must be so cool to be matt lauer. this is matt lauer, today, hello i'm matt lauer on today. wow, this is so cool. look at this. >> man, you look like hell. >> i'll ask mr. lauer which is more cut throat the race for the white house or the morning tv awards. >> the show is not where i want it to be right now i want to make it better. >> you look good up there. >> a house call from america's doctor, dr. oz. he's giving me the results of the 15 minute fitness test i took today. we'll find out what we need to do to change our health. >> if someone you loved for was putting what you're putting in your mouth in their mouth, what would you tell them, that is fundamentally the answer you have to give yourself. >> only in america, the typo gone viral. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening i'm not piers morgan i'm donny deutsch filling in for piers. i'm turning the tables, i think the best in the business, matt lauer will answer my questions, this should be good. are you sure you want to do this? >> keep in mind i have a lot of opportunities to get you back on my show. you

for matt lauer. >> for the hairpcut. >> young unj new. >> special monday morning for matt lauer. one more time, let's play it back. >> this is "today" with katie couric and matt lauer. and matt lauer. >> yeah. >> i think the take away for viewers at home is that's what waking up at 4:10 in the morning does to you. >> you look like phoenix. you look better now though. >> that's an out of body experience. i look at the tape, i don't remember it. i don't know who that guy was. i only know that he was panicked as to what he was getting into, taking over for bryant gumbel. sitting next to this incredibly talented katie couric. that was a nerve-racking time for me. >> the thing that you're best at, if i go back to the interview that made you, not that made you, but made big news when you had hillary on and were asking her about the scandal, monkackalu icica lewinsky. is there a method, what is the -- >> there are many different ways to get results, and there is the iron fist, there's the velvet hammer, and

when we get back, i want to know how matt lauer became the matt lauer, but first someone has a question. >> what would i ask matt lauer, does he ever wish sometimes when he's sitting with ann curry and al roker, he could get as drunk as koda and kathy lee do in that fourth hour? a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. twenty-one vitamins and minerals. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. refreshing nutrition in charge! >>> many electric shock -- >> too many kids on ritalin? >> i'm just saying. aren't there examples where it works? >> you're glib. >> my job is to protect the country, matt, i'm going to within the law. >> there were people who probably last year at this time would have placed a bet you might not even be around. and

when we get back, i want to know how matt lauer became the matt lauer, but first someone has a question. >> what would i ask matt lauer, does he ever wish sometimes when he's sitting with ann curry and al roker, he could get as drunk as koda and kathy lee do in that fourth hour? [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >>> many electric shock -- >> too many kids on ritalin? >> i'm just saying. aren't there examples where it works? >> you're glib. >> my job is to protect the country, matt, i'

plus bobby brown sits down with matt lauer to talk about whitney houston and drugs. >>> coming up the knicks couldn't handle the heat, the capitals got even and rajon rondo suspended. you're watching "early today". >>> good morning, welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are your top headlines. parliamentary committee has concluded that news corp chairman rupert murdoch is not a, quote, fit person to run a major international corporation. the committee found murdoch exhibited, quote, willful bli blindness towards wrongdoing. and the report also questioned the competence of murdoch's son, james. >>> may day protests are planned today by occupy wall street activists in cities across the country. they plan rush hour demonstrations in new york and san francisco to block bridges. >>> dna evidence has cleared two men in texas who were officially exonerated in a rape and shooting 10 years ago. they shook hands with the judge who declared them innocent after decades behind bars. >>> and in colorado robert dewey was released after a court hearing that exonerated him also based

plus bobby brown sits down with matt lauer to talk about whitney houston and drugs. >> coming up the knicks couldn't handle the heat, the kpals got even and rajon rondo suspended. you're watching "early today". >>> good morning welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are your top headlines. may day protests are planned today by occupy wall street activists in cities across the country. they plan rush hour demonstrations in new york and san francisco to block bridges. >>> dna evidence has cleared two men in texas who were officially exonerated in a rape and shooting 30 years ago. they shook hands with the judge who declared them innocent after decades behind bars. >>> and in colorado robert dewey was released after a court hearing that exonerated him also based on dna evidence. he had been in prison for 16 years. >>> finally in canada a large container was found washed up on shore and inside was a harley davidson motorcycle. it had a japanese license plate and was very rusty indicating it was debris carried across the ocean after the tsunami in japan 13 months ago. unre

