of cute, probably inappropriate to say this now, al roker's always cute, but he's got a serious story to talk about. >> reporter: guys, good morning. again, of course, all eyes out in the caribbean as we watch hurricane irene make its way toward the eastern seaboard. here's the latest coordinates. right now a category 3 storm. it's 65 miles east-northeast of nassau. 670 miles south of cape hatteras, north carolina. 1 115-mile-per-hour-winds. we right now have hurricane warnings up for all of the bahamas and we also have now tropical storm watches along the south carolina shoreline from edisto beach up to surf city, north carolina, then hurricane watches up from surf city to the north carolina/virginia border. as you look on the satellite radar, you can see the rain bands from irene starting to make their way on to the southern shores and eastern shores of florida, and that's going to get worse. tropical force winds spread out 200 miles from the center of irene. right now category 3 storm. it make its way across nassau later today, may strengthen to category 4 storm late tonight, early tomorrow morning and runs parallel to the coast saturday early morning. it comes across the cape hatteras outer banks of north carolina late saturday on into sunday. dropping down to a category 2 storm as it getting into northern atlantic and runs parallel to the new jersey shoreline, possibly making landfall in new york city or long island and then dropping down to a tropical storm as it makes its way into new england. these are major impacts, extreme from cape hatteras into new england, coastal flooding, beach erosion, damaging storm surge of several feet, winds torrential rains isolated tornados and the big problem is, we have gotten torrential rains in the northeast, more heavy rain today. so root systems for trees are already weakened. the ground is sad rated. there will be nowhere for the rain from irene to go. with strong winds downed power lines, trees down, major flooding. a big problem for northeast which has not been threatened by a major hurricane for more than 20 years. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a warm and humid morning, in the 70s to near 80. radar showing showers and thunder in northern loudoun county across the maryland board for in frederick county drifting off to the northeast. others along the northern blue ridge. today we could get heavy downpours and stronger thunderstorms some could produce damaging winds, that would be later this afternoon into this evening and cloudy tomorrow. then effects of irene here saturday, mainly during afternoon and evening through midday subnday strong winds, and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> okay, al, thanks. this morning on "today's health," good nutrition called orthorexia, taking healthy eating to the extremes. the diet and nutrition editor and robbie ludwig is a social therapist. this is a new one. orthorexia. it's hard to imagine eating healthfully could be bad for you. >> what could be bad? it's under the radar. healthy eating, that's a good thing. the key thing here is moderation. the obsession with healthy eating but it's reflected in many ways that can restrict your intake. you cut down what you eating so you can get nutritional deficiencies and the mental strain coming with being a perfect eater. most importantly, the way that's different from eating disorders is an orthorexia is the quality of food. it's not about the call lories. >> not about weight loss. >> it's a virtuous person, a better person if i restrict. not about the pounds or the amount of food. >> before we turn to robbie, what are some of the characteristics of some of who is orthorexic. >> someone who spends three or four hours a day reading labels, cutting out things focusing on healthy foods. maybe there are pesticides on produce. fat is going to be in cheese. cutting down on salt. taking some healthy things and saying i'm going to eliminate most things. that's not a good thing. it's socially isolating. people are starting to lecture others about you shouldn't be eating this. so if you see these kinds of signs in people you know, you have to wake up again because you think, how could that be bad? it can be because it can be horrible for your quality of life. >> this is, we should point out, a disorder, not a disease. but one imagines there is a psychological aspect underlying this. >> absolutely. we were talking about this earlier. very often it's similar to an obsessive compulsive disorder so the focus is food. it's anxiety driven. sometimes these people are depressed or trying to take real control of their lives. >> anorexia is supposed to be about control. >> yeah, they're perfectionistic and have low self-esteem and are isolated because of the eating behaviors. so it's really it takes over their life where they're not living life because they're overly focused on food. >> how do you know -- i imagine there's a spectrum, right, of people who aren't very concerned about healthy eating and how to get something that's orthorexia. how do you know it's something you need treatment for? >> in part, some of the people are medically impaired and are putting themselves at risk. that's the first thing to consider. they're somewhat socially isolated. if they're