. >> get up close and personal with singer/songwriter jack skuller. >> that and more, next on "teen kids news." >> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm siena. we'll start with our top story. >> imagine having to go to the hospital for treatments again and again and again. that's what kids with cancer have to do. as you might think, the visits are anything but fun. but as veronique reports, one hospital came up with a project that's not only unusual -- it's big, very big. >> you've probably heard of art therapy. it's a way to help patients deal with the difficulties of coping with serious illnesses. meet ian. he's an artist who works at the md anderson children's cancer hospital in houston, texas. when you think of doing an art project, you probably think of working on a sheet of paper or on a canvas or maybe even on a wall. but, remember -- this is texas we're talking about. so when ian found out how much one of the patients loved horses, that gave him an idea. he didn't ask her to draw a horse, but to draw on a horse. it was a challenge, but more importantly, it kept her

to call him farmer jack. big bounty up there. is all this stuff -- >> right now just a little sample of what we have for the next month coming, too. >> you grew all that. >> beautiful, right. >> i can see why he's your friend. >> yeah, right. >> i'm only as good as he is. >> tell us about the icc also. >> we're partnering, jack and i are partnering with the icc, the international culinary center to produce a one of its kind program to train the next generation of chefs about this kind of relationship, this kind of friendship. >> the vegetable, the farmer. >> also raising meats on the farm, too. you'll get a little meat today, too, but vegetable is the focus. >> i've never seen carrot under a brick. >> we roast the carrots for half an hour starting out with jack's big beautiful carrots. >> gorgeous. >> took from the ground yesterday. we roast it, and then we're going to weight it under a brick for a few minutes and open it up, what have you got, a stake. >> that's crazy. >> carrot stick. you need to work with

jack bishop says you have about three days to keep meat in the refrigerator. two days only for ground beef. if you're not going to use it, throw it in the freezer. when you're ready to use something, put it inside the refrigerator on a plate and let it thaw, don't leave it outside on the counter. >> we have all experienced that where you reach into the freezer for something that's been in there forever, and it's got freezer burn. can i cook it? >> what that really means is that it's changed its texture. the juices have frozen. so it kind of makes it a little bit chewier, but it's not going to hurt your health. when you take it out, pat it dry because you want to get that extra ice and moisture out and it won't ground and brown if you have that extra water in it, which i thought was interesting. >> it won't hurt you then. >> no. >> great to have you on. thanks so much. >>> up next, jenna turns up the heat on my workout routine. this is "today" on nbc. >>> it's been about a year and a half since i stepped into the gym with jenna and let her be my personal traine

joined now by jack burkman and brendan daley. it became clear tonight the president changed his narrative. he was aggressive. did he do enough to stop the bleeding and the question beyond that, did he do enough to turn the tables? >> i think he did, brian. he was aggressive, passionate, forceful and as we just heard, he said several times to governor romney that's not the truth. i think not only did he stop the bleeding that was clearly suffered after the first debate, he really cemented his lead i think. he's been in control of this race from the beginning. romney was catching up, but it's still the president's race to win or lose here and i think to not was a very big night for the president. look at any of the polls i've seen online, they all had obama as the clear winner tonight. >> jack, those polls have obama perhaps the clear winner on this debate, but the polls have changed dramatically in romney's favor overall. >> i think romney won a narrow victory tonight. one of the things going on it occurred to me tonight, this is

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. >> ronald reagan and jack kennedy -- >> now you're jack kennedy. >> the vice president almost got dismissive when he tried to question the administration's business in afghanistan. >> at times joe biden used answers like marlakey over answers paul ryan gave. the romney/ryan ticket has been saying the united states has been pulling too many troops out of afghanistan leave doing small of force to defend itself in the eastern part of that country. now again here biden staying on the attack questioning ryan's understanding of the obama administration's policy to train afghan troops to take over the fight against the taliban. >> it's the most dangerous place in the world. >> that's why we don't want to send fewer -- >> that's why we should send americans in to do the job. you'd rather americans >> no. we are already sending americans to do the job but fewer of them. >> that's right. we're sending in more afghans to do the job, afghans to do the job. >> you know, this post debate spin has already gone into high gear tonight. republicans sending out dozens of e-mails to reporters tonight questionin

