good morning. michael's memorial. los angeles prepares for hundreds of thousands of michael jackson fans to descends on the city ahead of tuesday's public farewell. as police close in on the doctors who supplied the king of pop withowerful prescription drugs. why did she quit? debate raging over what led to sarah palin's stunning decision to resign as alaska's governor. is it the start of a white house run? this morning we're live in her hometown with what supporters and critics are saying. crucial day. one of italy's forensic scientists takes the stand at the thurd trial of amanda knox

and pokes a le in the prosecution's case as her sister joins us and speaks out in an exclusive interview, today, monday july 6th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to "today" on this monday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm natalie morales. matt lauer has the day off. constitue the city of los angeles is preparing for a huge turnout for the public memorial at the staples center. >> we leave for the service today and reporting wednesday out of l.a. and this is the ticket that's causing all of the commotion. there it is. 1.6 million people entered an online drawing but on sunday just 8,750 won two tickets each and they have to pick them up in person today ahead of tomorrow's

service that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific time. those tickets are the only way in. despite that fact and calls by the lapd to stay home, up to 75 million fans may show up any way. >> the area around the arena is going into lockdown this morning with surrounding streets blocked off to keep anyone without a ticket ay. as for a privatebureau ial, we' learning that could happen today. >> jeff ross season outside of the staples center with more on all of this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. you and natalie were talking about how much this event is growing and how fast it's growing. the area locked down as you said you need these wristbands just to get in within a block or two of the staples center. we're still a full day out. good reason for that. you have fans showing up already. you have celebrities flying in by the dozen trying to perform and rehearse here ahead of tomorrow's service. the lapd now urging people to

stay home tomorrow. it is the hottest ticket in the world, the michael jackson memorial service and the guest list is coming together. nbc news has learned possible performers include stevie wonder, mariah carey, justin timberlake, lionel richie and jennifer hudson. diana ross will attend the service as well. jackson named her in the will as a backup guardian for his three kids. >> we've never seen anything quite like this. you have potential of a billion people watching and certainly hundreds of thousands of people that will be in and around the district. >> reporter: 1.6 million people registered for tickets online but organizers are only giving out just over 17,000 of them. this e-mail notification went out to all of the winners sunday. congratulaons it says. from there you enter a special code and download the tickets. what was it like the moment you got this e-mail that you were in? >> the moment i got the e-mail i

freaked out. the idea of being able to share this service with his family and with his closest friends and with the masses of people from all over the world is really a gift. >> reporter: not everyone can get to l.a. on such short notice. >> i'm not able to afford a plane ticket. >> reporter: outside houston rob won a pair with young kids at home he and his wife just lost their jobs and put the tickets up on ebay. >> for right now i posted it at $15,000 just to see what happens. >> reporter: while los angeles police are urging people to stay away, up to 750,000 people are expected to ignore the warning and show up any way. before the service even starts, michael jackson may already be buried. nbc news learned he will be laid to rest at the forest lawn cemetery in los angeles. sources say it could happen as early as this evening. while tributes continue from fans and churches to celebrities on stage, madonna took a moment

while performing in london. >> all right people. let's give it up to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known. michael jackson! long live the king! >> reporter: over the weekend investigators made progress hunting down the doctors that supplied ckson with pills. according to published reports they're looking at five doctors possibly involved. nbc news has learned members of the jackson family were so worried about michael's health just weeks before his death they contacted dr. howard samuels to lead an intervention. he runs a well known rehab center and says jackson's death exposes hollywood's open secret, celebrities paying cash for meds. how much will a megastar pay a doctor to be at his beck and call 24/7? >> $30,000 to $50,000 amonth. $50,000 could be conservative depending on what the addict or celebrity wants. >> reporter: one other notes about jackson's final days.

his life was so complicated during the end, even his own mother isn't sure who he was close to. she's trying to delay a scheduled court hearing for later today and wants to investigate o he was close to before guidividing up those ass. >> thank you very much. the reverend jesse jackson is advising michael jackson's family and plans to attend tomorrow's memorial and is also in los angeles this morning. reverend jackson, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning to you. >> reverend, we're hearing that a private burial may take place as soon as today. is that your understanding as well? >> you know, i really don't know. there will be a private ceremony. this is a religious family. there will be a private event and then a public event on tuesday.

>> can you enlighten us anymore about who will be participating in that event? anything you can tell us about the program itself? >> well, the entertainers of the world want to be a part of it. stevie wonder was close to michael. justin timberlake. don't know what role diana ross will play. there's excitement in the air and potentially a nightmare if 2 million people converge on l.a. at some level or another so that will be a real big logistical nightmare. let me say to you, i'm so impressed and i think here's 11 people, 9 children, four-room house in gary, indiana, under the discipline of a mother that's a religious leader and the cook and dad who is a welder and crane operator and music teacher, out of this situation comes this phenomenal world class family. i think it's a great story. >> wonderful family as you say that is suffering right now the

loss of their son, their brother, michael jackson. last week with regard to the investigation you said the wound cannot heal until you get the glass out referring to questions about how michael jackson died and why he died. now we're hearing that five doctors may be be under investigation. does that only add to the family's suspicions and their doubts? >> they've had little time to mourn. the joy of the global response redemp tif to michael's musical career but the bizarre behavior of the doctor and was absent for a while and showed up with a lawyer created suspicions and that was an inquiry that's now a full scale investigation. these unanswered questions about his business, about his children, the business of the matter is really overwhelming. >> we are hearing nbc news is hearing that the family was so

concerned about michael that they had planned an intervention just a few weeks before his death. do you know anything about that? >> i didn't hear you. >> we had heard, nbc news has learned that the family was so concerned about michael jackson that they ordered an intervention just a few weeks before his death. do you know anything about that? >> no, i do not. >> all right. reverend jesse jackson, thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> and i will be at the staples center for live coverage of tomorrow's event that begins tomorrow on "today." brian williams will host nbc's coverage of the memorial service. it's 7:09. here's natalie. >> now to the fallout from the political bombshell dropped by alaska governor sarah palin. she announced on friday she is stepping down and has kept a low profile ever since. what does it mean for her political future? andrea mitchell is in palin's

hometown with the latest. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning. sarah palin's decision to quit surprised everyone in republican circles and no one was more shocked than the people here back home in alaska. on a holiday weekend, people were trying to figure out why she's quitting. >> i'm stunned and shocked. >> reporter: like palin supporters -- >> didn't see that one coming. >> she's letting us down by quitting midterm. >> reporter: palin was invited to take part in the july 4th parade. she was barely noticed. after a rambling announcement on friday that she would quit. >> it would be apathetic to hunker down and go with the flow. we know that only dead fish go with the flow. >> reporter: she tried to explain again. a post on facebook said --

her lawyer denies any federal investigation or other legal problem. >> she did not step down for any kind of scandal or wrongdoing which has been alleged. >> rorter: palin's lawyer says she has piled up more than a half million dollars in legal fees to handle 16 separate ethics investigations. he says 15 have been dismissed. the last one is pending. palin sold advisers she's sick of the constant scrutiny and tabloid attention to her family. the joke, some admittedly misguided. >> one awkward moment during the seventh inning her daughter was knocked up by alex rodriguez. >> reporter: what will palin do now? the lieutenant governor says she'll try to expand the conservative movement, her base of support. >> she has a wider opportunity to advance our core values. she'll te that opportunity and lay that out in the future as who how to do that. >> reporter: palin has hurt her

chans to being taken seriously as a contender for the white house. >> by exiting the governorship 2.5 years through the term and put herself on a national stage that she may not be prepared to operate in. >> reporter: now palin can make millions of dollars with her book deal a paid lecture tour and talk shows as she keeps speculation going and keeps people guessing that she may still run for president. natalie? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. william crystal, good morning to you. nice to see you here. i, like so many others, was trying to read between the rambling lines on friday. she did have more to say on her facebookpage. it's honorable for others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term of course we know for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions i make. so, bill, your best guess, this higher calling she's talking about is it a run for the

presidency in 2012? >> probably. i think she wants to run. she honestly belies and there's some truth to this are the citizens of alaska spends a lot of time running around country campaigning for other republicans and getting briefed on national issues or should she turn over the job to the lieutenant governor and just launch her campaign. i think she's what she's doing. i don't think she decided to run. she's entitled to take a shot at it. if she performs, she'll do well. >> talk about the risk. a lot of republicans are agast over this. very high ranking republicans saying they don't understand that she's crazy for doing this. you say she's crazy like a fox and this might actually work for her. how? >> none of those people in the republican establishment was going to support her even if she finished her term as alaska governor. there's a lot of false limbenting about what she's done by people that don't like her any way. she's making a reasonable

decision to quit and to take a shot at it and she's now depending on her own abilities. either she'll perform or she won't. it is interesting how many people in the establishment and really in the mainstream media don't want to give her a chance. they want to bury her now. what a terrible performance. i don't agree with that. i thought her speech was charming and personal. it wasn't stage managed. she did a good job explaining how much pressure has been put on her by the assault on her family. she'll take a shot and either perform or she won't. >> if during the presidential campaign was blasted for not having accomplished enough and for not knowing enough about the issues, by dropping out now, doesn't that solidify and ensure she'll come under further attack in a new "vanitiy fair" article some people from the mccain camp say she wasn't fit to be vice president much less president. >> that vanity fair" article

appeared before she stepped down. she'll be a candidate. she'll give speeches and be at 20 debates with republican candidates and either perform or doesn't. this is like in 2005, 2006, people in the hillary clinton machine saying barack obama, are you kidding? what's he done? he can't run against hillary clinton. he ran an impressive campaign and proved himself. let sarah palin have a shot. >> we'll have to see what the next couple of years bring. william crystal, thanks so much. >> let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. ann has the morning off. hoda kotb is at the news desk. >> good morning, everybody. president obama is in moscow this morning hoping to reset relations between it the u.s. and russia. savannah guthrie is traveling with him. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. and russia are no longer cold war enemies but they're not exactly friends. the president here trying to warm up a cool relationship.

all four obamas arrived in moscow, russia, this morning. first stop, russia's tomb of the unknown in the shadow of the kremlin. today the president's second meeting with russia president as the u.s. tries to reset russian relations. secretary of state hillary clinton gave a red reset button to russia's foreign minister earlier this year but it was a bit lost in translation. >> did we get the right word? >> you got wrong. >> reporter: tensions escalated over russia's military action s in georgia last year. the president is not as popular here as in other world capitals. >> president obama needs to repair a relationship not only with the government in russia but forge a new relationship with society. >> reporter: the two leaders are expected to announce a frame work for a new start treaty to reduce nuclear weapons and a deal that will allow the u.s.

military to transport supplies to afghanistan through russian territory. hoda? >> thank you. more violence in honduras. protesters clashed with police on sunday leaving one person dead. police in nashville are declaring the death of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair a homicide. his body was found over the weekend shot four times along with the body of h girlfriend who was shot once. official its stop short of calling it a murder/suicide. two monorails collided on sunday in disney world killing one train operator. it's unclear what caused that crash. general motors has taken a big step to emerging from bankruptcy. >> reporter: this is good news from gm. a federal judge approved the company's plan to sell its assets to a new company. the new company would be owned by the u.s. government, the canadian government along with a trust for the uaw workers. effectively what this does,

hoda, is it creates two companies. the good gm and bad gm. the good gm is the new gm that will have assets including the cadillac and chevrolet brands and the bad gm is responsible for unwinding that debt while in bankruptcy. the home is that the new gm will be spun out to the public next year. >> all right. thank you so much for that report. and roger federer claimed a record 15th major championship on sunday after beating andy roddick in a five-set more than four-hour marathon. the longest men's grand slam ever. it's federer's sixth title at the wimbledon. what a match. it's now 18 minutes past the hour. let's join the all girll team. >> a sense of power here. no matt. no al. the cat are away and the mice will play. stephanie you are in for al this morning. >> a great fourth of july weekend here in the northeast.

