some of those ugly pms symptoms. >> so you're going to get us on the right track first fighting those mood swings. first act of defense, you say exercising at least 30 minutes a day. why and how much? >> it doesn't have to be strenuous. it literally can be obviously you can hit the gym. but do yoga or meditation or put your child in a stroller and just walk. and that's because exercise -- >> mm-hmm. >> lets out feel-good hormones and put you in a better mind set. it needs to be like a prescription. the second thing, you want to eat fatty fish like salmon and sardines at least three times a week. >> you've got an example of some things you can eat. >> i got a little creative over here. salmon sushi, or you can put salmon in a pasta with vegetables. and the reason i'm picking salmon is because it has the type of omega 3 fat called epa. when we look at the research, that tends to be linked to better brain health. and boosting your mood a little bit, more so than the type of omega 3 and things like walnuts and flak seeds. whenever you can, go for the fish. >> how about supplements? >> two

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fantastic season. and whatever happened between us, you're going to have to watch and wait to see what happened. >> how many of you still get along here? >> adriana's not raising her hand. >> everybody. >> she gets along with me, though. >> this season you're not seen as much because your son was in a terrible car accident. how is he doing? >> he's had a remarkable recovery. he's doing very well. thank god, we're blessed with that. >> this is a family decision for you to remain on the show? >> it was. it was a very painful and personal decision to make, but we thought it was important. i had so many followers and love and support from the community and from all of my followers that i thought it was important to share that with the viewers. and at the same time, it was done in a very, you know, delicate way. and it was, you know, unfortunately it was my reality. it was -- it's my life. and tragedy can happen to any of us. you know, at any second. and i hope that this -- i sent a message of hope to all the mothers that have gone through something like this. >> wow. that's great. and it's

used to seeing you do celebs. why did you decide to go with everyday people? >> these things aren't always decided by me. i always wanted to do regular people. to make the point on television that celebs and regular people are all treated the same. really when you watch you lose any sense of any difference between celebrities and regular people. >> that would be a very strong point to make. >> i did notice you didn't bring your cups over here with me. >> right. we are trying to be mindful. >> i notice there is nothing on your breath this morning. you look a little shaky, maybe a little withdrawal symptoms. >> i was night night. >> i'm fine. >>> go, amhurst college. >> i heard you say more people are dying from addictions than cancer. >> what i'm saying is when people die of addiction under my care, it's like being an oncologist treating cancer. if you have a bad enough addiction you need to see me, most cancers have a better prognosis than my patients. >> that shocked me. >> that is a fact. that's just the way it is. addiction affects virtually every family in america. >> do they ha

said can you glue them back on? >> it doesn't go back that way. >> al, you really going to go with it? >> yesterday in the makeup room, going to go with it. >> you think there's a difference between how guys like it versus girls. all of us -- >> guys don't like change. long flowy locks. >> as soon us a walked if i liked it. >> i chopped my hair off, down here and i walked in the door and the kids were like did dad see it and he loved it after 15 years or whatever, he was like ah, there's a new lady in the house. >> that's what the guys here were saying. did your husband look at it as another woman? >> not. >> psy, do you care to weigh in on natalie's hair, you like it? >> oh, yeah. oh, your hair, yes. let me sing this phrase. >> okay. >> eh, sexy lady. >> yeah. >> the dance goes with that. >> really good bangs, you know. >> for some of us it does. >> what did you think of david gregory's dance moves, the paying ta big tall guy? >> he came downstairs and learned so many times before the stage. >> so he cheated? >> are you kidding. >> unbelievable! >> breaking news. >> he doesn't prepare that much for "meet the press." >> right before the stage so i was kind of nervous, and he was with me, like hey, psy, one more time, one more time

