the world is reading the intimate details today. thursday, october 7th, 2010. from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and meredith vieira. i m meredith vieirvieira. people waking up in parts of colorado and utah are bracing for the severe weather system that spawned tornadoes on wednesday in arizona. dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed. the twisters so powerful they derailed a parked freight train and blew 18 wheelers off the road. we ll have the latest in a live report straight ahead. they call himselves previvers. at risk of breast cancer. they don t have the disease yet but choose to have their breasts removed. why, when some consider that to be a radical course of action? we re going to talk to two women about that. they have opted to do that route. the survivor of a vicious bear attack speaks out for the first time describing their horrendous fight. here s a question for you. what was marilyn monroe like? we re going to take a look at never bee
that if we read to kids, it helps them in their eccal career. al roker on the plaza, talking about stories and this make you feel good and this makes you cringe. you and i are kind of germaphobes anyway. the five germiest places, from the shopping cart to handbag, bacteria all around us, waiting to get us. you won t believe which of these things has more bacteria than a toilet seat. i will go with that one right there. that soap thing. i bet you. if you think you can t afford a family vacation. think again. our good buddy is here and will track out fun packages from travel & leisure magazine so you can have fun with the gang. patti labelle looks so cool, the coolest coat on i have ever seen. look at patty. she looks comfy. she does. let s get a check at he headlines. natalie is in while ann is on assignment. people in parts of arizona assessing the damage trying to recover from four tornadoes at least, that hit the state on wednesday. there could be more severe