>> thank you for that. >> you're welcome. let's see if we'll start off the workweek with nice weather as well. here's a look around the good morning. here around our region we've got low humidity still in place, but off to our west there's dense fog across parts of the rural areas of maryland and virginia, west of i want state 95. around washington, southern washington around the bay, look at this. visibilities near zero culpepper, charlottesville, parts of the shenandoah valley, hagerstown and frederick. later on today lots of sun even there and elsewhere, highs mid 80s. >> meredith, over to you. >> thank you very much. and now to south carolina where a manhunt is under way for a suspected serial killer who police say has already claimed five lives. ron mott is in gaffney with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you.

police aren't sure whether they're dealing with a copycat killer, perhaps someone trying to mimic the terror that reigned over this town 41 years ago but whatever the motive, they want this man caught and soon. dive dead over the past five days and a suspected spree killer still on the loose. eerie reminders of the so-called gaffney strangler who murdered four women in 1968 over the same time frame. it's enough to put an entire community on edge. >> it's got us real frightened and to whoever it is dng killing in gaffney, we're looking for you. >> reporter: the first murder victim was a farmer followed by an elderly woman and her daughter and educator and the most recent deaths a teenager and her dad attacked thursday night at their furniture store. all five gunned down. this 50 year old followed her mother's path into the classroom. both were teachers. 72 years of service between them. on sunday both were laid to rest

with mourners remembering the daughter as the number one fan of the football team her husband, scott, coached. >> many felt this was her mom as it was her biological kids and scott the same way. was like a father. a role model. too nice of people for something like this to happen. >> reporter: this is a sketch of a man authorities hope to find and soon driving a light colored suv. the gaffney strangler eventually was caught and convicted. residents find themselves once again hoping for the same outcome. police have received more than 1,000 tips so far and the sheriff says he will not allow this town to become paralyzed by what he calls simply a murderer. meredith? >> ron mott, thank you. coming up, the deadly rowe factor. does she want custody of all three of michael jackson's children? we'll get the latest on that. first, this is "today" on nb

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still ahead, "today" investigates a hidden danger found at many public pools. exclusive details from one of the last people to work with michael jackson after your local news and weather.

the jefferson memorial on a beautiful morning in the nation's capital. 63 degrees is our temperature at 7:26. i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, july 6. marion barry is expected to hold a press conference about his arrest on stalking charges. park police arrested barry on saturday after a woman reportedly flagged down an officer and complained that barry was stalking her. barry's spokesperson called the charges baseless. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire in prince george's county on saturday night in upper marlboro. firefighters were forced to

retreat after part of the roof collapsed. two bodies were pulled from the home. the identity of the victims has not been released yet. we're going to come back with weather and traffic in a moment.

good morning. patchy dense fog west of interstate 95 will dissipate. we're in the 50s and 60s, in the mid 80s later on with sun, low humidity and that will be in place flew tend of the week. how's traffic? >> a live look, not bad at all. moving along well, 95 northbound

to the beltway, southbound also looks good. >> thanks, jerry. we'll have more news in 25 minutes. we're going back to the "today" show now after a short break. >>.

6th of july, 2009. happy looking group of folks enjoying some of the best ather of the summer out in rockefeller plaza. we'll step outside to say hey in just a bit. inside studio 1a i'm meredith vieira alongside natalie morales. matt is off today. coming up, debbie rowe and the future of michael jackson's children. will she seek custody of the two children with jackson and his third child? we'll get into that coming up. a "today" investigation that every parent will want to see.

there are a number of public pools continuing to use drain covers that were banned by the government last year. it's been the cause of dozens of injuries and some deaths. we'll tell you what you need to know. later the sister of amanda knox will be with us exclusively live from italy to update us on her sister's murderrial and tell us how amanda knox is holding up. first, let's get to what could become a difficult custody battle for michael jackson's children. chris jansing is in enseeno, california, with the latest. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: good morning. as part of the custody case we learned that child welfare officials are looking into the care michael jackson's children got while he was alive because of the large number of drugs allegedly found in the home. they have been here to katherine jackson's house because she's the temporary guardian and if debbie rowe decides to shoe fue custody, she'll be next for investigators. as we see in this new ta,

deie rowe may already feel at pressure. she's the mother of the world's most watched children. >> are you ready to fight for your ildren? are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> reporter: she wasn't from a dermatologist assistance to international intrigue with her shocking marriage to michael jackson in 1996 and the birth of two children. now 12-year-old prince michael and paris now 11. after a 1999 divorce, she all but disappeared until now telling nbc los angeles anchor chuck henry that she wants the children, including blanket, jackson'son by a different mother. >> she said, michael and i had an agreement. he broke the agreement. he died. >> reporter: under california law, rowe has a clear legal claim to custody but a judge will consider much more than biology. >> put yourself in her shoes and say i want them. they're mine. it really begs the question of they don't know her. >> reporter: rowe admitted as

much. here she is in 1997 saying the children were her gift to michael. >> h feeds them. he changes diapers. he reads to them. he sings to them. i don't need to be there. michael -- i would have nothing to do. >> reporter: again in an interview with britain's gm dtv in 2003. >> my kids don't call me mom because i don't want them to. they're not -- they're michael's children. >> reporter: in his whiill, jackson specified none of his assets should go to rowe. katherine jackson wants her grandchildren in a 22-page petition for guardianship, she says the grandkids have no relationship with their mother. if rowe fights for custody, her house will be next to be inspected. >> what's the biggest thing debbie rowe has going for her? >> she's their mother. >> reporter: whether by preference or legal agreement,

rowe has always avoided the spotlight. to win custody, she'll have to willingly step into the media glare. >> do not touch me! >> reporter: now blindingly brighter than ever. debbie rowe said she has a good relationship with the jackson family but we don't know if she's been invited to the public or private memorial for michael jackson. we're told katherine jackson will decide whether the three children will attend tomorrow's public service. meredith? >> chris jansing, thank you very much. dan abrams is nbc's chief legal analysts and we also have a psychologist here with us. if debbie rowe decides to fight to get custody what will work in her favor and what will possibly work against her? >> number one working in her favor is her biology. the fact that she's the mother. there's almost a presumption. >> we're not sure that she is. >> if she says she's willing to take a dna test and if she turns out to be the biological mother, that's going to be the most important thing working in her

favor. the most important thing working against her is the fact that she's basically said throughout the years i don't need to see the children. she's given up the right to visit these children. the presumption going in if she's the biological parent that she would gethe children. she's going to have to ask for all three children and not just two. >> she said she would ask for all three if that would mean she would get custody and keep them together. would a judge agree to something like that? the third child, blanket, has no relationship with her. none at all. >> the third child does have a relationship with the othetwo. when you look at what's in the best interest of the children, a court is going to want to try to keep that family together particularly because that's going to be the most important thing to the other two children if one other shichild they know keeping that child with them. >> when you pay attention to quotes from debbie about relationship with kids she said in 2003 my kids don't call me

mom because i don't want them to. they're michael's children. how damaging will her words be? >> i think they will come back to haunt her if she wants to, you know, continue this fight. >> what do they say about her in terms of her mothering? >> well, it says a lot about her relinquishing heability to want to mother and to be engaged as a mother. it says to not only us but to the children that i'm not a part of your life so for me the big concern is what does it say to children when they might feel rejected by the mother who is the only person they knew as mother and she wasn't even their mother. their mother was michael and she w was also their father. there would have to be a lot are work to be done to create a relationship. it's not to rebuild but to build from scrat a relatiship. the issue about the three siblings together is paramount because the children lost their father, the only parent they knew, and to keep them together

is a major important issue. >> any indication that the judge would favor katherine because that's what michael wanted. he wanted his mother to gain custody. >> it helps a little. you can't just say in your will what happens to your children. the legal standard remains what's in the best interest of those children. so the judge is going to have to look at the totality of the circumstances. it's a factor but it won't necessarily rule the day. >> any chance touy wld call the children into the court or do some sort of deposition outside of court and say what would you like? >> possible. they would like to avoid it but possible. >> they like to avoid it. it is possible. the other thing in favor of his mother is the children have a relationship with her and have had an ongoing relationship with her as the grandmother. >> working against her is her age. >> her age is definitely against her. >> we have to leave. thank you so much. your website is launching today. good luck on that one.

>> tomorrow i'll be live at the staples center with the latest from the michael jackson memorial and live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific time. let's get a check of the weather from the weather channel's stephanie abrams, who is in for al today. >> what are you here doing? >> ncing. >> dance competition. show us a little tap dance here while we head to weather. they were here four years ago. i'll help you out. there you go. let's have a look at your weather maps here andee where the he b wlile on.l 'sthnat i ixa tes. uld be record breaking temperatures throughout portions of the lone star state. how about the rain? it's going to be in the south. good morning. still low humidity in place and we've got bright sun around washington. there's quite a bit of fog around the blue ridge, the shenandoah valley and in the mountains. that is reduced visibilities to near zero in many locations as

the morning progresses it will dissipate. we'll see highs reaching low to mid 80s this afternoon with low humidity, lots of sun. partly cloudy tomorrow. not very humid. low humidity in place wednesday and thursday. >> sheriff, thank you for >> all you have to do is go to weather.com. over to you. >> thank you. still to come, new development from the murder trial of american college student, amanda kn. we'll talk to knox's sister who is in italy to celebrate her ster's birthday. arning to parents. the safety violations in public pools at could put your family at risk. that's right after this. totototo

this morning "today" investigates safety violations in public pools across the country that could put your family in serious danger. lisa myers has details. good morning. >> reporter: the danger involves these. pool drain covers that can trap a swimmer under water. they're so hazdous that the federal government banned them in all public pools last year. our investigation found that these illegal drains are still being used in thousands of pools from coast to coast. for children, pool drains are a

natural curiosity. they also can be deadly. drains can pack up to 800 pounds of suction force. if a child gets too close, their hair or bodies can be sucked in. in some cases trapping them underwater. watch what happened when we put this rubber toy on a drain. three adult men could not pull it off. >> i've been doing injury prevention for 15 years. these stories are as tragic and horrific as i've ever heard. >> reporter: 6-year-old abigale taylor fell on the drain at her family's club. the suction pulled out her intest yens and she later died. it took the death of 7-year-old graham baker, granddaughter of james baker, to finally spur federal action. >> she couldn't get up.