not able to live life normally and they notice they can't work normally or they're not connecting with other people and they are depressed or anxious because of this, then there's a problem. >> everybody's got some food quirks. we all have them. but when it starts to interfere with your life and others may be telling you this, because sometimes people don't want to recognize it. they say i'm a healthy eater and defend this, you have to take action because it's going to be a physical problem you can get nutritional deficiencies, protein deficiencies. you won't be good physically and your mental health suffers as well. >> some children may be more prone to this? >> children can be prone to this. it's growth and development. parents want to do the right thing. they see their parents doing it, they do it. it could be something that's fulfilling in the whole family. you have to fight against it. but moderation is key in everything. especially in healthy eating. >> right. right. >> the difficulty is that these people are resistant, they feel they're in the know. that's a challenge. >> indeed it is. >> good to see both of you. thank you. >> thank you. coming up next, books to backpacks, going to show you how to save on back-to-school items. and later, whether you pulled an all-nighter or skipped a dose of medicine, how to recover from common medical mistakes. coming up after these messages. right now, sears has amazing prices on amazing styles for back to school! plus, get $10 in come back cash when you spend $50 or more on clothes. amazing prices. amazing styles. make this year amazing at sears! 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>> 50% of americans have told us they are scaling back. and about half of the people say they've only done about half of their shopping so far. which i think is a sign that they're waiting to see if they can get better deals later. >> you have a good strategy as to help us save our bucks as we get our kids back to school. shop at home. >> if you are a parent, you know that just by opening drawers, you're going to find pencils and pens and note cards and crayons from last year. those things are useable. your kids may want to go to school with a few new things, that's understandable. >> always fun to crack open the new box of crayons. >> going to conferences where they load you up with thing that are really school supplies. use them. the same with clothes. it's still august, right? we don't need fall clothes at this point. you can put those things on hold. >> they go on sale. >> absolutely. that's the second kid. waiting game. >> things will go on sale. and you'll be able to pick up everything you need at a significantly lower price. >> coupons and things like that too that you can use when it comes to back to school shopping. you can look through all of the circulars and find the good deals. >> get yourself on lists where they're going to tell you about good deals. i'm on twitter and i'm retweeting out coupons from people who are looking at 10% here and 25% off there. there are a lot of different websites to lead you in the right direction to the merchants that you like to patronize. go to the her chanlts' websites. sign up for their e-mail list. >> follow jean chatzky. >> that as well. >> also, think long-term and think classic and quality. >> right. because if you go out and buy the justin bieber or whoever happens to be the current -- >> the current -- >> the lunchbox that's not useable this year. they might want one or two items that are so hip and so current. you can get yourself to buy the classic backpack, you use it for three years and you don't have to buy that expensive item again next year. >> we talked about the untraditional ways to save, which mean s some credit cards are offering some reward programs for that very purpose. >> card hub.com came out yesterday with their list of the best credit cards for back to school. at the top of the list, the target red card. 5% off at target. that's significant. american express's blue cash card. 6% off in grocery stores, 3% in department stores, we're talking real money here. and a lot of these cards also have bonus points and bonus dollars for getting your friends to sign up. some have annual fees, some don't. be careful. >> make sure you know what you're getting into. next, i love this idea. it's a great one, to set up neighborhood swaps and make it a community effort to save. >> a lot of people have done this when it comes to sporting goods. you have cleats that don't fit your kids. you can exchange them. you don't have to buy the same thing. the same thing with books, textbooks, we're running out of time, but we have textbooks now that are available on your kindle, on your nook. on your computer. if you're a parent that has to buy textbooks for college or high school. >> that's expensive. >> you can save 60% to 80% by downloading them for the time you need them rather than buying the whole thing. >> check out all of your options. jean chatzky. what's your twitter? 