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next up, we have jack-o-lantern, and jack-o-lantern is a 20-pound poodle mix. and here's a look at him first and here is savannah bringing jack-o-lantern dressed as a hot dog. >> with mustard. >> where's the dignity in this? >> he's a hot dog. >> just a mellow dog. he'll be by your side the whole time, likes to follow you around, well-behaved, easily trained. just overall, just a love. >> and finally, kathie lee gifford and hoda have our next two dogs, they come as a pair, candy and treat. and they are our bride and groom for halloween. there is something just wrong about this. >> look at the face on the bride. it gives people hope. >> he's 6 months old, he's still a little puppy, but again -- >> the sweetest face. >> really cute. now we're showing them as a pair, do they have to be adopted as a pair? >> no. they don't need to be adopted together. bring them out. bring out all the dogs. richard, thank you very much. keep our 100% record going. and we're going to be back. find out more about adopting, look at our website. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. here'

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yeager. >> he was 12 years older than i was and was my hero as i grew up. >> reporter: jack yeager's nephew and niece among the relatives of all seven marines who have come from across the country for this extraordinary ceremony and burial. >> they will be in a common grave here in arlington and it's a celebration and a homecoming. we've got them home. >> reporter: the marines went missing on april 22nd, 1944, when their patrol bomber crashed into a mountain on a south pacific island. remnants of the aircraft were first discovered 50 years later. members of a joint p.o.w. mia accounting command serving team spent the past 10 years excavating the crash site. >> it was a very dense jungle and jpac went in and started sifting through all the dirt, all the rubble and came up with all of the remains of the bones, coins and my uncle's wedding band. >> reporter: marilyn carried it with her today. >> people react to death in different ways. uncle jack's mother and father took children into the home to raise them and that was kind of their reaction to the grief. >> reporter: the pentagon used

jack, i'll start with you. how do you expect him to do talking about foreign policy? >> i think he will be aggressive. i think that's what he needs to do. the real danger tonight is for obama because this is a slippery slope for obama. obama not only has to quote unquote win the debate, but, brian, he has to make sure we're not talking about foreign policy tomorrow morning, because if we are, if the public is thinking about national security, it is going to vote republican. so tonight is very much a double edged sword for obama. it's not his home court. >> brendan, your guy has to still win over the women and latino voters, but talking foreign policy, that might not necessarily be in their wheelhouse of interest. a lot of people would probably in those groups rather hear more about the economy. do you see president obama trying to spin this thing around and score some points domestically? >> he might, brian, but normally foreign policy is not necessarily a strength of the democrats but this year, no question it is. if they are talking about it tomorrow, that's fine wi

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. >> jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: but beware that deer in the head lights moment when a candidate forgets he's expected to be human. >> governor, if kitty dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't, bernard. >> i feel sorry for these candidates because there's a bunch of people sitting around a room right now telling them to do ten impossible things and then at the end saying be yourself. >> reporter: and if you lose the first round you can recover at the next match with a well executed zinger. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> reporter: even a strong debate performance by john kerry wasn't enough to defeat george w. bush, but debates matter because it's the first chance to size up the candidates in unscripted moments one-on-one. brian? >> andrea mitchell, who by the way will be our fact checker during our live coverage of the debate wednesday night

this is your guy, jack. >> i'm a conservative. he was not my choice, i support him, he's the nominee. i support him strongly. i would have preferred someone fatherrer from the right. romney changeed his position on various things and that is why he's having trouble mobilizing the debate. i think ryan is helping him with that. if romney can runhe table on the debates, i think ryan will be a big winner this week. if romney can win the last two, i think the race becomes in play and romney can win it. >> all right, all eyes will be on the debates and watching the next 30 or so odd days until election day. thank you for coming in. republican strategist jack burkman and democratic strategist gary nordling rex from george washington's graduate school of politics. >>> following breaking news regarding metro a federal judge said the transit system must allow pro-israeli ads that equate husband rim ladicals with safans. the american freedom defense initiative sued last month for the right to display the ads metro stations. they up in subway