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their weekday going with us on the plaza. nice of them to stop by. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with al roker. he's with us while savannah is in charlotte, north carolina. >> good to be here. we're going to talk to ivanka trump. we're going inside her 10 bedroom apartment. she and her husband and young daughter share it. we're going to get a little virtual tour courtesy of ivanka herself. >> yes. she'll be on set and we'll show some photos. >> we'd like that. >> we didn't like bust into her house. >> i think they knew about it prior to this. >> otherwise it's breaking and entering. >> not so good. also by the way, got all these summer barbecues, summer fun. now it's time to get serious about your diet again. this morning joey bauer is here to be a kill joy and answer your most pressing questions when it comes to cholesterol and blood pressure. very important. >> jason was just asking me the question, matt, what's going to be hot on your feet this fall. this morning just for jason, we're going to give you the answer. look at some of the -- those aren't for jason, other peop

potential boost to the u.s. economy. >> this is going to be huge. in a year, about 1 in every 5 people, we estimate in the u.s. is going to be using an iphone 5. that could add close to 1% to our overall gdp. >> apple has sold more than 244 million iphones since its debut in 2007. but with samsung narrowly leading the market in overall smartphone sales, apple's hoping 5 is the magic number. >> reporter: lots of tough competition out there for the iphone 5 this season, but hey, when apple does a big launch like this, their iphone is still the one to beat. now we're looking to see if apple also releases the mini ipad by the holiday season, matt. >> all right, jon fortt, thank you very much. what's your favorite feature on the iphone 5? head to today.com and we'll share the results next hour. i can tell you how it's going to go in terms of who here will buy the iphone 5. we'll all say no, and he'll show up with it and we'll all go, oh, i've got to have one of those. >> except for the connector, i'm surprised you don't have it yet. >> i think they should have gone with the mini -- the usb -- >> they're going to get it. >> probably. >> he

. thousands of girls going to school. the taliban banned girls education and used this school as the headquarters. under the taliban, almost no girls went to school. now nearly three million do. in fact, about 35% of all school children in this country are girls. it's a dramatic social change the taliban is still fighting. we met this 17-year-old. bright, pretty, smart, she wants to be an economist someday. but like everyone here, she worries about what will happen after the americans leave. >> maybe a past situation, like women were not able to go out. they were just allowed to stay at home and do the home chores. >> reporter: she returned from pakistan with her family after the taliban fell. her family is making contingency plans to leave again. >> who knows what happens in future. i'm real concerned. >> reporter: this 15-year-old is the top student in her class. a fan of beyonce and other american poll culture, she isn't convinced the u.s. did any good here. do you think that the americans should or should not have come to afghanistan? >> what can i say? leave us guys alone. >> re

their lawyers get set to go to court to keep more topless photos of the duchess from being published. >>> and happy birthday to us. "weekend today" turns 25 years old and this morning we're looking back at 25 years of breaking news. >> saddam hussein was hanged -- >> treks around the world -- >> good morning from shanghai. >> and, of course, good times. >> go "weekend today." >> and many of your favorite co-hosts are back to take a stroll down memory lane. today, sunday, september 16, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a sat saty morning. i'm lester hold. >> we are happy. >> that's quite a wide shot there. all have helped make this program the last 25 years waking up early on the weekends to bring you the day's top stories and have a little fun as well. they're all here. al roker, garrett utley, mary ellis williams, scott simon, jackie nespral, mike schneider, gisele fernandez, jodie there he is -- from memphis, >> there he is. >> did you miss the plane, jack? how does it feel to be back, everybody? >> it's wonderful to say hello to my hair. >> my famil

northeast. it does look mild with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. we are going to see highs in montana through the dakotas. >> good morning, earlier this morning a cool front went through the area. by evening, it will be out to sea and high pressure will be giving us great weather. temperatures in the 70's. >> and remember, you can keep track of the weather all day long by tuning in to the weather channel on cable or weather.com. and i can't believe it is this time of year, but we are talking about football night in america. sunday night, it's at candle stick park. the lions versus san fran. mostly clear, 56 to 60 degrees. that's my kind of weather for football. i take the warmer weather over the cold, cold temperatures that i dealt with at gillette stadium. >> they're coming. >>> still ahead, lesson learned. actor tony danza talks about his real life role as a public schoolteacher. >>> and up next, are layaway plans the best way to pay for your holiday purchases? we'll take a look. but first, these messages. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bill