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>> you should, basically if you forgot and been a day or two, take as soon as you remember. >> get them back on. >> get them back on. >> get back on the full dosage again. if it's been a week or longer, forget about it. you're just -- you're increasing resistance to more antibiotics, so call your doctor if it's been a week and ask him what to do. it's embarrassing to say i didn't follow the directions but -- >> i'm a bad mommy. that's what i did. >> you might say continue again or give you a new prescription. >> next thing, another one i think a lot of ladies forget as well, the birth control pill. and if you're not taking them regularly, you risk the chance of getting pregnant. >> that's the biggest risk. if you forget your pill, use a backup method. but if you're taking a combined pill of progesterone and estrogen, you take it as soon as you remember, it's okay to take two in one day. use a backup method because you're risking getting pregnant. if you take a mini pill, its such a low dosage, you forget, it's been longer than three hours, use a backup method because those hormones are so low you're risking your hormone levels to go down and you're risking you'll ovulate and get pregnant. >> a lot of good methods that don't require taking a pill. >> the vaginal ring or ieds are replaced less often. >> you can forget. >> ask your doctor about another alternative for you as well. >> yeah. >> okay. ear wax. a lot of people think stick the q tips in their ear and ouw, tht hurt. they go too far. >> use a cloth to clean their ears. it's easy to puncture your eardr eardrum. if you've done it, you have pain, call your doctor. you could have ruptured your eardrum. you could have gotten an infection in your ear. he'll check you out. go see him because you might have an infection in there. people don't realize, it's pretty easy. you shouldn't clean your ear. the ear is self-cleaning. the wax protects your eardrum from dust and debris getting in there. if you find it's uncomfortable because you have a lot of wax in there, try an over-the-counter ear drop to loosen the wax up. you shouldn't use the q tips. >> real quickly, this is an important one. a lot of people tend to double dip when it comes to acetaminophen and over-the-counter medications. >> it's dangerous to your liver if you take too much. you want to take separate medications for your symptoms. check the ingredients list. acetaminophen is in so many combo cold and allergy meds. don't take a combo med and taking the drug separately later. it can cause liver damage. >> great information. thank you. more on the article on "women's day." thank you. coming up next, dramatic new images from the fire that burned down richard branson's dream home and turned kate winslet to a hero after this. caramel pecan crunch. really? 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>> sauteing all of this. it's going to take about ten minutes to soften the sweet potato. >> yeah, that's the orange thing. >> yeah. exactly. >> i know. i just -- >> you know what? >> yeah, you have no idea. >> the orange stuff. yeah. yeah. and when it gets done, add a little bit of stock to it like this. sauteed it down. moisten it a little bit like this. >> how long is it on there? >> 10 or 15 minutes. >> butter to it like this. >> like that. >> a little bit of citrus or lime juice, okay? we finish up with a stuffing just like this. >> okay. >> going to have you spoon this in to here. >> don't spill the wine. >> very important not to spill the wine. >> correct. >> that's the most important thing. >> the whole thing. >> yeah. >> i don't have enough room. >> we're going to close him up. >> yeah, yeah, going to show him how to do that. >> so sorry, fish, he's looking right at me. i'm sorry, it's just -- it had to be this way. >> stuffing the fish, a little blue -- put the string here, to get ready, to tie it like this. nice little loop, fold it over. look how pretty that is. one loop. >> he's looking at us. >> i was talking to him earlier, he said, you know, savannah doesn't like it when i look at her. >> i'm feeling he had hopes and dreams and came to a terrible end. >> it's like a sewing project. go through, look it in like this. i'm doing it left-handed which i don't do it often. one look like this. continue that all the way down. >> now all of this is falling out. >> that's because i was talking to you. you're so pretty. i get nervous. >> you tie him up. >> i got one on the grill. you put these on the grill, you have to be patient. don't want to -- this has been on the grill for 3 1/2 to four minutes, look how easy it turns over and how pretty it is. we let it sit three or four minutes. the stuffing is hot. it takes eight or ten minutes to cook. it's a quick dish. >> it continues to cook. you shouldn't expect the stuffing and the potatoes to be soft. >> going to have a little bit of crunch. when they get in, nice and soft. the finishing product is our sauce. in texas, we call it butter sauce. we reduce some orange juice, a little bit of white wine. i added a little bit of cream in here and finished it with butter. so this right here, savannah, is a very healthy dish. you see what i'm saying? >> yes, i do. >> let's dump it all in. >> yeah. do you use that much butter? >> yeah. >> i like that. >> okay. >> everybody -- y'all got to get excited right now. >> we're excited. >> yeah, i have to put the eye back in. i'm sorry. >> oh, no. no! >> the eyeball popped out. >> why is it better with the whole guy? there's a reason to use -- >> you use the whole fish, it gives a lot more flavor to the fish. >> yeah, yeah. >> you were talking about the eyes. my kids love fish eyeballs, seriously? >> oh, no. >> they do? >> well, here's how you do. >> here it is, the whole fish, beautiful italian salad here. cut up with a little bit of sauce here. you have to try it. got to try it. don't be afraid. >> get in there, savannah. >> no eyeballs. >> no, no. >> go, go. >> that's a girl. >> mmm. >> yeah. >> my whole plan is you can't talk that way it tastes good. >> kathleen and hoda up next after your local news. good morning. 