next batter adam laroche, little rally perhaps, follows suit to right field off lynn, back to back jacks, deficit now 7-3. top of the 7th now an 8-4 ballgame, somewhat manageable. zimmerman with two on lines out to left field. jayson werth tags and scores. the relay throw is awful. harper tries to go and is tagged out. nats fall to the cards 12-4, series tied 1-1 surrendering double digit runs to the cards now, nothing new. the fourth time this year that's happened. let's hope the cards got those runs out of their system. lindsay murphy joins us live from st. louis with more. >> reporter: hey, let's just call it like it is. this was an ugly game for the nationals. the cardinals 12 runs on 13 hits and once again pitching is a concern for this nationals ball club. jordan zimmerman has been consistent all season lasted only three innings, his shortest outing since coming off tommy johns surgery. so think about that a second. this ballclub you would think would be down. they aren't because they came to st. louis, split the series. now they have the upper hand. it's something we call home fie

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we went across to the local maintenance shop, got a jack, jacked the vehicle up and then we started fishing around there n. there. we found the cat again. every time we went for the cat, he kind of backed into the corner. >> reporter: 45 minutes later, firefighters recovered the kitten by using some good old instincts. >> we took a big easy which is used to unlock a car. we put it behind the cat and the catted moved forward into an open area and we dwrabbed the cat. >> reporter: he t question now, is where does the kitten end up. >> i am a dog owner so i can't take it home. i would love to but i can't. >> the kitten is just fine but understandably a bit jittery around a big tv camera. the a vet checked the little one out. it's girl about three weeks old. -- it's a girl about three weeks old. >> i would take him but if i took one more, i would be called the crazy cat lady. i hope she finds a good home. >>> ahead in about 14 minutes, we'll show you the item these people purchased that wasn't what they thought it was. next, we are checking all your top stories. stay with us. we'll be back. i d

i want to go to jack in pennsylvania. jack? >> caller: good afternoon, jim. this is jack from bucks county, pennsylvania, calling. i'm interested in wprt, westport innovations. i bought it maybe six months ago and have seen it go from approximately $18 to $50, back down to the high 20s or so. >> speculative situation. recommended today by a major firm. this is a company that makes natural gas engines for trucks and railroads. i believe in the company. but it's highly speculative. you've got my whole suburban one i played in when i was growing up. let's go to dino in florida. >> caller: this is dino from florida. >> what's shaking? let's go to work? >> caller: i've been watching your show for a long time and made a lot of money because of you. i ask you, kiss so a few months ago was $17. you telling me to buy. but you say if it reach $19, pull the plug. >> two firms said this week the business is very strong. i have no reason to doubt those two firms. i think the stock can go to $21 and not have a valuation stretch. let's go to mike in pennsylvania. mike? >> c

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the script said jack died. screwed up, the board was a tiny bit smaller but the dude is going down. >> director james cameron who still gets e-mails from "titanic" fans who says rose was selfish and jack was an idiot. we'd all like to change the ending. it's 8:05. let's go back outside with al with a check of the weather. >> some folks a little harsh. >> you think. >> my golly, my goodness. got some friends here. where are you guys from? >> syracuse. >> syracuse, new york, the big cuse. what's your name, young lady? >> macy. >> nice to see you. let's see what we've got. a little wet here in new york. pick city, little rock, arkansas, kark 4, sunny, mild, 72 degrees, not too bad. the rest of the weather, wet weather here in the east. we're looking at showers making their way across the great lakes with that cold front pushing through. we're also expecting to see some fairly nice weather in the pacific northwest. lots of sunshine. sunny skies through southern texas. hit or miss showers and the cold front down thr

more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is an academy award and golden globe-nominated actress whose new film, "here comes the boom," is in theaters today. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the lovely salma hayek pinault. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: salma, you look gorgeous. >> thank you. >> jimmy: as always. thank you for coming back to our program. we love having you here. >> always so much fun. >> jimmy: every time you come here, you always kind of give me beauty tips, fashion tips. >> i remember. no, beauty, beauty. >> jimmy: that's it, beauty. >> i can start doing fashion if you want, too. >> jimmy: no -- no, you don't -- >> but you're doing pretty well, i have to say. >> jimmy: thank you. i appreciate it. okay, i'm doing much better. well, you gave me tips last time that helped me out. yeah. >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: well, you have new ones? you