philadelphia, possibly even down through baltimore too. then tomorrow we're really going to start to see the rain developing and increasing especially friday afternoon and evening in texas. it looks like texas could get drenched from san antonio down to houston friday night into saturday. if you're watching us on wgba, nbc 26 in green bay, wisconsin, check out how viewers and artists perceive light, color and images at about seeing at the trout museum of art. that's your early event today, lynn. if you're going to those areas, i've heard the leaves are changing pretty quickly. >> apple picking? time for apple picking? >> you need to get it out of your system this weekend. >>> i know. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. following recent reports of a reconciliation are kristin stewart and robert pattinson taking things to the next level? fingers crossed? "us weekly" reports the twilight stars are once again living together after their brief split due to stewart's affair with director rupert sanders. a source tells the magazine, however, pattinson is on edge. he's extra sensitive and insecure right now. meanwhile, okay magazine claims the pair are planning a secret get away, an attempt to mend their relationship. >>> jenny farley of "jersey shore" fame i

hugging referees this weekend? >> whenever he goes out, he's going to get hugged by ever player on that field. >> you want to hug it out? >> exactly. thanks for helping us cover this story over the last several days here. appreciate it. let's go over to savannah. >> thanks. >>> and now to presidential politics. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today as romney looks to repair the damage from that 47% comment that was recorded at a fundraiser. peter alexander is with the romney camp in springfield this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. when it comes to the battlegrounds, there are three, florida, ohio, and virginia, both mitt romney and the president held dueling events in ohio on wednesday. today, they are both here in virginia. another state where romney is trailing in the polls. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio wednesday, both president obama and mitt romney were keenly aware of the buckeye state's place in history. no republican has won the white house without it. romney went out of his way to show his compassionate side greeting world war ii veterans and courting working class fa

dipped down into the 30s overnight. it is going to rebound nicely. a little fall like a especially across the northern tier of the united states. orlando and miami we will i see scattered showers and storms. if you're watching us on kptv news channel 5 in west palm beach, florida, in nearby boca raton see what happens when artists design their own golf courses at big art miniature golf at the boca raton museum of art. that is your "early today" event of the day. i'd love to design my own golf course. >> that is really miniature golf, did you see. >> no, i was reading. >> watch next time. >>> here's an early look at entertainment headlines. shakira is taking another step to have it all. she and 25-year-old barcelona soccer star gerard piquet are awaiting the arrival of their first baby. the grammy winner and judge on nbc's "the voice" is taking time out. congratulations. >>> the ron bert pattinson kristen stewart reunion has apparently turned into a reck reconciliati reconciliation. friends of pattinson is saying, quote, they're going to be a couple together again. us magazine reports they are back together after a dramatic makeup in los angeles. finally, lindsay lohan has been arrested again this time in new york

think we're not going to see a flood of marriage proposals that go like that. >> i used to -- >> not the way to go. >> i used to think the proposal on the scoreboard was the worst way to do it. we have a new winner. >> all right. natalie, thanks. let's get a check of the weather. al is out in los angeles this morning. al, good morning to you. >> well, he's really lucky she didn't pull the ejector seat during the ring engagement procedure. good morning, everybody. wet weather to talk about in different parts of the country. first of all we start down in texas where we have flash flood watches. that's because we got heavy rain as low pressure makes its way through northern texas. talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain, so we've got flood warnings, flash flood warnings, and flood watches in effect for much of southern texas with those heavy rainfall amounts. up to 5 inches in some areas. in the northeast, we've got more wet weather making its way up into the northeast and new england. look for airport delays, and anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of >> a few showers around this mor

. rain will be arriving as we go throughout the day for you. it doesn't look like that's going to change. we should be in the 90s through texas through the upcoming weekend. if you're watching us in utica, new york, watch gilded mummies. shadow of the sphinx. >>> bill, thanks so much. here's an early look at today's headlines in entertainment. singer chris brown -- >> i want to interrupt you. >> so it begins. he was in an l.a. courtroom yesterday for a standard probation hearing but it wound up being anything but. brown got lectured by the judge after he tested positive for marijuana use. though she said the test was not a condition for probation, a november hearing has been set to decide whether he violated his probation stemming from the 2009 beating of then girlfriend rihanna on other matters. the judge said community service logs from brown's home state of virginia were somewhat cryptic. >>> prosecutors in los angeles say two people have pleaded no contest to charges of trying to extort $5 million from stevie wonder for a salacious video. both were sentenced to time served. >>> and according to guinness world records that ganga style -- >> i've never seen this. >> it was the