>> reporter: her mother says her daughter was playing here when she became stuck by the suction and drown. >> it took two adults to pull her off. >> reporter: after five years of tireless lobbying for the baker family, congress passed the virginia graham baker pool safety act mandated that all public pools, any pool outside a private home, replace their flat screen covers with new safer covers by the end of 2008. >> the new drain covers are engineered differently so that they are domed. you won't get that entrapment. >> reporter: our investigation found that many public pools are violating this federal law. still using the folksily dangerous drain covers six months after the government mandated they switch. we found them in pools all over the country as family resorts like these in south florida and

at three different hotel chains in southern california. at this marriott inn outside of l.a., we found kids playing just feet from illegal drains in the pool and spa. they said that new drain covers will b installed soon. officials say most of our pools are in compliance and the consumer product safety commission did not mandate that pools be closed while awaiting modification. in your view in the case of public pools or hotel pools which aren't compliant, should they be closed down? >> absolutely. >> reporter: of the 14 pools we checked in four states, half were not in compliance. and health departments across the country gave a similar number. in denver and indianapolis, roughly 50% of pools use illegal

drains. in some counties in florida, it's 70%. in los angeles county, a whopping 90% of pools still have them. so who is supposed to be enforcing this law? the consumer product safety commission is the federal agency in charge but it doesn't have the resources to conduct nationwide pool inspections. that's up to state and local officials. but some of them tell us that they don't have the power to enforce this requirement because it's a federal law. that has left thousands of public pools free to operate with potentially dangerous drains. >> that's absolutely not acceptable. >> reporter: we shared our findings with the newly appointed chair of the consumer product safety commission. are you prepared to tell the states that any pool which has not complied with this law needs to be closed down immediately? >> i'm prepared to tell the attorneys general that and the

state agencies that compliance is mandatory. there was no grace period. they have to comply with this law now. >> reporter: marriott hotels says that your agency is not mandating that pools be closed down while awaiting the safety changes. >> i'll call the ceo and say you need to make sure all of your pools make these standards. >> reporter: nancy baker worries every day of delay could mean heartbreak for another family. >> if they don't fix it, it will happen. it's just a matter of where. it will happen again. >> reporter: somcities are taking the law seriously. for example here in washington, d.c. all municipal pools have been converted to new safer drains. where we found noncompliant pools we notified the pool owner or manager and in many problems the pool was fixed. it's tough to tell by looking whether a drain is complaint or not so the recommendation is

families talk to the pool manager before taking a swim. >> so much work needs to be done. what about pools in private homes? what's the advice there? do they need to have the new safe drains? >> reporter: these private homes are exempt from the new law. safety experts recommend that you make the change any way. it should cost only a few hundred dollars. they also recommend that you teach your child to stay away from all pool drains to be safe. >> good advice there. lisa myers, thank you so much. such an eye opener. just ahead, michael jackson's unheard new music. his collrorateo and friend, akon shares exclusive insight.

that was the odds of winning tickets to tomorrow's public memorial for michael jackson. rob from houston, texas, was one of the lucky view to win a pair. just how shocked were you when you got the news? >> i was brolown out of the wat. you can't go to l.a. to get the tickets. why did you want to sign up for the memorial in the first place? >> sometimes you enter a contest just for the fun of it never expecting to win anything. in this case i just happened to win. it shocked me to death.

>> and as i know as you told jeff rossen earlier, you lost your job so you're in a difficult situation. you actually planned to sell the tickets on ebay. have you had a lot of interest so far? i think you listed them for $15,000. >> i bumped the price down because i felt that maybe that would just be overextending things too much. i don want to be the bad guy here. i'm doing something for my family and trying to look out for our kids. my daughter needs heart surgery. she was born with a heart condition. she's 6 months old. i'm just looking at things that have happened in my life recently and looking what i've been given as a gift that i won't be able to use and i rather put it to use doing something good to my family, my wife who has worked hard to keep us afloat. >> from what i understand, you have to personally pick up those vouchers with a valid i.d. otherwise the tickets are not valid at all. if you sell them, i don't think they're worth anything? >> if i do happen to sell them

by chance, i have offered and i will continue to offer, a conditional refund policy if for any reason the purchaser can't get admitted and can provide proof that they were denied access, i'll gladly refund the money. it's not really a big deal to me. >> all right. appreciate it this morning. congratulations. >> thank you very much. have a great day. >> all right. just ahead, the sister of amanda knox, the american college student on trial for murder in italy speaks out exclusively. >> the first time she's seen her sister since before the trial. an exclusive interview after your local news and weather.

washington, d.c. on a beautiful morning this july the 6th, 63 degrees is our current temperature at 7:56. i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're with us. in the news, d.c. council man marion barry will hold a press conference on charges of stalking. police arrested barry saturday after a woman repordly complained that barry was stalking her. barry's spokesperson called the charges baseless. investigators see a house explosion may have been caused by a natural gas leak. the blast happened saturday night. it caused more than $1 million

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highs in the 80s too near 90 each day with morning lows near 70. steamy as well over the weekend. how's traffic? >> good morning. top side of the beltway had a crash, the outer loop between 29 and georgia, police should be moving that out of the roadway looks like. they had some success. we look along 95, not bad as you make the trip from lorton up to the capital beltway. hov is wide open. southbound is looking good. >> thank you, jerry. we'll have more news in 25 minutes. we're going back to the "today" show after a short break. having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me to do something else. managing my highs and lows is super important.

with my contour meter i can personalize my high/lo settings so it really does micromanage where my blood sugar needs to be. i'm nick jonas and never slowing down is my simple win. 8:00 on this monday morning, july 6th, 2009. we have a terrific post-holiday group on our plaza. i'm meredith vieira. along with natalie morales. matt has date off. one of the last artists to work closely with michael jackson, producer and singer akon. he worked with the kg of pop on new music. a man he describes as a big

brother. akon is with us to tell us about those unheard songs and his relationship with michael as well. >> we'll hear a little bit of that song that was released. i look forward to that. also the student who is on trial for murder in italy turns 22 this week and her family is there to be with her. we'll speak with her sister to find out how amanda is doing and what amanda told her about her one-time boyfriend also charged with murder. on a much lighter note, we'll show you the four gown options you get a chance to vote for for our "today" throws a wedding bride. one of the gowns has pockets. i love that. >> that's my favorite part. picking the gown. >> and the ring. i like the ring. let's get a check of headlines with hoda kotb. >> fear is gripping gaffney, south carolina, following five murders in the last ten days. on sunday funerals were held for

two of the victims and what officials believe is a serial killer. suspect is believed to be in his 40s. they are following hundreds of leads. president obama is in moscow today for a two-day summit with the russian president. russia says the u.s. must scrap plans for a dense system in eastern europe. officials in los angeles are preparing for huge crowds for tuesday's public memorial service of michael jackson. it will be largely a somber occasion but 17,000 fans are celebrating after winning tickets to the event at the staples center. that's where the pop star spent his last night rehearsing for his comeback tour. meredith will be at the staples center for live coverage of tuesday's events tomorrow on "today" and at 1:00 p.m. eastern, brian williams will host nbc's coverage of the memorial service. the president of honduras will try to return to his

country and reclaim his office. his plane was blocked from landing by milary vehicles. thousands clashed at the airport. one man was shot to death and at least 30 were hurt. violent street battles in western china killed after a group rigoted on sunday. this is the deadliest ethnic unrest there in decades. a rare tire at the top of the box office. "ice age dawn of the dinosaurs" and transformers revenge of the fallen" took in 42.5 million over the weekend. "public enemies" w as.xtne tior f check of the weather. in for al is weather channel's stephanie abrams. >> announcer: today's weather brought to you by audi, truth in

engineering. >> dancers taking over the plaza today. check out these girls from arkansas. what kind of dancing do you do? >> everything. >> no clogging. >> let's see if there's good dancing weather across the country. in cleveland, ohio, it's looking gorgeous for dancing. high of 82. average 81. right on target. what about the rest of the country? we'll see sun through a good morning. we've had dense fog to the west of interstate 95 this morning that is continuing to linger a bit around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley and in washington county. in the mountains as well, valley fog, temperatures around the region generally in the 60s now, 68 at washington, the visibility showing that it's improving but near zero around hagerstown. should reach the mid 80s with low humidity. not very humid for the rest of the week.

>> natalie, dancers every where i see you found some. >> they're from rockford, michigan. the rockford dance group. here they are looking beautiful in pink i should say. thanks to you, stephanie. coming up, the sister of amanda knox, the american college student on trial for murder in italy speaks out. we'll hear from her ashe s gores ready to see her sister for the first time in more than six months. right after this. (announcer) home is a stubborn optimist.

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murder trial of amanda knox. in a moment we'll talk exclusively with her sister. first, keith miller has the latest from court. keith, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. in fact, amanda knox's defense team is attempting to take the prosecution case apart. they called to the stand today one of italy's leading forensic scientists and he took the stand with very strong affects. arriving from her prison cell, amanda knox was aware this was a crucial day in her effort to prove her innocence. a crime scene investigato was called to explain how a victim was attacked and killed by a single assailant in the house she shared with knox. the prosecution theory is that knox, her former boyfriend and another man were high on drugs and killed the victim in a sex

game gone wrong. court was closed to the public because of the graphic nature of some of the crime scene evidence. using pictures taken by the police, the forensic scientist dismissed the knife the prosecution contends was the murder weapon explaining the wounds were too small to be caused by such a large weapon. knox will turn 22 years old this week. her second birthday behind bars. her mother cannot bring a cake but presents are allowed. >> not anything wrapped. we're bringing her a few things. the same stuff we bring her. cloth clothes, cds, books. >> reporter: in a bizarre twist, the prosecutor could also face time in jail. he was in court last week in florence the subject of an investigation into improper conduct in a previous ongoing murder investigation. a verdict in his case is

pending. the way this trial is evolving you can tell by the nicknames given to amanda knox. she started out when she was arrested 20 months ago as foxy knoxy and then the italian press called her the black widow morphing into angel face and now we're told on good authority that amanda knox is known in prison as bambi. what a trial. >> you can see that again. amanda knox turns 22 on thursday. members of her family are in italy to celebrate her birthday with her including knox's sister. she is with us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> the last time you saw your sister it was last december before the trial. you said at the time she seemed nervous to you. how does she seem now? >> now that she's finished with her testimony, she feels confident and she's less nervous about the trial now that her

part is finished. >> when she walked into court this weekend she, was smiling and happy. i know you were able to sit a few feet from her and mouth words back and forth. at one point she flexed her muscle at you. what was that all about? >> that was the fourth of july. i was telling her that i was wearing red, white and blue for the american pride and she put her arms up and was, like, yes, strength and showed it to us. it was something really silly that someone snapped a shot of. >> over the weekend the defense turned a lot of attention to your sister's former italian boyfriend. prosecutors described him as a wild womanizer but the court heard testimony from some of his friends who describe him as shy. right after amanda met him sh, sent you an e-mail. what did she say in that e-mail? >> she talked about how she met

this nice italian boy who was helping her with her italian and said he looked a little bit like harry potter. >> that's how she compared him? >> yeah. lighter hair. if you see him in person, you can definitely tell that he looks like him. >> it's my understanding that they broke up after the arrest but but they communicated through letters while in jail and this weekend he gave her a piece of chocolate. how would you describe their relationship right now if there is a relationship? >> i think their relationship is good. i would describe it as friends. they sit on the same table in the courtroom. they talk -- they can't talk but they smile at each other and he can also wave at us. their relationship is good. >> i know he sent letters to your family as well. what does i write about?

>> well, he writes to our stepdad about computer game stuff because he's into computers like our stepdad is. nothing about the trial. just normal stuff. >> the last time i talked to your mom and also to a friend of aman amanda's both were confident when this is done she'll republbe released and found not guilty. do you share that thought after the testimony of this expert witness? >> yes. i feel much more confident after today. i always have known that she would be released but today boosted everyone's confidence she'll be found innocent soon. >> she'll celebrate her 22nd birthday on thursday. family and friends wl be with her. what present are you giving to her? >> well, we're not allowed to

bring in a lot of stuff into the jail. we have some clothes for her for stuff that she can wear to trial and i have a big stack of birthday cards from everyone that she knows that i brought in my suitcase and will give to her as a package in the jail. >> and your birthday wish for her? >> to be happy. to be confident. we all know that she's not going to be released by thursday so i want her to be confident and happy. >> i thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> and up next, akon joins us exclusively to talk about the unreleased michael jackson recordings that he worked on with his mentor and his friend. that's right after this.