9:56 is the time. i'm barbara harrison. thursday, august 25th. some strong storms are headed our direction. we'll get a check on the forecast from meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. yes, later this afternoon, we could get strong storms. right now on radar, we've had scattered showers, maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. scattered across parts of southern maryland and arlington and fauquier county in virginia, western loudoun county, maryland. all of the areas where you see patches of color getting showers. a bit of thunder, too. heavier rain along a front is just beginning to move into the mountains of the western maryland and northern west virginia. those will be arriving here later this afternoon and into the evening. some of those storms could get more intense and produce damaging winds and perhaps some heavy rain that may cause flooding. that would be midafternoon, this afternoon into the evening. then, partly cloudy tomorrow, then we'll have to deal with the impact from hurricane irene here saturday, saturday afternoon and evening into sunday with heavy rain and wind. may cause scattered power outages. danella, how's traffic? 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[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello! hello! ♪ >> oh, thank you! thank you! this is crazy! >> oh, oh! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, ft. lauderdale! thank you, thank you so much for joining us! >> what a party! [ cheers and applause ] >> okay. all right. >> we've got a party, baby! >> all right. we're so delighted to welcome all of you to the largest cruise ship in the world. "the allure of the sea" it is a magnificent vessel. >> we will start it all off with a toast. so here's to everybody, cheers! >> cheers, everybody. and to the wonderful people at royal caribbean, we're sorry, we've already trashed your beautiful vessel. but they don't officially open until december 1st, so they have time to clean up our mess. >> here's the great thing about this ship, it's like a city on the sea. >> it's unbelievable. >> i've never seen anything like it, no, it's amazing. >> we'll talk about the cruise ship in just a second. something that was fascinating on board this ship just by chance -- while we happened to be on the ship, there are some actors and actresses shooting a movie aboard this ship. >> adam sandler and katie holmes are shooting "jack and jill." adam just came up to our cabin to say, good luck, have a wonderful show. but guess who is in our audience? his mom. mrs. sandler. there she is. >> adam sandler's mother is in the house. >> i think she's sitting next to all of the dreamworks characters are with us today. there's adam sandler's mom. >> the dreamworks characters roam the ship all the time. you never know who you're going to run into. >> there have been multiple suri cruise sightings. she's apparently everywhere. walking around, four years old, offering everyone coffee. >> she walks up to everyone saying, want some coffee? and they say, and she says, no, pretend coffee. >> now this is the largest cruise ship in the world. it's the largest cruise ship in the world, by two inches. >> what i did, is if you went from the bow to the stern, it's about a fifth of a mile. >> and they actually even have a track, if you're looking at the cruise ship. there's a track that goes all the way around the ship. >> i ran it this morning. >> if you run it seven times, you've run three miles. >> you did 14 miles today or something like that. >> yeah, but anyway, it's a beautiful, beautiful ship. and if you're thinking about -- should i go on this cruise ship. here's what the cost is, okay? >> it varies depending upon your accommodations. >> it does. if you want a small inside stateroom, you'll pay $730 per person per week. >> your food is included. >> true. and if want to go more eye-end, you won't believe this, the rooms, they are two floors. >> they're like double-deckers. and that runs $16,000 per week. >> per person, a week. >> but it's worth it. forget the facelift. get the suite for one week. >> save up for next year. >> we've been having fun on this cruise ship. we've torn it up. >> it carries at peak, 5400 passengers and only 2,000 crew members. at peak, that's almost 8,000 human beings on board. we're blown away by this statistic. we're blown away by this. and the crew is fantastic, everybody is fantastic. everybody has been so nice to us. >> we've really torn this place up. you guys are going to see later on in the show, and it's not pretty, we really take this cruise, we test it. >> we tested everything they said we could