2009. it is nice group of people gathered in studio 1a s plaza in rockefeller plaza. chilly there in the northeast. seems like we went from summer right to winter, bypassing fall. but don t worry about that when you re where i am right now. i m in los angeles this morning. i m matt lauer. ann and al are holding down the fort wow. in new york city. thanks for rubbing it in. it s all about you. but you know what, it really isn t all i mean, it s only in the mid-70s here. it s not all hot and sunny here, so meantime, you re in l.a. because i guess natalie s on assignment. anyway, i thought natalie s on assignment, okay. and you re in l.a. because you ve got another reason, a big night tonight. big night tonight. i am going to stop by and see our good buddy jay leno for his show in prime time tonight, sit down for an interview with him, and then take the green car challenge that we just showed you on the program a couple minutes ago. ann and al, i th
good morning. money, money, money! investors rejoice as the dow hits 10,000 for the first time in more than a year. but with it, word that wall street s about to dole out record bonuses even at firms that you, the taxpayer, helped bail out. can anything be done? this morning, msnbc s dylan ratigan and filmmaker michael moore weigh in. revenge attack? a 15-year-old florida boy allegedly set on fire by five of his classmates all because of a stolen bike. this morning the victim s mother speaks out. and why did anna nicole die? a hearing under way in los angeles over whether three people close to her played a role in the late star s overdose. this morning the father of anna nicole smith s daughter, larry birkhead, is set to testify, but first he is talking to us in an exclusive interview today, thursday, october 15th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira here in new york. matt lauer has mad