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gramny nominated artist akon was one of the last to work with michael jackson. they worked on new material for what would have been jackson's next album, "the comeback album" akon is with us exclusively. good morning to you. how did you end up collaborating with michael on that album? >> it was exciting. peter lopez, who was an attorney working with mike at the time, me and him were close friends. mike was trying to find someone to work with this release and peter called me and michael on the phone in a freeway. i thought he was joking. i hung up on him. >> no way michael jackson would be talking now is. >> of course not. peter plays games like that

sometimes. i thought it was a prank. come to find out it was really him. i flew out to vegas the following day and hooked up with him. >> was this like a dream come true for you to work with jackson? >> absolutely. >> so he was somebody that you had admired as a person and an artist for a long time? >> he was definitely on my top to do list one day hopefully to work with mike. >> what was your impression of him when you did finally meet him? >> that was the strangest experience i ever had in my life. from the perception, i never knew what to expect. i didn't know how the chemistry would work. we met it was, like, as if we knew each other for years. an instant connection. >> he put you at ease immediately? >> immediately. he is extremely funny. we had a lot of good times and talks. it was not the personality i expected from mike. >> what did you expect him to be like? >> i expected him to be more like a diva. less talkative.

distant. send messages through other people. he was so direct. so humble. it was incredible. >> that work experience, working with him as a performer, how would you describe him his work ethic? >> his work ethic was immatchable. in the studio -- we reminded each other of ourselves because of the way we work in the studio. of course on stage there's no comparison. he's a perfectionist. he wants it to be right. if he presents it to the rest of the world there will be people pay attention so he wanted to be sure he gave them a show. >> you not only collaborated on the album but you completed a song called "hold my hand." it was for your album. let's take a listen. ♪ tell me what you're waiting for ♪ ♪ hold my hand

♪ hold my hand ♪ you've been ever for ♪ we'll be all right ♪ when it gets going hold each other tight ♪ >> how do you feel when you hear that song? the first line, this life don't last forever. >> it's just -- it's more so the conversations that we had before we did this record. he always wanted to bring people together. out of that came the concept of holding hands. unite. make the long chain. that connection as one. it didn't really hit me just now until you asked that question. life don't last forever. you have to make the best of it and leave something behind that

ople can cherish. >> it sounds beautiful. why wasn't it released? why do you want it out now? >> it was the anticipation of it. when you have an audience base that's so strong, people don't want to wait. unfortunately the song got leaked over the internet. >> why did it end up on your album? >> it was supposed to be for his album. for the new album. it was more so the time line of when the albumould be done. we said we'll put it on both. >> the dream is that it would eventually come out. you last spoke with him three months ago. at that time was he optimistic about his future? what was his move?

>> excitement for the new tour. he didn't realize just how much people were still into him after he sold out those dates. it was, like, wow, i'm back. not like he ever went anywhere. it was just a sense of knowing and that security of knowing that my fans are die-hard fans and they'll be here for me. i want to give them best i got. >> you said it was important to show his kids because they had never seen him as a performer. >> never seen him in that light. this is something he wanted to do for them. he wanted them to experience what they had been hearing about and thinking about forever. he wanted to allow them to see his performance firsthand. >> he was a good dad? >> absolutely. he really was. he motivated me to become a better father. even now i'll be on the road just a couple weeks ago i was on a tour bus and i stopped and put

the boysn the bus and rode out. knowing how big he is and how famous and just so overwhelmed with so much if he can make that much time to dedicate to his kids, there's no reason i couldn't. you know what i mean? >> has this sunk in? >> it's starting to sink in. this is my first official public, you know, announcement towards the situation because i was really trying to -- it was just too emotional to deal with. it didn't really kick in until recently. >> if you had to sum up the man in a word? >> unreplaceable. >> will you be at the service. you won't be performing but you'll therebe there to celebra michael's life? >> absolutely. >> that song will be released, right? >> we'll let the family decide. >> thank you for sharing your

insights about michael jackson. akon will perform his our time now is 8:26. beautiful picture out there, sun gleaming off the waters of the potomac river, 63 degrees out there. we'll get the forecast coming up. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 6th day of july. the news for today, marion barry will hold a press conference about his arrest on stalking charges. the u.s. park police arrested barry on saturday after a woman reportedly flagged down an officer and complained that barry was stalking her. barry's spokesperson called the charges baseless. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire in prince george's county on saturday night on wheeling avenue in upper marlboro. when firefighters arrived they were forced to retreat after part of the roof collapsed.

two bodies were pulled from the home. the identities have not been released.

good morning. it has been a cool july morning, our temperatures now warming into the mid 60s. we'll see it hit the low and mid 80s with sun, the fog to our west will be dissipating. tomorrow, partly cloudy and still not very humid in the 80s and low humidity around for wednesday and thursday. how's traffic?

>> travel from college park to silver spring. >> thanks much. now back to the "today" show after we take a short break.

8:30 on this monday morning, july 6th, 2009. hopefully you enjoyed your independence day weekend. coming up in this half hour, akon is going to perform the remix he worked on with michael jackson. king of pop classic "want to be starting something." one week from wednesday we'll throw a wedding right where

we're standing. we only have eight days, eight days, to get everything in order for the important day. that's where you folks at home come in. we need your help picking all of the details. first up, the wedding gown. we'll show you the oions in just a bit. >> he doesn't get to see nothing. >> nothing. >> our later segment how to deal with your in-laws. isn't that sweet? we'll meet an explorer on the submission to find the largest freshwater fish on the planet. you will not believe the size of one of the creatures that he's already managed to catch. >> let's get a check of the weather from the weather channel's stephanie abrams in for al. >> good morning to you at home. we have erica from california in new york city but missing her mom's birthday. is she okay?

>> she's upset. she'll live. i did say i would come here today. as long as i made it on "today" show you weshe was happy with t. >> beautiful weather here tthhughe northeast. we'll see those cooler temperatures return this week, however. temperatures throughout portions of the four corners above normal. what about rain this week? it's been a cool morning and temperatures are climbing into the mid to upper 60s, we'll hit the 70s in the next hour or two. then the mid 80s by mid afternoon with a bright july sun. you need sun block. a quick burn without protection is likely by mid afternoon. low humidity in place today. tomorrow, wednesday and thursday, partly cloudy tomorrow, mostly sunny wednesday and partly cloudy thursday. end of the week turning more humid and hotter, in the 80s to near 90, friday, saturday and sunday. >> you got to check out this cutie here. look at this. it says my face was made for tv.

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>> announcer: "today" there's a wedding brought to you by purina. your pets. our passion. >> this morning on "today throws a wedding" it's time to plan nick and leigh's special wedding day. they were picked by you to be the tenth couple to tie the knot here on the plaza. with a wedding about a week away we need your help to pick

details starting with the wedding gown and leigh and nick are here. good morning to everybody. >> good morning. >> leigh, you're breathing differently. deep breaths. you went home over the weekend. how did family and friends react to all of this? >> they're so excited. they're so thrilled. so excited to be here in new york and come celebrate with us. once in a lifeti opportunity. >> today we are going to take a look at the wedding gowns which means you can't look, nick. we have a blindfold. we also have for you headphones because we don't want to you hear anything. time now unless you have one last thing to say? >> i'm good. >> okay. >> so you looked at thousands of gowns in preparation for this. you know it's a vineyard theme. what are you looking for? >> we were looking for -- leigh is petite. we wanted to choose silhouettes

that wouldn't overthrow her frame. >> the first gown brings a red carpet feel. tell us about this. >> gorgeous dress. fabulous on your figure. a nice slim line. at the top it has a crumb catcher that's a beautiful piece of lace and then a lace boddis. look at the skirt. it has a beautiful mermaid silhouette. >> it is very, very elegant. >> very dramatic. >> thank you. we'll move on to dress number two.

this one is color for the bride. it's a trend we're seeing. >> a touch of color. you can barely see it. a touch of pink all over. it's a gorgeous look of the a beautiful waist. detailing around her neckline. beautiful around the top. it goes into this icing. it feels like icing. and look at that dramatic back. a gorgeous back. this is a beautiful tie on there. >> more colors in terms of the bridal gown. >> it has a layer of pink underneath. >> you'll be able to see that. thank you so much. and third up is classic elegant gown. tell us about this particular gown. >> you float down the aisle in this dress. it's light and airy. a beautiful natural waist here.

what we loved was the bodis. a gorgeous accessory. they have pearls and crystals. tiny capped sleeves. the bottom is where they gather the fabric. beautiful. creates shape there. and the skirt is simple to look good on anything but particularly on leigh. >> i love the sleeves. it's so beautiful. >> it's different. it's a gorgeous, differentlook. >> i'm not noticing any veils. is there a reason? >> we want to focus on the dress. we decide that when we put her all together. >> lastly a modern sleek option. i love this dress. i'm not going to say why. you tell me about it. >> this is just a beautiful dress.

it's light and fresh and airy. it would go with the vineyard theme. tiny seams there. and the best part about it is check out these pockets. no longer search for your lip gloss. >> that's why i love the dress. it's brilliant. >> it's so light. you can dance. it's a really fun and it's just a fresh and light dress. >> a very young looking for a young bride. >> it's not big and dramatic. it feels sophisticated. >> let's bring all of the models back out. if everyonean come back out. leigh, you can get a really good look at all of the gowns. i don't want you to reveal a favorite but what do you think of the gown selection in

general? >> they're all amazing. i knew whatever you picked out would be gorgeous. i don't think you can go wrong with any of them. they're taking my breath away. amazing. >> what is it that you like so much? >> you know, i just think they all have a modern touch but classic in different ways and i like the way that they would fit a more petite figure and they're just all beautiful. >> i love the way nick is blindfolded with headphones on but he was reaching for you, groping for you. they are gorgeous. lovely from very solphisticated a blush of color and capped sleeves and the pocket. beautiful but different look. >> i would be lucky to wear any of the four. >> thank you so much. now we need the audieeo t hopel thissolving .

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tail. this is part of "hooked." zeb hogan is with us. good to have you here. you heard about this giant stingray on your hunt to find part of a giant catfish which is in southeast asia and thailand. tell me abouthe project and the megafish project. >> i'm director of the project. it's a search for the world's largest freshwater fish. another way to think about it is to find sturk, study and protec largest species. these are two dozen of freshwater fish that can get over s feet long or weigh more than 200 pounds. >> these are just baby stingrays that we have in our tank this morning. >> they could be carps, catfish, trout, sturgeon, fish that people have heard about before but enormous size. one of those giant fish species is the giant freshwater stingray. >> tell me about your hunt for

them. you had local fishermen help you find them. >> that's one of the great things about the project. we have fishermen who can volunteer with the project to help us catch the fish, tag them, do our science and release them back into the river. >> you caught a bunch but there was one in particul, a pregnant stingray that was just huge. >> yeah. that was amazing. the biggest stingray we got was a huge fish. it was about -- >> all of those people having to hold that net. >> eight feet wide. took 12 people to carry it. we weren't able to weigh it because it was pregnant. we needed to get it back into the river. that stingray could have been the world's largest freshwater fish. >> look at the size of that thing. >> stingray are dangerous. they have a barb. they're not aggressive. unless you step on one or unless you're actually touching a

stingray, it's very unlikely that you'll get stung. >> there are a lot of scary looking fish on this series as well. including the vampire fish which was the last series that aired. you're not on that one. can you tell us about that one as well? >> what i always tell people is people say, zeb, these fish are so ugly. >> why do you do what we do? >> hurts my feelings. >> my gosh. >> ugly but endangered. 70% are threatened with extinction. unless we do something, it's quite likely that some will go extin extinct. >> they look prehistoric. >> they have been on earth for 200 years. >> and that's the vampire? >> yes. >> what about the cousin to the piranha. >> the reason they're weird is they have teeth like we do. you see their teeth. they use them to eat nuts. if you look at their teeth --

>> they don't eat flesh, i hope? >> just strong teeth to crush nuts. >> what's next in the series? >> we have two dozen species of fish that we're focusing on. we have the stingray tonight on national geographic channel. giant trout. giant white sturgeon in the pacific northwest and species of man eating catfish in india. >> when you look at these babies, these are nothing. >> they're so cute. >> i still wouldn't touch it. you can. i won't. zeb hogan, thanks so much. good luck to you. sounds like a great special. you can catch "hooked" on the national geographic channel. to a special performance by akon honor h a chinese emperor was so impressed by soy's health benefits... that he declared ita sacred pla. buddhist monks believed eating soy... was healthier for the body and spirit. and american farmers planted soybeans... to help revive the barren soil of the dust bowl.