test. >> wait. here's something that was terrifying to me. >> what? >> there is above this cruise ship on the ninth floor, there is a zip line. >> there it is. we can see it from here. >> wait a second. i still am having post-traumatic stress disorder from yesterday. >> oh! >> no, no, and no. >> you're nine stories up there. >> yeah. now, wait. the scarier part -- was that me or you? >> that's you. >> the scariest part to me was trying to get unhooked from this thing. >> thank goodness -- >> the guy was 6'8" and drop-dead gorgeous, right? >> we had a 6'8" drop-dead gorgeous helper at the other end, which gave you hope. if you were going along. >> so not only did we do this. but you're going to see us in all kinds of outfits and antic as little later on. >> i've got to say even after two and a half days here, we barely scratched the surface what this ship has to offer. >> one of our favorite parts, we don't want to talk much about drinking, but there is a bar that starts off at the ground floor and it elevates like an elevator up three. >> even when you're not drinking. >> and this comes down. >> even when you're not drinking. >> and it goes back up again. >> and you end up three stories up in central park. it's so cool. >> should we have one more little sip? >> yes. i think it's your signature cocktail we're drinking. >> who cares. >> cheers! >> cheers! >> and i do know that some of our friends in the audience are having some, too. >> i saw you. [ applause ] >> we've got a lot of stuff. >> we've got a lot of stuff to do. should we bring on our miss bobbie? >> yes, bobbie thomas is going to help us out. >> are we going to wait? >> no, she's right here. >> okay, bobbie, we have a little prize in store. don't touch your dial. >> i'm so excited you packed me in your suitcase. anyone going on a weekend getaway, these items might be helpful. this is called a vacation vault. have you ever been in your beach chair and wanted to go swimming, but didn't want to leave your wallet behind? this is a vault, you lock your wallet in. it's locked to your lounge chair. this is an all-natural way to help beat nausea. it was developed for anyone who might have sea sickness or motion sickness. >> smell it. it's a smell, it's a spray, too. >> and last but not least, we have something called the wanda wedge. this an inflatable chair that we have a model lounging by the pool. >> okay. this is really great. >> sailor, how are you? >> yes, this wanda wedge is great, you can take it with you, pack it and you have a chair anywhere. if there is something sb who won't give up your chair. >> we have a name for that. there's something called a chog -- a chair hog. and you know who you are. you're the ones who get there early and put your towels out there and -- >> yes, i do that. >> anyway, good work. good job, bobbie. we'll see you later. so now we have genius day. so if you've ever traveled and you can only take one carry-on in your purse -- >> unless you want to spend a fortune and check your bags. >> here's the solution to that issue. it's a trench coat with multiple pockets inside. come up here, johnny. >> this guy's the solution to a lot of things. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, johnny! >> johnny, show us what you have in your coat, girls. >> okay. i like johnny. >> what else do you have in here? >> oh! >> i love it when we both get what we like. thank you very much. >> what else do you have in there? >> a book. >> by the way, guys, this is a great read. >> and it's available everywhere. >> what else you got in there, big boy? >> some souvenirs. >> of last night? >> yeah. >> i won't supposed to tell anybody. >> johnny, that's a great idea. >> how much does that cost? $200. >> do you come with the -- never mind. >> johnny, thanks a lot. >> we got a lot coming up. >> we have a lot coming up. we have a huge show. we'll take you on a tour of the ship. it's incredible. [ vet ] your turn max. [ cat ] inside and out. and i'm not the only one who thinks so...right doc? 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talk to your doctor about seroquel xr. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. let's face it, if you're going to go cruising, you've got to have the right bathing suit. >> leave it to our own bobbie thomas to find suits that will enhance you and slim you down and give you a little breathing room, if you know what i mean. >> people hate shopping for bathing suits. it's one of those things. >> i don't think gisele bundchen hates it. >> i am excited about these bathing suits, they all have something a little extra. so i want to get to them. >> the first one has convertible coverage, what does that mean, bobbie? >> the first model is katherine. she is a bombshell. some days you feel like a bikini and other days you want a one-piece. katheri katherine, you can can see she's wearing this bikini by buba. some days you feel like a bikini and some days you feel like a one-piece. this band on her bikini bottom. she is going to sho going to shn unfold it and turn it i >> what a cool idea. >> if you want to get tan, i love it. >> we love you and we love you, leo. >> thank you, ladies. >> thank you. >> the next one is reversible. >> this is sort of a sporty look. this is our model, monique. monique has