>> i'm jack hardy from macon, georgia. welcome, jack's a cutie pie, mom so you've done good. a look at the weather. big question, how long is the chill going to last? the next few days. a look at this early week. huge amount of territory below average, 10 to 20 degrees for your average high temperatures. it's only going to be above normal in the pacific northwest. we get into the middle part of the week and still have a lot of territory below average, and then can you see by later in the week it's still everywhere from the northern plains into the northeast staying below average. a little bit closer to average with some rain as we get to the southwest on into the south. that's a look a >> you can check out the weather where you are any time at weather.com. willie, over to you. >> maria, thank you very much. >>> coming up next, four shopping websites to add to your list of favorites. that's next but first this is "today" on nbc. . >>> back now at 8:35 with "today's style" and four websites that will change the way you shop online. jeannie mai is here with the tips. >> you're a

more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: our next guest this evening is one of the stars of the very funny new show, "don't trust the b in apartment 23." which airs tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on abc. please welcome back to the show, a talented man. here's james van der beek. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ dawson's creek theme ] ♪ >> jimmy: james van der beek! i love you. >> thank you. >> jimmy: welcome back to our program. we love having you on the show. >> thank you for having me, man. >> jimmy: it's always fun to see you and run into you. you're a good man. >> well, thank you. >> jimmy: now, everyone -- we all know you, of course. we know you as dawson. that's what we -- [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> jimmy: the first time we knew who you were, it was dawson. but i did a little research. that was not your first time on television. >> no, no. my first time -- i started auditioning when i was 15 years

more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> it is time now to find out what david gregory has coming up on "meet the press." >>> good morning, jenna. so much to talk about. the final week of the campaign we're going to zero in on the most important battleground states this morning. this race will be decided. i'll be talking to the governor of all-important ohio john kasich, the governor of wisconsin, scott walker, also the governor of colorado, all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> a busy morning but a fun one. thank you very much. >>> we want to check in one more tame with the weather channel's julie martin who is feeling the effects of hurricane sandy already in north carolina's outer banks. hey, julie. >> reporter: yeah, generjenna, this is just a taste of what is coming your way in the next day or so in the northeast. in fact, it could be even worse because sandy is still far offshore here along the outer banks, about 280

. >> i hope that romney takes the tack that jack did. >> jack, how hard is it on mitt romney this day when chris is raving at how bam has been. >> well, chris christie, does not want romney to win. it's in his interest for obama to win. the individuals come is that this storm helps. i am not so sure about that. all of it was for romney prior to this. if you freeze it, romney had it. the waves were headed and i don't know when you freeze things this favors obama. i am not so sure. >> well, that's a spin, but i i don't think that's the case. i don't buy that he had that momentum. obama has had most of the swing states. that's going to be the key is that election is one week from today. obama's people are on the ground and going to be going door to door and getting the vote out. >> one thing to think about here is the undecided has already broke before the storm. had this storm come a week earlier, it could have seen an impact. romney went over 50 and that tells us that the undecided had already broken. they are not likely to break back again. >> how is the president going change the num

like donkeys, donkey and democrat both start with the letter d, opponents labeled andrew jackson as a jack [ bleep ] and it stuck, or none of the above? >> i would get this kind of question. i don't know. i'll say d, none of the above. >> you're not going to believe this. >> the correct answer is opponents labeled andrew jackson as i think we can say jackass. i think it's okay. and it stuck. >> it's true. he did not have a lot of fans in that election and they started drawing all these political cartoons that had him depicteds a donkey or jack ass because they did not like him. >> then it stuck. all right. >> i wonder if people are considering their party affiliation right now. well, you're from arkansas. >> louisiana. >> exactly. i'm very stupid. which was the first presidential debate broadcast on tv, nixon versus kennedy, reagan versus mondale, bush versus gore or roosevelt versus hoover? >> reagan? >> no. >> the correct answer is the famous nixon/kennedy debate. with the sweat on the upper lip. >> and famous for a reason. this was the first debate on television and people who listened

jack-o-lanterns. open for business at the roger williams zoo. it features 5,000 pumpkins all with intricate carvings following the theme of the world stage. they carve scenes from popular movies and broadway and tv shows from the wizard of oz. lanterns are also useful. just a big pumpkin festival. >> so right about that. >>> not everyone is putting pumpkins out. registered second offenders are banned from decorating on halloween. now a group of registered offenders is suing to reverse their town's laws. our affiliate from l.a. explains why they believe they violate their constitutional rights. >> when you mention hollywood and second offenders in simi valley everyone knows what you're talking about. one of several communities to adopt restrictions on sex offenders banning them from setting up outdoor decoration and lighting on halloween. some offenders are also required to place a sign on their front doors telling them visitors no candy or treats will be offered at that time home. public safety measure or violation of civil rights. the measure i