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we talked to him about his friend answered mentor, michael jackson, earlier. now to perform the remix "wanna be starting something," ladies and gentlemen, akon. ♪ ♪ i met her on a walkway ♪ staring as she walked pass

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shoulders ♪ ♪ so they called her mouth a motor ♪ ♪ someone's always trying to start my baby crying ♪ ♪ hard to get over ♪ too low to get under ♪ you're stuck in the middle ♪ the pain is thunder ♪ you love to pe tend that you're good ♪ ♪ when you're always up to no good ♪ ♪ you really can't make him hate her ♪ ♪ so your tongue became a razor ♪ ♪ someone's always trying to get my baby crying ♪ ♪ talking squealing lying you got my baby crying ♪ ♪ it's too high to get over ♪ too low to get under ♪ you're stuck in the middle ♪ and the pain is thunder

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♪ ma ma coo sa >> we'll look at his new tribu in pictures to the king of pop and how to get along with the in-laws. first, your local news and weather.

our time right now is approaching 8:56. 68 degrees, a lot of nice sunshine, some haze as well.

we'll get the forecast from tom kierein coming up. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 6th day of july. in the news, d.c. council member marion barry will hold a news conference to talk about stalking charges. the police arrested barry on saturday after a woman flagged down police and reported that barry was stalking her. his spokesperson has called the charges baseless. investigators say a house explosion in northwest washington may have been caused by a gas leak. the blast happened saturday night near oregon and nebraska avenues and caused more than $1 million in damage to the home. no one was injured. the people who live there were out of town at the time. we'll come back and look at weather and traffic.

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the weekend turning hotter and more humid friday, saturday and sunday. in the 80s to near 90. morning lows near 70. humid saturday into sunday. how's the traffic? >> moving along well at this hour. however, we'll watch for midday road work. 95 northbound, call it moderate traffic all the way to the capitol beltway. the hov is wide open. nothing southbound. let's see how we're doing, top side of the beltway, an accint outer loop over to the shoulder, still backed up. >> thanks, jerry. now back to the "today" show. (bell ringing) woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! kobak. mr. miller (announcer) everyone's heading to arby's for the offial5 $ combo of summer. featuring arby's new bbq bacon cheddar roastburger

with curly fries and a drink for only $5. big on bbq taste, it's the $5 combo done better. morning, july 6th, 2009. a beautiful sunny day in the heart of manhattan. something we haven't seen a lot of after a spectacular fourth of july weekend. great crowd out here. they decided to make their weekend longer by sticking around with us this week. we're glad to have everybody. thank you. thank you. thank you. i'm natalie morales.

matt and al are off. ann as well. great to have you here. >> greato start the week this way. >> we have a lot coming up including a lot of us thinking about michael jackson, the legacy of the pop icon of last week and a half and stunned nation that's been paying respects to him. they're not done because tomorrow as many as 750,000 people could line the streets of l.a. to remember the king of pop. this morning we're going to take a look at a unique tribute to michael jackson. >> not to lose sight of another icon that passed away the same day as michael, "people" magazine released a special book on the life and legacy of farrah fawcett. we'll give you a sneak peek. >> a punch line for so many bad jokes but mother-in-laws are a sticking point. we'll help you diffuse the tension in your marriage if you have tension over your mother-in-law. gets get a check of the top

stories once again. ann curry is off this morning but hoda kotb is filling in. >> president obama is in moscow for a two-day summit hoping to warm what has become cool relations. talks are focusing on a new treaty. the u.s. is trying to persuade russia in developing a missile defense system. robert macnamara died this morning. five murders in gaffney, south carolina. funerals were held for two victims and officials believe it's a serial killer. a sketch of the suspect was released believed to be in his 40s. police in los angeles are bracing for huge crowds expected to gather tomorrow for the public memorial service for michael jackson. nbc's jeff rossen is at the staples center. good morning to you, jeff. >> reporter: good morning to you. and really when you hear about

the plans for this memorial service it's sounding more like a rock concert. fans flying in from all around the world. celebrities flying in to rehearse and perform ahead of the service and here we are one full day out and this entire area is already on lockdown. it is the hottest ticket in the world. the michael jackson memorial service and the guest list is coming together. nbc news has learned possible performers include stevie wonder, ma rriah carey, lionel richie and jennifer hudson. diana ross will attend the service as well. jackson named her in the will as a backup guardian for his three kids. >> we've never seen anything quite like this. potential of a billion people watching and certainly hundreds of thousands of people that will be in and around the district. >> reporter: 1.6 million people registered for tickets online but organizers are only giving out just over 17,000 of them.

this e-mail notification went out to all of the winners sunday night. congratulations it says. from there you enter a special code and download the ticket. what was it like the moment you got this e-mail that you're in? >> the moment i got the e-mail i freaked out. >> reporter: los angeles police urge the ticketless to stay away, up to 750,000 people are expected to ignore the warning and show up any way. >> i'm coming with or without a ticket. >> reporter: before the service starts, michael jackson may already be buried. nbc news learned he'll be laid to rest at the forest lawn cemetery in los angeles. sources say it could happen as earlys this evening. over the weekend investigators made some progress hunting down the doctors who supplied jackson with pills. according to published reports, they're looking at five doctors possibly involved. nbc news learned members of the jackson family were so worried about michael's health just weeks before his death they contacted dr. howard samuels to lead an intervention. he runs a well known rehab

center and says jackson's death exposes hollywood's open secret. celebrities paying cash for meds. how much will a megastar pay a doctor to be at his beck and call 24/7? >> $30,000 to $50,000 a month. 50 could be conservative at the pendi depending on what the addict wants. >> reporter: you saw people winning the tickets. some on ebay going for $15,000. >> thanks for that report. we should remind you that meredith will be at the staples center tomorrow on "today." and then at 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific, brian williams will host nbc's coverage of the memorial service. tight rope walkers broke records sunday in china the hard way. heading in opposite directions they crossed an almost mile long tight rope between two mountains

in high winds. they even had to pass each other 1,300 feet in the air all of that without a net and they did it. all right. it is now five minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the weather forecast. for that we have stephanie abrams in for mr. al roker. >> we have a 9, 10 and 11-year-old. 's atwh been your favoritorite thit esi you've been in new york? >> when we saw "wicked." >> you have to love that. let's look at the weather from alabama to new york city. rain through the south. northeast finally is looking nice. how about the forecast for the day today? that rain is going to stay right bright sunshine around the region this morning. there's a little patchy fog in the shenandoah valley into washington county and the mountains, that is gradually dissipating and temperatures where the fog lingers in the low 60s. elsewhere it's near 70 to low

70s around the region. lots ofs sun should get us to the low and mid 80s. low humidity still in place tomorrow, wednesday and thursday as well with highs inhe 80s. hotter and more humidity friday into the weekend. >> we have best friends celebrating 30 years of friendship. that's awesome. congratulations. natalie, over to you. >> stephanie, thank you. hollywood was rocked almost two weeks ago when on the same day two icons of the entertainment industry passed away. "people" magazine is remembering their lives with special tribute edition. remembering farrah is available no remembering michael is available on friday. good to see you. a lot of people getting ready for the public memorial tomorrow at the staples center. it will be a mob scene. this tribute book, the remembering michael tribute, there's a great photo of michael sitting in this throne and a quote under it from his book is

printed which says often in the past performers have been tragic figures. it's so sad. you feel cheated as a fan that you don't get to watch them evolve as they grow older. >> it's eerie. >> what does it mean now? >> i think he was very self-conscious. he was aware in many ways of his place. there was a quote early on when he died last week where lisa marie presley said she had conversations with him about her father. he had almost this -- i don't want to say obsessive but sort of self-awareness as if he had to fulfill what would happen to him. and i think as you go through the book the photographs are astounding. we did an issue when he died, current issue of weekly but there were so many photographs to talk about. we really wanted to get to. what you see up there now -- >> him on top of the cadillac. >> it's in london.

you realize that he looks very happy on one level and excited but there's also an incredible loneliness about all of that. that is what his life was like. >> there's so many people quoted in this book. so many people paying him tribute. he's the only reason i do what i do. gladis knight said he had an incredible gift. where will michael jackson stand in the scheme of things? >> he's near the top. no question about it. listen to the radio now. listen to any artist. you can hear his voice in these recordings. my kids are 10 and 12 years old and they have been amazed by the music. shocking to see how they react to it. it's almost as if it's 1983 again. no recognition that he looks old or dated. it's timeless. that's just testament to where he'll be.

>> another quote in the book from sammy davis jr. talking about michael jackson's dance move signature and he says he takes a step that you've been doing and by the time he switches it around, you don't recognize it. we know how incredible he was with his music but whent came to his moves, how much of that was michael jackson putting his stamp on that move and that song. >> it's probably in some ways more than the music itself. when you see that moon walk and you try to -- all over america this weekend there were kids trying to do that in their socks. everyone was trying to recreate that. >> i remember motown watching that on tv. >> when people ask will there be another michael jackson, the answer is probably no because the culture was so much more unified then. 47 million people watched that show. you don't get super bowls with 47 million people watching it. that moment was seen by tens of millions of people and the next day things had completely changed. >> so many people are wondering about his children and there's a

great quote apparently when michael was interviewed by "life" magazine saying i wrote more songs in my life because of him, speaking of his oldest son, more than any other inspiration. what will kids learn from their father about his music? >> you have to imagine kids now, older ones, are probably going to youtube and downloading his music. they're aware of the impact of who their father was. i think only they really will know what that's like. to know him as a private person and to be born after his massive fame will be one thing but i think if they listen to what people are saying and go to youtube and hear the music, they can't help but be moved and impressed. >> another icon who we're remembering passed away the same day. you put out a beautiful tribute remembering farrah. the ima that we have burned in our brains is her as a "charlie

angel." how much of her legacy will be that world even though she was only on the show for a year? >> 60 million people watched that show every week. it was a brief period of time. it's what america was like in the mid '70s. fresh. young. a certain kind that snapshot in time nobody saw it coming. no one could recreate it. if you look at the photographs in the book, it's bean amazing testament to what we were like in that era. >> the pinup posters and jeans and skateboard. all there. >> we'll remember her relationship with ryan'neil and her battle with cancer. >> it's been astounding. she was one at the end of the day where she was one very, very tough woman. that's going to be her testament. >> there with her son as a young