something on by tyr that looks like a simple one-piece. but the other side is this pink color. so it reverses so you can have two suits in one and you want to pack light. >> what a great idea. >> i love this, really is on track. >> it's got support and the whole thing. >> this is frazier. >> was that necessary? >> thank you, guys. >> our next one is, if you want real support, i love those bathing suits that slim you down and lift you up where you need to be lifted. >> absolutely. so maura is back with johnny, the crowd favorite. this is all about the disguise in the design. this is laura, she's fantastic, gorgeous, this can shimmy up if you want to show a little more or you can shimmy it down. she looks fantastic. and the shapewear today, it's totally on trend. >> ha is that called? >> this is around $70 to $80. it's a great suit that's going to last a long time and the vertical line of the embellishment is like having jewelry. >> thank you. >> and johnny, you're not so bad. >> you're cute, too. >> we like you. >> this is the high-tech style with bobbie. the great thing about this one is it does something unique. >> this is the first time people will see this on american television. this is called aqua tame. on maria, she has a bathing suit that will reveal a print when she gets wet. this is the same idea. and see when the bathing suit gets wet. it turns a different color. so maria's suit -- >> pick a polka dot. >> we have a bucket of water coming. maybe she can help us out. >> are you going to do that? >> she really is. >> maria. >> oh! >> oh, man. >> it's a polka dot print revealed. and on austin, there's a nano-teck comincogy, that lots of guys are buzzing about. because the suit doesn't absorb much water. it's quick dry, great for surfers, and it's got really great material. >> thank you, maria. you're a brave person. i know you have hair issues like me, but you look great. thank you. >> let's take a last look at all of our terrific models, come on. >> you can stay there, don't worry, you look beautiful. >> bobbie, these were terrific by the way. >> of course, all the information for any of the suits is on our website that you can take a look. >> thanks so much, bobbie. coming up, we're going to taste the cuisine, we're going to do the cocktails and we're going to try out a little cabaret, you don't want to miss this. >> if you're going to stay tuned for anything -- stay tuned to watch this one sing. you'll understand why i no longer sing. >> you know what song she's singing? ♪ me and my sister ♪ and lord help the sister who comes between me and my man ♪ tr. ♪ like musical instruments. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ because they're the only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g cereals. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. you can make a difference. ♪ hershey's chocolate syrup. stir up a smile. listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us. we are tracking hurricane irene category 3 storm moving close tort east coast right now. coming up on news4 midday what our area's doing to prepare including a look how power companies are working to keep lights on. good morning. i'm barbara harrison. coming up, new martin luther king memorial temporarily closing, ahead of the weekend's dedication. when you [ laughter ] we're back on a very, very special try-day on royal caribbean's brand-new magnificent vessel called "allure of the seas." if you haven't tried cruising, make a reservation, it's the most incredible vacation. >> and we had some wild fantasies in mind. so come take a ride with us. >> hoda, can you believe how massive this ship is? >> there is so much to do on this ship. >> i know it. >> what about the ice skating rink? >> remember when jo jo starbucks tried to teach us how to skate? >> was that terrible, awful? >> wouldn't be it amazing if we had the freedom on the ice to skate like that? >> i wonder what that would be like? ♪ >> let's go! >> oh, yeah! i'm exhausted. >> luck be a lady. luck be a lady. you bow in show business -- ta da! >> wait. [ laughter ] >> maybe not. no. you know what, though? i've always had a fantasy of being on stage singing. i love that. you know i love that. >> not as great as it's cracked up to be, hoda, i did it for years. >> i wonder what that's like? ♪ ♪ crazy ♪ crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ i'm crazy ♪ crazy for feeling so blue ♪ crazy ♪ i'm crazy for feeling so lonely ♪ ♪ so lonely ♪ i'm crazy for trying ♪ and crazy for loving you >> memories. >> that was not exactly what i had in mind. >> what are you talking about? >> what else? what else do you have a fantasy about. >> there's got to be something else to do on this cruise ship. >> there's so much, that's the problem. >> ha about cabaret? >> i could get into that. ♪ sisters ♪ sisters ♪ there were never such good sisters ♪ ♪ never had to have a chaperone ♪ ♪ no sir ♪ i'm there to keep my eye on her ♪ ♪ lord help the mister ♪ who comes between me and my sister ♪ ♪ and lord help the sister ♪ who comes between me and my man ♪ >> yeah, we were made for that. >> yeah. all right-y. >> that was so much fun. you can really work up an appetite on a cruise ship. >> wait, did you not see what just happened? >> we want to talk about food, that's what everybody wants to talk about. >> all right. we'll talk about food. >> you don't want to talk about food? >> yes. right after this. go-gurt? yep...doh. 