. >> jack vale in huntington beach and i thought i would bring out the hooter. see what the locals think about it. >> you can't go wrong. [ laughter ] >> we should mention that jack vale actually sells those pooters. we dedicate that video to kathie lee. >> it's so funny. >> the lifting of the leg one was dramatic. >> always go with the leg lift when it's a big one. >> our second video is a clever puzzle created with iphones. check it out. >> that was so good. >> three, two, one, go. ♪ >> this is a puzzle but has over 2.2 million hits. it was designed by four different guys and this is take number 238. the outtakes are fascinating. the guy is upside down and the words aren't matching. it's really fun. >> that is great. >> two lucky ladies get plucked off the plaza. and swept into hair and makeup. the big reveal in our ambush makeover. >> picture-perfect pooches from the famous photographer whose name is o. nigel parker. >> icarly star and chef reed alexander. with healthy kid-friendly meals. you're going to have to wait for just a few minutes. >> i can't wait.

i think we're going to have to put in a call to jack avenuepass office -- jack evans, too. >> and perhaps alleviating things at metro. >> perhaps. >> who knows and as we continue the broadcast at few here from the fox 5 studios, we're going to catch you up on the other big stories, including a warning about air ducts. why --ary bags. why the one in your car could be count fit. >> metro unveils's hard mock-up of the new really car, and managers say design changes will allow passengers to more more -- board more quickly. >> and should race play a role in college admegs. inside the supreme court as justices clash over the issue of affirmative action. we'll be right back.  pamela howze: it just seems like such an... infringement on our lives. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. when president obama couldn't. first, my energy inde

the former ceo jack welch said the books had been cooked. >> i have no evidence, i just raised the question. >> while mitt romney's wife was working the phones, the vice presidential candidates were getting ready for their big showdown, hoping to make a difference on the big stage. >>> now the 11 insta-weather forecast with john collins. >> the front coming through these clouds, moving to the east. most of this was on the eastern shore. now the skies had cleared for the most part. this cold front, and it is doing what a cold front does, dropping the temperature. 79 high at the airport, right before noon, then the temperature starting falling. we're in the mid-60s now. the low today will be at midnight, probably in the 50's. the typical high this time of year is 70. the typical low is 49, so definitely becoming more autumn- like. the temperatures in the 70's on the lower eastern shore, a thin green and darker green and blue, indicating cooler temperatures, 40's and oakland in garrett county. the satellite image, the air has been pretty dry. the front did have -- did not have much to work wit

it happened while officer was responding to a shooting on jack street. the emergency lights were activated when it collided with perez. we are told an investigation is ongoing. a memorial service is planned for five victims killed in a baltimore fire last week. she and her grandchildren died in the fire. they will be memorialized on thursday. her husband is in serious condition. today city firefighters reached out to residents as a reminder to install smoke detectors and check them routinely to make sure they work. authorities say anyone who does not have one should call 311 for a free one. the president and his opponent are preparing for the big debate. the senator known for switching political parties while in office by this weekend at the age of 82. details when we come back. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more

jack mckenna was arrested that night and all charges were dropped. harrison and baker are facing charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. jack mckenna was back inside the courtroom today watching the closing arguments. in fact at one point, when they went through the video frame-by- frame, he got up from the seat and walked up right next to the jur so that he could -- jury so that he could so close up for him. the jury is composed now of six women and six men. it's unclear how long they're going deliberate. tonight, brian, we're going to go back inside and keep tabs on things. >> all right. >>> in the meantime, it's sentenceing day for the shooter involved in one of the deadliest murder sprees in the district in recent memory. this afternoon, sims was sentenced to 25 years in prison. he pleaded guilty to second- degree murder and other charges after opening fire on a crowd of mourners on south capitol street in march of 2010. sims helped police identify five other suspects who were involved in several shootings over the week's perio

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