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away from her. >> there have been occasions when i have maybe interfered a little bit in the wrong direction and my son has said something to me. >> every minute of the day, whatever he needs to do, he has to ask the mother first. >> he did a lot of work around their rather large home and so as a friend said, it's not that she's losing her son, she's losing her gardener. >> we have the author of "what do you want from me? how to get around with your in-laws." why is it so difficult to get around with in-laws? >> they're like an outsider that has come into the family. even though you welcome this outsider as a newcomer who will add to your child's happiness, who is absolutely crucial for reproducing and continuing your family, it raises questions

because you think how does my relationship with my child have to change in order to accommodate the fact that someone else is now his next of kin? will i still be as close to my child as i feel i need to be? will i still have the influence i would like to have? will i still have respect in the family? >> i know your book offers guidance and you have very dramatic examples. one of them really touched me in the heart and that is the one about a lady who was banned by her daughter-in-law from seeing her grandchildren. what can the grandmother do? >> this was a tragic se. she said to me, look at me. i'm a harmless woman. no one else hates me. and yet my daughter-in-law has said i'm not fit to see my own grandchildren. i think in a case like that, a woman has to sit down with her son and her daughter-in-law and say, you know, this is giving up

too much. it's not only a deprivation to me, a loss to me, it's also a loss to my grandchild because grandparents play an enormously important role in children's lives. she could say, you know, i'll listen to you. what is it you're afraid of? what is it -- i'll respect your views on parenting but this is a very primary bond and we've got to find some way to work it out. >> do the relationship between mother-in-laws and daughters in law begin rocky and gets better or vice versa? how does it work? >> there are many different ways. the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law both want to be the primary woman in their family with the say over how the family is run, child rearing, whether the home is neat and tidy. sometimes there are different views that come off as competition. each feels as though the other

is undermining her and sort of marginalizing her. now, sometimes that can get better as each earns the respect of the other. it is very important to try to settle and get off and start things well because negative patterns of interaction can become like really bad habits and they're very hard to break. >> i think this has a lot to do with insecurity. both are trying to mark their territory and not lose their son/husband. >> it has to do with fear that you're going to lose something that you really value. the best way toake the relationship better is to address that fear and to show the mother-in-law or the daughter-in-law i appreciate what you're bringing to the family. i do value you. it's much easier to set those boundaries that you need to set

between you as a couple and in-laws if they feel secure they'll remain a part of that family that they're not going to be excluded. >> i have a great relationship with my ex-mother-in-law. i think it's because from the very beginning i thought it was important to validate here. that's a key thing. >> it is. we need recognition and respect and assurance that we will continue to be part of the family. >> okay. i imagine the son/husband is key. he can do a lot to help the situation. >> the son's role is crucial. first of all, he can act to reassure his mother that even though he's changed and he has a primary person in his life, that he still values his mother but he can also show his mother that he is part of a couple and that he values his wife and that he sees her as part of his life and

in order to continue the close relationship with his mother he needs his mother to respect him and his wife as a couple. >> i hope all of the men out there took note. thank you very much for being here with us. the name of the book is "what do you want from me, learning to get along with the in-laws." still to come, hoda and kathie ine reveal the results of tanst makeovers but it is four footed friends getting the star treatment. then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, or nursing women.

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d.c. council mber marion barry will hold a news conference to talk about his arrest on stalking charges. police arrested him saturday after a woman reportedly complained that barry was stalking her. his spokesperson has called the charges baseless. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire on saturday night on wheeling avenue. two bodies were pulled from the burning home. the identity of the victims has not been released. we'll come back and lookt a heatwer and traffic. stay with us. at attewh se ou yee two little birds wearing a couple ltle hats. that looks like my windshield... when i made my trip back from phoenix. yeah, that'st. the new depend brand. mefowod r ann n.

good morning. it's a comfortable morning. temperatures in the low 70s, highs today in the mid 80s with lots of sunshine and low humidity in place again tomorrow, wednesday and thursday with highs in the 80s. getting hotter and more humid for the weekend. how's traffic? >> a live look, good morning, 95 northbound, 95 southbound, no late issues. however, now that the holiday's over we're watching for road

work. beltway and river road both ways smooth sailing for now. >> more in 25 minutes. now back to thetoday" show after we take a short break.

♪ still the king of pop and tomorrow michael jackson will be remembered at a memorial service in los angeles like no other. we'll have all of the details and the lead up to the service tomorrow on "today" with meredith live from the staples center. she's heading there live as we speak. i love that video. i'm natalie morales. al and ann are enjoying time off.

>> a few minutes ago we asked you to put your wedding iq to the test. as promised, we have the answer. we had it wrong. >> here's the question. how long was princess diane's wedding gown train. it was 25 feet. her 25-foot train made an iconic statement as she walked down the aisle for her 1981 wedding to prince charles. >> it looked a lot longer. >> i thought 40 feet. there you see it. 25 feet. gorgeous. >> speaking of wedding gowns, "today" is throwing a wedding next week. it's up to you to vote on the wedding dress for leigh. >> you can logon to todayshow.com. you have only until 4:00 p.m. eastern time today. >> all right. meanwhile, coming up, being a

newlywed can be challenging. how does being a little person add to the pressure? we'll find out from bill and jen the stars of "the little couple." >> we'll have simple recipie i r fresh fish during the summer season. >> first a look at the weather from stephanie abrams. >> all of the ladies. >> it's been a good time with girl power here. let's talk weather across the country. notrtashe a nice weekend. will it stay like had that? we look at the forecast heading through the day tomorrow, how will it shape up? looks li again we're escaping high humidity and high heat this morning starting off with pleasant conditions. falls church, 73, up from the morning low of 58 and a dry dew point of 60. afternoon highs climbing to the mid 80s with lots of sunshine. you'll need sun block to avoid a

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bill and jen are typical newlyweds making decisions about their future except these two have one other added pressure. they are both under four feet tall. bill klein and jen arnold are starring in "little couple." nice to have you here and your dog. i love him. >> the story about how you two met is interesting. bill, you think that you two had heard about each other maybe even met in your childhood, is that right? >> we both had surgery in the same hospital. i was in for rehab and she was there for surgery. >> do you remember seeing her? do you remember seeing her face? >> yeah. >> you don't remember him though? >> i don't remember him. >> don't hold that against her. it worked out well in the end. >> so it wasn't until 2005 that

you went on your first date. that was through a match making website for little people. >> datealittle.com. >> did you know right away? >> i knew right away this was something serious. he whisked me away. romantic. almost like we knew each other forever. >> bill, was it love at first sight? >> yeah. she's gorgeous. it workedut easilyor f me. >> smart. i'm so impressed by you, jen. you are amazing. >> thank you. >> and so you knew you were going marry her right away. >> she had to say yes. >> just a small thing there. >> now, this was the first season of your reality show "the little couple." what do you hope the fans take away from this? >> i really hope that they learn a lot from us in terms of, you know, that little people or people with disabilities are just like everybody else and

that you can accomplish a lot. i think no matter what if you put your mind to something, you can accomplish the world really. >> even playing golf as we see there. nice shot. very good, bill. >> magic of tv. was there any concern because as you know with so many reality show couples, the minute they decide to play out their lives live in front of tv cameras or as close to live as possible, there's that reality show curse. did that enter your mind at all? >> i think we kind of -- we're pretty set in our ways. when we met, you know, my character is my character. she's who she is. i think we're pretty settled. we won't change much. >> this is about following you two as real life we see this is you all in hawaii celebrating your first anniversary, right? that's from this season here. what else are we going to see? part of the season is you two trying or thinking about

starting a family, right? >> yeah. >> that's exciting. >> building a family is another big part of being married and we're not getting any younger. we want to start the process sooner rather than later so we can enjoy our kids. >> you two talked to doctors about the reality of that and genetics. being a doctor, what's the reality of having a child together? >> well, i mean, there are two things to consider. our genetics and chances of having another person versus an average size baby and also the risk of health for me and the baby in terms of pregnancy or not. we're trying to figure out what the best way is to go about starting a family because we want it to be safe for everyone. >> absolutely. we do, too. we wish you so much luck and success with the first season of "the little couple." great to meet you both. thank you for being here. you can catch "the little couple" on tlc. away we go. should you put it on your must see movie list?

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parents are leaving the country before the birth. >> you're moving 3,000 miles away from your grandchild. >> it's more than 3,000. >> pretty smart parents. they don't have to watch the rest of this movie. "away we go." good advice. >> look at you. you're huge. your face is so fat. >> what's surprising is that it is directed by sam mendez who's "america beauty" movie won five academy awards including for best director. >> the pain is enlightening and having experienced child birth i watch cnn and i feel like i understand more. >> even babe ruth struck out 1,330 times and devinci spilled paint on his pants so mr. mendez can be forgiven but the script writers cannot be.

they have a trip out to seek a perfect place to raise their kid. >> we brought you something. >> they set upon friends and relatives from arizona to wisconsin. >> they gave us a stroller. >> from canada to florida. >> i love my baby. why would i want to push them away from me. >> and rarely have i been put to sleep by so futile a search for comedy. >> do you want to get the stroller? >> here we go. >> "away we go" provides the public with a movie to flock away from. and that's the critic's corner for today. >> up next, amom: why do i love? i love how easy they make spending a weekend with my family. i love how they know what we'll enjoy doing.

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this morning in "today's kitchen" rick is a cook and an advocate for the depleting supplies of fish in the oceans. good to have you back here with us. how are you? >> fantastic. thank you very much. >> we're doing seafood here, which you're very passiate about. >> it's my single subject beauty. >> we're talking about a marinade and a glaze, right? >> this is so versatile. these scallops are dry. >> why do they have to be dry in particular? >> because they haven't been soaked. scallops are like sponges. i have them in a marinade here which i will put together for you. i want to start this cooking process. this is really designed for the outdoor grill but if it's raining outside or something and you have one of these beautiful cast iron griddles, you heat them up.

put the scallops on there. >> tell us about the marinade. >> fresh grapefruit, grapefruit zest off the outside, that's where the flavor is in the oils there. you put that in with grapefruit juice you squeezed out. put heat in there. jalapeno peppers. scallions and cilantro and this sweet liquor that adds flavor. olive oil as well. that's what this is marinading for an hour or so. >> in the refrigerator for an hour. >> put them on your grill. we'll cook anymore for two or three minutes on each side. that's your marinade. you could put shrimp in there we'll show you how to make a glaze. a glaze is what you brush on the outside. it's sweet. in order to get thickening agent i put cranberries and apples.

they're whole apples. garlic. now, the cranberries and apple have natural pectin in them. i tie it up. put them in the cheese cloth. >> that gives it flavor. >> i put the rest of the ingredients in this pot here. more jalapeno peppers. mixed bell peppers. i'll swipe them into the bottom. diced peppers. go to the store. pick a variety of peppers up. >> beautiful colors >> and just load them up. this is going to be a chunky relish or a glaze. onop of there i put the liquid. i like the liquor. it's got a nice flavor to it. that's vinegar. water. so you have water, vinegar, and then you cover it. and peppers. bring it to a simmer. after 20 minutes all of those

apples and everything will get soft. put it in and strain it out. strain out the juices from the apples. put that into there. it's naturally thick. you add sugar and some lemon zest and bring that up to a simmer and you cook it for 20 minutes. >> looks delicious. >> this is what it looks like. >> you can keep this in the refrigerator for anything, right? >> it will last a long time. >> now, you got glaze. you have a marinade. you can crisscross them. you can have shrimp inside of there. you can glaze the scallops if you like. it's real. it's an indoor barbecue. >> you put the skewers always two? >> i will show you what to do with that. if they start to stick a bit, just kind of work them off. i leave them longer. they have to stay on and form the carbon. the idea of is to flip them over. >> we can see what they look like here all done. >> right.

yopick them up. split them. this is what they look like. >> gorgeous. you topped it with this beautiful salad. come on back here. >> the salad is a mixture of cucumber and fish sauce. >> great for summer. >> thank you so much. coming up next, instant xño!;i