minutes from new hampshire. best ski and golf resort, not a bad spot. the logs used to build this nice home were cut from the property itself and provide great insulation. log homes are the warmest in the world. i love this pine kitchen. when you're going to see it inside. looks like just anybody could get comfortable there. the big living room has a wood stove against the stone fireplace, and that rocky chair is identical to the one my husband used to rock await day n.all right. don't want to see that chair anymore. windows in the living room look out on 17.5 acres and filled with pine woods and old stonewalls. just a beautiful situated house with great property wrapping around it. you can see the beautiful log walls when you look at the master bedroom and the taxes are over -- only, 2,000 a career. >> move the rocking chair out for you. >> very good. >> one more quick one, nashville, tennessee, one of the country's great cities. right outside is a town called mt. juliet. >> a booming community and a fast growing job market. this is a custom built brick home with open floor plans and gleaming wood floors. the kitchen is spic and span. with tile backsplash and living room vaulted ceiling, extra large windows and there's the kitchen, livin

, so many ads have been run, voters are still polarized. the question is going to be whether it really moves a lot of people the way it used to when conventions drew greater coverage and had a little bit more suspense associated with them. >> all right, john harwood, good to talk with you. thank you so much. >> you bet. >>> now let's get a check of this morning's other top stories and msnbc's alex witt joins us this morning, over at the news desk. hey, alex, good morning. >> yes, i am. good morning to the both of you. >>> let's get to it, everyone, as residents along the east coast are bracing for potentially severe weather today. that could include tornadoes. a fast-moving cold front swept into northeast oklahoma friday afternoon, spawning severe thunderstorms. two grandparents and an infant were killed when heavy winds destroyed their mobile home. a 70-year-old truck driver also died after wind flipped his tractor-trailer on to a cement highway barrier wall. >>> meantime, bermuda's under a tropical storm warning with tropical storm leslie with top sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. they predict it will be a category 1 to

u.s. open file that lasted nearly five hours, and andy murray is going to be joining us a little bit later on here this morning to tell us how he's feeling this morning. >>> and the man who swept the president off his feet isn't feeling much love. the pizza shop owner says he's facing boycott threats from republicans after giving president obama a massive bear hug this weekend. he's a registered republican himself but did vote for president obama in 2008 and plans to do so in november. while angry internet users posted nasty are you books online others have posted the more humorous clippings and the hug and posting it in pretty strange places. people always having fun on the internet. 7:08, pack over to matt, savannah and al. >> thank you very much. >> mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> we do, talking about wet weather across the country. first of all, we start in florida. a stationary front. look for heavy rain to develop, rainfall amounts 3 to 5 inches along the southern coast of western florida and out in the southwest more monsoonal moisture with an upper level flow ove

going to share her story in a live interview coming up. >>> let us begin this half hour with a guy who admits he helped thousands of college students across the country cheat. now he's revealing how in the new book "the shadow scholar," nbc's kerry sanders has details on this. good morning. >> well, good morning. for those who went to college, this is a familiar setting. professor down there, students sometimes hundreds of them up here, getting assignments to write academic research papers. but for some students, that's just too much work, so they decide to subcontract. the author you're about to meet wrote more than 3,500 pages for students who decided to cheat rather than do the work themselves. >> reporter: for ten years, no one knew his name. and this anonymous 32-year-old liked it that way. with incense to set the mood and endless cups of caffeine, this philadelphia native worked a little known underworld from the keyboard in his apartment. now, for the first time, dave tomar is stepping out from the shadows revealing his identity and exposing a dirty little secret at some of our

an opportunity for them to try to split us apart. we're going to work very hard to prevent that from happening. >> if a soldier had to sleep with one eye open because he's afraid someone is going to shoot him in the middle. night, doesn't that undermine the whole cohesion of a unit of a military? >> it does. we've got to work very hard to eliminate that threat. to understand the threat and to eliminate that threat. the taliban seek to infiltrate the ansf, the afghan national security forces. we know that, and we know we'll see that manifest itself as an infiltration, impersonation or someone who is coerced or even someone who is potentially in the ranks but is susceptible to the taliban propaganda, the taliban narrative. >> reporter: general, i think a lot of military families will be listening very carefully to your answer to my next question, and that is you will soon make recommendations to the president about troop levels going forward, 2013, 2014. do you expect to bring more troops home in the coming year? >> probably, yes, and the -- the nature of the recommendation will b