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[ male announcer ] get five dollars in money-saving coupons at v8juice.com. from chocolates at breakfast to pizza at midnight -- yes, it's no wonder that eating is so much better when you're on the sea than on land, even. >> what does go into keeping all the people on the ship satisfied? let's take a look. with more than 8,000 people on board, there's one question executive chef evo yan is asked over and over again. >> people ask me all the time, how do we feed all the amount of people on board, 8,000 people. >> how do they do it? it begins with a weekly loading of up to 30 trucks worth of food and produce right here in ft. lauderdale. >> 14,000 pounds of pineapple, 10,000 pounds of fish. 4,000 pounds -- >> just to give you an idea. >> efficiency is still the biggest challenge. >> there are secrets, we buy prepeeled onions, we buy prepeeled carrots. we have huge machines to help us be very efficient. we have cutting machines. we cut up in different types of cubes. it takes about 20 minutes to cut 400 pounds of cucumbers. >> the food is distributed to the various restaurants aboard "allure of the seas." from sandwiches to sushi, there's more than just a little something for everyone. >> from family style to very fine dining, asian influences, mexican cuisine, there's nothing you cannot find on board. >> for travelers with a sweet tooth, pastries around the clock. >> yeah, we have a 24-hour operation in the pastry on a daily basis. we use about 50, 60 different products. >> it sounds like one tasty trip at sea. frank weber has one of the biggest jobs on board, he's the vice president of food and beverage operation for royal caribbean. this is this gorgeous ship. how do you feed 6400 passengers and your crew? >> we get a lot of people to do this stuff and we have multiple restaurants. >> we've tried many of them. >> and the samba we have going on, what are we serving? >> this is sliced up some meat right here, this is a tri-strip. >> it's delicious. >> we can slice it up while we keep talking. >> what is this? >> this is called a duck cigar. >> we ate at 150 central park, you guys, the food was off the chart. it was so good. >> this is hollywood. >> you're going in with a carrot buerre blanc. this is a champagne lobster roll. >> stop it. >> especially for you. break it up. there you go. especially for you. >> put it in there. and eat it. come on, there you go. >> and of course we have the hotdog that you cook, actually. >> you cook right at the table. >> we should point out right behind us, before we go any further, they made a beautiful "today show" ice sculpture for us. >> it's all theater, even the food. >> it's all about entertainment. this is basically representational of our main dining room. >> this is mahi-mahi. and we've got some nice lamb shank over there. and eggplant tartare. >> aloha. >> the bok choy with that. >> i heard people can gain eight to ten pounds on a cruise ship. is that true? >> yeah, but you don't have to. >> you can eat healthy. >> we do certainly have healthy options in our bistro and our star cafe and we have beautiful presentations. >> we have to get down here. >> you want to get down here. >> of course -- >> you got to try this. oh! >> you want to have some tastes over here. >> desserts. we have anything, cannoli. >> this a red velvet cupcake? >> yes, mini cupcakes. >> it looks really good. >> would it be all right if i feed the crowd? >> yeah. yeah. >> and over here? >> we've got more, there's more, hold on. we're going to give it all away. hold on. >> hold on, hold on. >> there we go. >> the people down here. you are awesome. you guys -- >> i think we're about to start drinking. >> so good. >> this is just part of our job. ♪ >> you guys are crazy, really good. >> are they still talking? is the show still on? what happened? >> get involved. no! >> come over here. for his dentist, the choice is clear. fact is, more dental professionals brush with an oral-b toothbrush than any other brush. trust the brush more dentists and hygienists use, oral-b. 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[ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. on the show we've done everything from putt-putt, to zip-lining to singing in a cabaret. >> it's the water show called oceania. here to tell us about it is the funniest guy on the whole ship is ken welsh. how are you? >> it's great to have you here. if the show is out on tour, the fact that we can do it on a cruise ship is unbelievable. >> we have to be safe. but normally, we are able to go on with all of our shows. >> the you've got stabilizers on this ship. >> we sure do. >> i know you're the most popular guy, you take care of a lot of things. we're going to go to the performance. we want to thank you, you guys, pay attention to oceanaria! [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and the fun just keeps continuing. we've had a ball on this ship. >> we want to say thank you to royal caribbean. >> and this great crowd. >> come cruising, it's unbelievable.

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