9:56 is our time. 71 degrees, nice day outside, a lot of sunshine, comfortable temperatures. we'll get the forecast coming up. good morning. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 6th day o july. former defense secretary robert mcnamara has died serving under presidents kennedy and johnson. he became president of the world bank. for the next 12 years devoted himself to helping the poorest nations. he died in his washington home this morning at the age of 93. d.c. council member marion barry is expected to hold a news conference to discuss his arrest on stalking charges. police arrested him saturday after a woman reportedly flagged

do an officer. barry's spokesperson called the charges baseless. investigators say a house explosion in northwest may have been caused by a natural gas leak on saturday near the intersection of oregon and nebraska avenues. it caused more than $1 million in damage to the home but no one was injured. the people who lived there were out of town at the time. the district is poised to start recognizing gay marriages today. the council voted 12-1 in may to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. opponents are vowing to continue their fight to ban same-sex marriage in d.c. no a check on our weather and traffic. tom is up in storm center 4. >> good morning. a terrific july day under way around the region. we have low humidity in place a. a blue y. tomorrow, partly cloudy, still not very humid. highs in the mid to upper 80s. mostly sunny on wednesday with low humidity and still not very

humid thursday as well. by friday into the weekend increased heat and humidity, highs near 90 degrees each day. quite humid on saturday and sunday. now the late morning traffic. how's it looking? >> pretty good out there. no big deals, non cstruction yet that we've been able to see. wilson bridge, inner and outer loop moving. no late incidents to report. the rsh nonexistent there. downtown, 395 northbound and southbound, at the 14th street bridges no worries there. >> thanks. more coming up on "news 4 midday" c

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. hello. >> it is july 6th. somehow we all survived one of the most beautiful -- incredible here on the east coast. >> let's zoom in. someone sent us that. it says happy hour. >> that wouldn't be frank's second wife, would it? >> that's so sweet they made

that for us. that's where it will hang at least for today. >> that's funny. bar is open. belly up. >> trouble. >> we're fasting from that stuff today. now today is ice cream. it's ice cream. we're continuing on with the fourth of july. >> by the way, you have not had a fourth of july until you have had it with the giffords. that's how you have fourth of july. >> you're in nantucket when there's not a cloud in the sky. that's what we were blessed with. you flew in early saturday morning. >> everyone said nantucket is the gray lady. the old gray lady. everyone was saying that it will be terrible. just in terms of weather. it's been awful. >> they call june, juneuary because it was so cold. when that flight landed, plopped in at 8:00 in the morning and it was beautiful. >> the only other time hoda had been there was to cover the only

murder in the last 100 years. "dateline" hoda went before. this was happy hour hoda. >> you know how to party. >> we had a good time. there we are that evening. >> look at cody trying to get in the picture. >> that's mike and lisa. two of our dearest friends in the whole world. they have aeautiful home there in nantucket. >> there's cody and his beautiful girlfriend. i don't want to talk about it. i can't find anything not to like about her. it's very upsetting. >> a bunch of people that came to the party. it was one happy party. >> we really h fun. >> look at that. can you imagine that's your dinner. that's how it came out. >> it was unbelievable. >> we had so much fun. >> the next day they have a new little boat that we wreentd ten the harbor. you didn't want to leave. >> it was incredible.

thank you. >> you went along main street which is just like trying to refined that moment in americana where life used to be like that everywhere. >> yeah. >> they haven't changed the island a great deal. they're trying to keep it the same. >> we saw david gregory who is seven feet tall walking with his wife and three kids. it's homey in the middle of that. i didn't expect all of those kids and all of that stuff happening at 9:00 in the morning. >> it was fun. our daughter didn't enter into the pie eating contest. we were grateful for that. she did enter the watermelon but she lost. the reign is over. she lost her mojo. >> a guy next to her was six feet i don't know what big as a house. >> with a piece of watermelon half her size. >> speaking of the eating contest, nathan does that deal

every year. does that gross you out to watch that? >> i worry about his septic tk afterwards. >> 28 hot dogs in ten minutes. >> just so you know what that is, that's 6.8 hot dogs per minute. >> think of the calories and fat content. >> they're small. 6.8. weird how they do that with water to mush it up. >> that's not pretty. it's not. for every action there's a reaction if you know what i'm saying and a consequence for your action. i tell my kids that all the time. keep it to ten hot dogs or i'm moving. >> 20 grand for that little deal. $20,000. controversy brewing. >> michael jackson, his funeral memorial service is set for tomorrow at the staples center. >> 1:00 eastern time. that's 10:00 a.m. there. >> a lot of people wanted those

tickets. you could go online. >> 1.6 million. >> only gave out -- that's how many people registered. they gave out 8,700 winners. that was it. the people who got those are -- >> i understand the outpouring of love from his fans. he has them worldwide. it couldn't happen to a worse city right now than los angeles which is already bankrupt and about to send you the ious. who is paying the price for the security and everything else? i doubt that the jackson family is. i doubt that aeg is, the concert promoters. i would love to know what that will cost taxpayers. >> it will cost a lot. >> it would bother me if i paid taxes in los angeles but i understand the outpouring. >> it will be interesting. this memorial service turned into more of a concert like atmosphere. no one is sure who is performing but some of the people stevie wonder, mariah carey they said, justin timberlake, jennifer

hudson. >> talented people. >> i would want to see it. i do want to see how it all is. i'm not sure if the kids are going to go. they're deciding whether children should go. i would think no. >> i would think no. >> you know what's funny? it's been less than a week -- last thursday. it's funny about the different controversies brewing up. peter king, a representative from new york, he made a very controversial statement that whipped a lot of people up. i'm saying what other people are thinking about michael jackson. i think when other people heard this -- >> let him say it. >> for the last how long now this low life, michael jackson, his name, his face, his picture is all over the newspapers and television and radio. all we hear about is michael jackson. let's knock out the psycho babble. he was a pervert. he was a child molester. he was a pedophile.

to give this much coverage to him day innd day out, what does it say about our country? no one wants to stand up and say we don't need michael jackson. there's nothing good about this guy. may have been a gd singer, did dancing but bottom line is would you let your child or grandchild be in the same room with michael jackson? >> that's very harsh. >> that's harsh. >> that's harsh. whatever you think about him privately, he was never found guilty of the charges. he was acquitted. was he found not guilty or innocent? >> the first case was settled out of court which does leave doubt in your mind. it just does. but then what other people don't understand is how much it cost to fight something like that in court as well. we've sued several times my husband and i about different situations. half a million dollars every time you try to sue. so you count the cost and you decide whether you can afford it or not. >> i just wish -- all i wish is wait until he's buried.

have your fighting and say what you want -- it's one of those things you wish people would wait a second. i understand -- >> can't help themselves. >> al sharpton came out and said when he heard what peter king said, he came back and said i'm here because of the disgraceful and despicable ways elements of the media have tried to destroy the image of michael jackson. you did not degrade them and show the same respect for michael's family as you showed for presley's family. i think there's a question of timing and i do think when there's controversy surrounding someone, that comes out in death. >> i wish we could treat to each single human being exactly the same no matter what color they are and i think however you feel about michael if you love him and you're a friend of his, you will see everything that's said about him through a different lens. but we've just gotten so far away from the facts, just the facts, folks. we have to editorialize which

we're doing right now in an attempt to be fair. he was one of the greatest entertainers of all time. no question. that was a god given gift is the way i see it. he worked his tail off and was brilliant. >> what i found disturbing was a shot of debbie rowe and it looks like -- we'll set it up for you. looks like what was happening is a member of the paparazzi shoved her. she turned around and reacted. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me! >> are you willing to take a cash settlement for the kids? >> okay. the paparazzi. that's the thing -- i don't care who you are. when bernie madoff got shoved in the chest, he acted. >> that's the thing that's seen over and over and over.

>> i don't know what will happen with her and the kids. >> there's so much provocation. these guys getting paid a certain amount of money if you say, how are you, it's a beautiful day. they get more money whenthey are provoked and you have an angry response with no context. i think what she said about her children in the past by her own words, that's what the judge should decide. she is said they're not my children. they're his children. i don't let them call me mommy. it's turng into an ugly thing and a lot of money is being made by a lot of people. that's only begun. >> everything is melting. this is our top priority. would you explain it? >> i don't know. motorized ice cream cone. july is national ice cream month. this is $9.99. takes two double-a batteries not

included. removable dish. >> it's for lazy people. you don't have to work it. it works it for you. it was supposed to keep it from dripping but we let it stand too long. >> blame that on debbie rowe, too, i suppose. al sharpton, let's be fair and blame it on debbie rowe and al sharpton and peter king. now, something fun is that starbucks -- go to facebook. starbucks -- users have a chance to share 230,000 free pints of super premium starbucks ice cream from july 6th through 19th. >> look at you selling everything. >> let's go to sarah. >> that nathan's hot dog guy grosses me out every year. on july 3rd your favorite thing is you had a lotion that you were talking about. >> uh-huh. that's from last week.

it's unbelievable. it's made from cow colostrum which is also what this ice cream is made from. slather it on your face. fantastic cream. >> anything else? >> people are writing in about the michael jackson i'm appalled that the winners are tryi to make money by selling them on ebay. >> okay. a lot of opinions out there. >> we'll talk about michael jackson. a great panel we'll talk about other news over the weekend that you might have missed after these messages. >> and this bite.

the death of michael jackson, the resignation of one governor and the indiscretions of another governor are all people are talking about. >> here to break it down is dan abrams, nancy chiles. we don't know who is paying for the big jackson memorial. do you guys know? >> i don't know who will pay for it. i would assume that the family will pay for it. the question will be that katherine jackson has temporary -- she's a temporary guardian and temporary executor. i think that they will be able to get enough money to deal with it. that's a good question.

>> i have no idea. >> i heard it was tito. lord knows he's doing very well. >> it was a disgusting comment. we heard the whole thing. >> i heard the comment. >> he was basically just really berating michael jackson calling him -- he was saying he's a pedophile and x, y and z. what do you think of a lot of that coming out before the funeral? >> it's so hard to really look at michael jackson and just ignore that part of that suspected part of his life. in a lot of ways there was the michael jackson that i love, the brilliant musician but about 15 years ago when you look at his album covers from "thrill ee"th "bad" something bad happened. there was a lot of difficulties going on. this is the time that a lot of stuff will come out. it's the perfect time for people to jump in.