people, who with you trust to build the kind of economy that's going to work for the middle class. we think the republican ticket of romney and ryan are going to bring us back to what failed the middle class. but president obama's on the right path, wanting to stick with it. >> you two are the architects of the 2008 campaign, the hope and chang campaign. four years ago the president said change happens because the american people demand it, rise up and insist on new ideas, new leadership and new politics. guy, we do not have a new politics. are republicans right to hold him accountable for delivering that new politics. >> what he also said is change is hard, chang tax time, we have to are persistent, we have to stick with it. a lot has been accomplished. we ended a war, health care reform, financial reform and we stopped the freefall, as president clinton said, in our economy. we do have work to do in our politics and we think the verdict of the american people on november 6th is going to help change that. >> you had to move this venue indoors, it was unplanned. there will be no balloons as i understand it. are you searching for something festive since you'

apple comes out, it's like are you going to do it? are you going to come out? it's going to become a tradition with the three of us. >> reporter: kind of a cult following most companies with only dream of, so what's the secret? tech experts say it's not what the products do, it's how they make you feel. >> you hold this phone in your hand. when you touch, it when you feel it, you feel like you're holding on to something that is the future, that is tomorrow. >> reporter: and for apple fans, it's never too early to enjoy the future. and it turns out that good things come to those who wait. store employees here are holding out water and could have tote folks waiting in line. other stores will be handing out umbrellas to shield them from the sun and the ultimate payoff, the iphone 5. >> diana, thanks. here with an up close and personal look at the iphone 5 size. josh, is this the most exciting thing that's ever happened? >> in the world in history, yeah. >> you're the tech guy. >> would i say so. >> we're to the over-selling it. >> what's so great about it? it's lighter. >> it's thinner. >> got a larger screen. got a 4-inch screen

around me to hear me, to all those who would do us harm. no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. >> reporter: on tuesday romney blasted the administration for a statement from the u.s. embassy in cairo that romney said was akin to an apology showing sympathy for the attackers prompting this from the president in a telemundo interview about his opponent. >> i have observed that there's a tendency to shoot before you aim, as i've pointed out. >> reporter: on thursday romney responded on abc news. >> what i said was exactly the same conclusion the white house reached which was that the statement was inappropriate. that's why they backed away from it. >> reporter: romney, who has been trailing in the polls among women, made them a major focus on thursday surrounded by women on stage. he hammered away at what he calls the president's economic failures. >> we talked about where he wants to get but not how to get there. we've watched him for the last four years, and what he has done has not helped. >> repo

-to play list. go ahead, savannah. tell us a little bit about that. >> it's "wanna be starting something" from michael jackson. >> i have to say this is probably my favorite song ever. >> is it really? >> i think it might be. let me put it this way, my favorite dance song ever. >> can we go back to the exterior shot. clearly has the crowd rocking out. >> go crazy. >> so far you've got this party started. >> i brought a disco ball but you guys said it wasn't appropriate. >> by the way, find the play lists on today.com. we partnered with the streaming music service spotify to future the selections as well. >> does it distract you when i chair dance like this? >> just a little bit. >> all right. >> also ahead, a lot of scary sounding viruses in the news, west nile, hantavirus, and now a 7-year-old has contracted bubonic plague and is recovering. dr. oz is here this morning trying to fill us in on what's going on. >> we've got a great story. a remarkable man who is making the most of his second chance at life. a former professional race car driver who lost his legs in a crash. he's

you to spend time with us this morning. >> thanks, matt, take care. >> thank you. let's go back now to savannah in charlotte. >>> all right, matt. thanks. one of the nation's most hotly contested races in massachusetts where elizabeth warren challenging republican incumbent scott brown. she will speak at the convention. good morning. >> good morning. >> the dust-up in the campaign has to do with ronald reagan's famous question, are you better off than you were four years ago. is it telling initially democrats seemed to have a hard time answering this question? >> i think the important thing about this question is you have to remember exactly where we were four years ago. the markets were crashing. the financial system was in threat of seizing up entirely and economists were talking about a worldwide depression. the recklessness on wall street cost trillions in pension money, trillions in values of people's homes and it cost millions of jobs. in other words, it was a very long fall. it's working its way back, but it's slow. >> for the campaign to say, okay, now absolutely you are bet