>> the problem with his death is it is like his life. everyone wants a piece. when you see people making these type of statements, they're not truly outraged because whe were you last year? what you are trying to do is draw attention to yourself through the demise of this artist. people are not celebrating his life or what he did as michael jackson. they're celebrating his career and that's what touched people and that's what people are concerned with. >> i think what you see with are people saying media that's been celebrating him too much and they're arguing not focusing enough on -- i can tell you, having sat in the trial every day, it changes your impression of everything. >> what was your impression? >> you see the videotapes of the boy making the allegations in that case. it was a close legal case. i can tell you that you watched that videotape and it seemed like that kid was not being coached. he didn't want to talk about. he was one of the greatest actors in the history of the world or he was reluctant to say

what he says happened to him. >> the one question that a lot of people have. if we want to believe that michael truly was not guilty of the charges against him, why such a huge payout to the young man? that so looks presumed guilty paying out $20 million -- >> it's hard to argue convincingly that he just wanted it to go away. >> that's hard for people to ignore even if they want to. >> absolutely. >> that's the problem. there's a brilliant artist. there's this wonderful kidhat loves children. and then there's this other side that i keep going back to how he looked. he looked like something was wrong on the outside. you have to wonder like chuck was saying where were the people trying to get in and intervene and help when he was alive? >> my only issue with it is if you were truly outraged by the fact of his alleged actions, then you should have had had a

outrage expressed long before now. >> many people did. i remember there was quite an outrage about it at the time. >> switch gears a little bit. sarah palin. we have to know what you think about that whole deal. she came out usually this is the news dumping ground. friday before the fourth of july weekend. came out with a big statement saying she was quitting. thoughts? >> i'm the only one who thinks it was a stroke of genius. >> there are people that think that. >> i was walking around friday night. i think that it was just amazing. i think it was -- look, she didn't want to deal with the basic stuff you have to do as governor of alaska anymore. she thinks of herself as bigger than that. she can go fund-raising and be a national figure and blame the media. >> she didn't say any of those things. she said she was leaving because she can't concentrate on the work for the people of alaska. >> she doesn't have to say it the way it is. >> why on such an important day, why was it so ill planned?

it didn't seem like it it was thought through. >> it's normally a dumping ground. she got all of the coverage. >> everybody was focused on her. >> there was still a lot of michael going on. >> it certainly bumped some other news off the front page. what i loved is her basketball analogy. instead of the analogy she used mine is why she quit is because you have the ball, you've been fouled and then you leave. you just leave the basketball game and go home. >> there's another issue as well. i think that she's facing huge legal fees and when you -- i understand that. >> if that's part of the reason that she's leaving, that's understandable. the fact that people can make complaints about you that are nuisance like and you have to defend yourself. you have to pay for that and that can be daunting. that can take a toll on your career and your family. and if she -- remember when richar nixon said i'm retiring

from politics, you know, he didn't. he came back. he strengthened his ties and became president after that. >> do you think that the governor from south carolina and his wife will be together or not? yes or no? >> no way. >> i don't want to know. >> you'll find out. >> you can't help it. people won't stop talking. >> remember the watermelon thing yesterday? we thought it was the governor of south carolina in nantucket. >> thank you all so much for joining us. still to come, we'll ambush not ladies this time but pupespi puppies on the plaza. we're not kidding. first these messages.

still to come, a scrawny nerd turned success. enough about hoda. we have dogs with a makeover. very cute. come on. don't be so modest. you know it's true. >> after these messages. >> hoda. and your local news.

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>> you've been working on the dogs for the last three hours. quite a transformation. hello. welcome. i know you had to pick from among the dogs on the plaza. are these dramatic befores and afters? >> they're very dramatic.

you would not have believed the condition of some of these dogs when we picked them in the plaza this morning. >> what does a dog stylist do? >> i style dogs like a human fashion stylist. fashion. accessories. all of the fun stuff. >> you had your work cut out for you. >> they feel much better. >> they're very proud after they get groomed. they're so excited. they can't wait to show themselves off. >> our first dog is riley. here's what riley looks like. almost three years old from queens, new york. the owner self-grooms which is a lot of work. two months since his last bath. this is what riley's mom, lori and james, had to say. >> we found you in the crowd. why does your dog need a makeover? >> i was going to give him his own haircut at home and this is easier. >> fantastic.

>> he needs it. look at him. he's a wreck. >> it's easier because once she snipped off part of his tail. it's easier if someone else does it. >> all right. so we have mom, lori and son, james. keep your blindfolds on until i tell you to take them off. let's see the before picture of riley. all right. let's see the old riley. come on out. >> harry potter. >> all right. are you ready? all right. take off your blindfolds. >> look at you. >> a little bit of a mohawk. >> tell us about the hair. >> we have to give him a brush out. it's very important to shake the paws and eyes. after a good bath and good brushout, we needed a little

something something. >> who had the mohawk. >> i did. it's nontoxic. >> lori, what do you think? >> that's awesome. he used to have a mohawk. it fits the family. >> quick on the accessory. >> he's wearing a collar and neck tie by designer duds for dogs. what dog doesn't look cool in a neck tie? >> thank you very much. >> our second dog is godfrey. a poodle mix two years old from new york. he has hair and not fur. the great thing is they are hypoallergenic. the owner broke her arm and has had a difficult time taking care of him. he takes a bath every month. he loves to eat shoes. here he is with tracy. there she is blindfolded and ready to go. let's hear his story. >> can you tell me why godfrey

needs a makeover? >> i broke my arm two months ago. i haven't really been able to brush him and take care of him. he really needs a haircut. he's pretty shaggy. >> thank you for coming today. >> thank you for picking him. he's the cutest dog in the whole world. >> everyone feels that way about their dogs. tracy is here. one last look at godfrey. here's the new godfrey. >> you can open your eyes. >> hello. hello. hello. >> he's so cute. he's so proud and happy. >> tell us about him. >> we gave him a good bath and brush. we cleaned his face. he couldn't really see. it's really important to do that. >> people ask that question. if a dog has -- they say it's better to leave it long so it protects their eyes. they need to be able to see.

>> some specific breeds it's all right but most you have to keep them clean. not only brushed but clean. you need to wash their faces like we wash ours. >> what about his little outfit? >> what dogs aren't superheros. he's ducked out in a shirt. he has a backpack fitted to a harness. >> we'll try to squeeze in the last one quick. this one can be adopted. look at peggy before. this is peggy before. 8 years old. a poodle mix. the family put her up for adoption so they could be yours if you would like. she's with michelle and jennifer from the animal haven shelter. let's listen to this. >> look what you found today. tell us what you brought? >> i was looking and found peggy from animal haven, an animal shelter, and who deserves more makeover than someone who is looking for a home.

here we have peggy. >> agree. we're trying to find peggy a home. >> let's take one last look at the before picture of peggy. all right. come on out, peggy. let's see the new you. you can take off your blindfold. take a look with a tutu. talk about the accessories. they're great. >> it doesn't get any better. come on. it's from pet hair. the necklace is from pet head. >> look at her. >> it just fell off. >> she had a cute collar on. >> rag to riches. >> she should be the carnival lady. >> hello. sweetie. you look so happy. >> she's up for adoption. she's precious. little dogs have a long life span. she's 8years old. you can have seven great years with this beautiful puppy.

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>> you do attract what you want in most cases you think? >> you attract what you think, feel and act upon. so i think it's important to put principle before practice. if someone is in a rut, the reason they got in there is because they never stopped and really asked themselves what inspires me? i know we were talking before the show -- someone doesn't know what they love to do. >> it's an epidemic. it is. people will say i have to do something -- i'm in a rut. i need a new job. i need to move. a new relationship. that's putting practice before principle. what you need to do is stop and say what inspires me. what am i good at? what moves me emotionally? what are unique gifts? >> someone gets in ruts and compounds it like you have a bad day and it turns into a bad week that turns into a -- it's hard to get out of the weeds sometimes. >> it is. as we talked many times before energy flows where attention goeses. whatev it continues to expand. if you stop and find what

inspires you and what your purpose is, the second thing is to set a clear intention on what you choose to create in your life. very specific. where do i choose to go in the context of what inspires me. >> when you talk about practically, people need money. they need insurance. they need security. some people don't have that luxury of just finding what they would love to do. >> you know, i think that's very, very common. that's the cause of the problem. we all heard maybe about fred mirkle who threw himself in front of a train this year or former ceo of freddie maie mac got a big bonus and killed himself. when they find an inspiration, the money will take care of itself. >> sounds so simple. you were the nerd. you became a body builder. then had a terrible motorcycle accident. look at the before pictures. i think you're adorable. that's just me. >> you think so now.

you weren't there then. >> i think you're cuter then actually. just kidding. how did you get out of your rut? >> i stepped back and i said what are my unique gifts? what am i good at? what moves me? what would i do for free? even if i had to, what would i do just because it moves me emotionally? >> i know i quote it too much. it's so true. my dad used to say find something you love to do and then figure out a way to get paid for it. that's real success. >> it really is. how can you be paid handsomely for doing what you love? that's the question. another great question. >> it's what you make up for and enjoy in your life and look forward to. >> that's payment. more than just monetary payment. there's spiritual payment. >> sometimes it's the relationships that are hardest thg. >> why are you looking at me? thank you so much. great to see you.

coming up, secrets to great summer hair. very important.

we're back with today's beauty and how to get the perfect summer hair. >> dealing with straight, waivy or kinky hair. we have product on your side. we have the author and founder of "hair rules." you have worked with michelle obama, alicia keys just to name a few. a new salon opening today on ninth avenue and 54th. a safe haven for hair. >> we're dealing with all different types of hair. your hair will fit into one of these categories. >> let's get going. a lot of people have problems. >> let's do the before picture of emily. this is what emily look like before. tell us what the issue is here? >> flat hair. she has straight hair. everyone wants what they don't have. a really quick easy beach thing to do whether at the beach or

the night before is pin curls. >> let's see what we have over here. tell us how to do that. >> it's probably about six sections. one in front. one on top. two at the sides. at the crown and at the back. twist it. hair spray. >> do you have product in there before? >> i don't. just hair spray. >> look at how it poofs like that. >> you can do that. >> every day. >> she can do this. it's easy. >> look at that. >> kathie lee wanted your abs. >> what's your next issue we're dealing with before we show after. don't show her. don't show her. beautiful. >> great. she wants what she doesn't have. she wants it straight. >> this is what it is like out of the shower? >> yes. >> that's annoying. i'm just saying. >> all right. so now what do you do to straighten that out? >> how does she maintain her

style particularly in the summertime how does anyone maintain? >> that's dramatic. >> how does anyone maintain straight ir. how many days can i get it to stay straight? don't go to bed with crazy straight hair and expect it to be shiny. put it in a pony tail on top of the head. you are putting it away. >> that's how you sleep with it? >> yeah. >> in a looped one. >> right. >> how did you get it here? >> put it away. >> when you blew her hair out to make it look like this? >> you put in conditioner or styling balm into it. use it as a barrier so you don't burn off your natural oils. >> why would you use this one? >> we don't want big hurt. a flat brush helps. >> this is my issue. hair is my complete issue. >> she's a pro. >> my gosh. >> the idea is not to go to sleep with hair and sleep on it

when you try maintain straig hair. >> what about silk pillowcases? >> they're great. >> let's move on down. >> gorgeous either way. >> let's do the before picture. honey, you look very, very cute. tell us the issue. tell us the issue. rebecca likes her curly hair but definition in her curls. she hates big, frizzy hair. i love it. how did you turn her air from that look? >> the key is apply product when it is wet. she's always going to apply her product to her most desirable curl which is when it is wet. don't wait until it is dry. it sits on top. when it is soaking wet you let it dry under the dryer or naturally dry. diffuser. it requires no work whatsoever. >> this is your curly wet

product. >> if i can get your mom to love your curly hair -- >> she hates it. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. we'll be back with the recession proof workout no gym

we're back with "today's fitness" and how to get a workout no matter where you are. you have helped sculpt the body of faith hill and ann hathaway. he has his work cut out. >> national butt month. >> it's national ice cream month. how can it be the same thing? >> are you sure? >> workout anywhere any time. >> pretend like someone is watching our show right now. >> get your foot up on the sofa.

toe up. other leg forward. kathy, more forward. >> i can't. >> go down for a lunge. orking the butt. right there. >> and the thigh. >> uh-huh. let's go to my favorite move. it's in my butt book. >> your butt book? >> yeah. right back and walk forward. >> that's very awkward. >> and back. >> that is not cute. >> all in the butt. now w're going to the office. push ups right over here. let's go right down. >> you're tough. push up. >> are you sure it will hold us? >> do it. do it. i got it. you're good. chest and triceps. perfect shaping. your core. right on this side. let's go right here. >> what are you doing?

>> triceps. >> your butt is perkier. national butt month. remember that. >> why do you keep saying that? >> i saw you eat the ice cream. >> that's just -- she has the world's best butt. take a look. >> here's another one. i got this from my friend. brushing my teeth, you put your feet like that and just up and down up and down. >> that's for your calves. >> do this. >> we have to go. >> i have to walk around like that. >> we have to go. ac bmek tomorrow when we get the lowdown on summer pests, mosquitoes.

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