going to fill us in on where those storms are right now in just a couple of minutes. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, and the aforementioned mr. roker. you know who is here live this morning. >> who is. >> justin bieber's mom pattie. >> mrs. belieber is here. she will talk about some of the challenges she's faced in her life, challenges that are in a brand new book and how it was to reveal those things to her son who is only 18 years old and by the way, challenges were really is veer challenges. pattie will join us in a couple of minutes, and we'll fill you in on all of that coming up. >> also here, giuliana rancic a great story to tell, a new baby, three weeks old. so thrilled about that, but this has been a year full of highs around lows. she struggled with infertility and then breast cancer. she has a really important message for everybody this morning so we'll check in with her in just a bit. >> and then this could be trouble. we've got a new series starting up next week. "ask away, today." anything you want to know about matt, my lovely co-hosts, nata

in september 2011 for retail prices, and i think we're going to shatter that next year. >> reporter: that's because this summer's drought has driven up the price of corn and soybeans used to feed hogs, leading farmers to cut costs by cutting the number of pigs they raise. in 2007 u.s. farmers produced about 51 pounds of pork for every american. next year's forecast, just shy of 45 pounds, a 12% drop. >> we're probably going to have to pass on, you know, at least a 10% increase in all our prices across the board next year. >> reporter: for some bacon lovers it will be worth it. >> i think it's 3.99 a pound now. if it goes up to 5.99, i'll just eat less of it, but i'll still eat it, definitely. >> i'd pay double that to continue having bacon. >> reporter: these days bacon is just not for supreme court fast anymore. >> bacon, bacon, bacon. >> reporter: in ice cream, in doughnuts and vodka, even in gourmet chocolate. >> i better stock up now. >> reporter: with big price hikes coming, pork producers say it's not a bad idea. >> if you have some space in a freezer, stock up on pork loins. ribs are a great bargain right now. bacon may be a real bargain relative to where it's goin

economy of words he used. he knew what he was saying was going to work. it was going to get an applause. i think that confidence is going to build towards the first debate. >> chris, let's talk about this documentary airing on msnbc tonight. you actually returned to 2004 when a lot of americans got their very first look at barack obama. the speech that ended up introducing him to the nation. let's take a listen. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our country in the red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i've got news for them, too. we worship an awesome god in the blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states. >> all around us there were people who were crying. halfway through, i thought this guy's life is changed and it will never be the same. >> chris, i want you to compare the senator who gave that speech to the man who is in the oval office now. >> a lot of experience behind him now. he's been president for four years. he caught with bin laden, dealt with the financial crisis,

visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. if you can't afford to start a business or go to college, take my opponent's advice and borrow money from your parents. >> reporter: lacking rhetoric of 2004 and 2008 he used this speech to frame the word choice using the word choice or choose more than 20 times. >> the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties, it will be a choice between two different paths for america, a choice between two fundamentally different advices for the future. >> for dissolution the president tried to define hope and change, hoping to redefine his base, particularly young voters. >> the election four years ago wasn't about me. it was about you. my fellow citizens, you were the change. you're the reason a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she's ever called home. why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love. >> reporter: beyond the president's speech, the convention's most powerful mom came earlier thursday. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> reporter: there was no

. coming up, a guy whose name apparently i've been mispronouncing for years. guy fieri. he's going to school us on tailgating for the big game tonight with some spicy recipes. >> we look forward to that. singer actress demi lot of, a has a new gig. her new gig on the "x factor" alongside simon cowell and britney spears this next season. we'll be catching up with her in a little bit. >> since a lot of kids are heading back to school or already heading back to school, if your family is having trouble get into that routine again, some great ideas, resolutions to make things go a little smoother. >> bedtime last night not easy at my house. >>> later "today's" professionals are back on "today" to talk about a lot of things including a story -- there's a lot of love and happiness in the studio as well. one of the things they were talking about, parents on a flight with newborn, had an interesting way, newborn twins, how they were able to keep the peace. talk about that. >> first, though, let's go to al. al is over in the channel gardens in rockefeller plaza. what have you got? >> not as much as donny de