i'm matt lauer. in for brian tonight. after a day of krurm confusion and drama, there's a verdict and a mistrial in the john edwards case. a trial about campaign finance corruption that included weeks of sensational testimony about his private life and his very public fall from grace. late this afternoon, following the vict, we heard from edwards himself for the first time right outside the courthouse. >> i want to make sure that everyone hears from me and from my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sins. i also want to say a word about my own children. cate who most all of you have seen, has been here every single day. she has been here no matter what. no matter how awful and painful the lot of the evidence was for her. evidence about her dad, evidenceunts her mom, who she loved so, so dearly. but she never once flinched. she said, dad, i love you. i'll be there for you

i'm matt lauer. in for brian tonight. after a day of courtroom confusion and drama, there's a verdict and a mistrial in the john edwards case. a trial about campaign finance corruption that included weeks of sensational testimony about his private life and his very public fall from grace. late this afternoon, following the verdict, we heard from edwards himself for the first time right outside the courthouse. >> i want to make sure that everyone hears from me and from my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sins. i also want to say a word about my own children. cate who most all of you have seen, has been here every single day. she has been here no matter what. no matter how awful and painful the lot of the evidence was for her. evidence about her dad, evidence about her mom, who she loved so, so dearly. but she never once flinched. she said, dad, i love you. i'll be there

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with matt lauer but at least matt lauer is he's kind of keep it in his comfort zone he might not be worth it in terms of the news and entertainment product but he's worth it to them in terms of delivering to their sponsors also and that story there we showed. last half of their viewers the ducks last seventeen per sat so it's kind of happening across the spectrum here is this a trend is this. signify a big shift and where people are turning to the politics i think so i mean you do have people scaping to social media now again the materials. he has to come from somewhere somebody has got to be doing the original reporting the original riginal digging the original analysis some people are leaving because of that segmentation factor and they want to see the raw meat especially if they're right wingers i want to see all this stuff that nobody wants to cover you know obama was born on mars or something like that so they're going to get a lot of people are leaving to get the news that they can pick and choose what news and when to look at it and they don't have to deal with these overblown star

must be so cool to be matt lauer. this is matt lauer, today, hello i'm matt lauer on today. wow, this is so cool. look at this. >> man, you look like hell. >> i'll ask mr. lauer which is more cut throat the race for the white house or the morning tv awards. >> the show is not where i want it to be right now i want to make it better. >> you look good up there. >> a house call from america's doctor, dr. oz. he's giving me the results of the 15 minute fitness test i

. >> and i'm matt lauer. a year after the killing of osama bin laden, an obama administration official says the al qaeda terror network is a shadow of its former self, but still capable of pulling off dangerous attacks. >> that's right. and newly revealed documents taken from his compound are offering an interesting look at bin laden's life in hiding, and why he was actually considering changing the name of al qaeda. we'll have a live report from pakistan straight ahead. >> also, another dramatic day of testimony in the trial of john edwards. the wife of the government's star witness testifies again today, after she was brought to tears on the witness stand on monday. coming up, how she reacted to being told that edwards wanted her husband to claim to be the father of rielle hunter's child. >> right. and remember that dramatic case in florida where a millionaire was convicted in a deadly drunk driving crash, well now, a juror has come forward saying he was pressured by t other jurors into a guilty verdict. is

. >> and i'm matt lauer. we had a recent assessment by the obama administration that said al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. but this latest thwarted attempt shows that the network is still making a lot of efforts to attack. >> absolutely right, matt. because on monday we learned that a covert cia operation in yemen stopped a suicide mission that planned to use an upgraded underwear bomb, containing no metal at all, on a flight headed here to the united states. we're going to get more on this from president obama's top counterterrorism adviser just ahead. >> also ahead, after a very bitter primary battle, former presidential candidate rick santorum has now endorsed his former republican rival mitt romney. wasn't exactly a rousing endorsement. he did it in an e-mail sent overnight. we're going to have more on that story as well. >> also prince harry has been in washington. he's been dazzling washington. we're going to tell you who he was rubbing shoulders with during his first visit to the nation's capit

she won six grammys that night but she told matt lauer the evening was memorable in more ways than one. >> about three, four pairs of spanx on that night. >> did you love it? >> i had another dress and practically passed out with a corset. >> can you sing with four pairs of spanx on? >> i took a couple pairs off. >> you can catch matt's interview with adele in her first ever network special, "adele live in london." >> now we have that song in our head. that's a good one to have. >> they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but in the eyes of science one british teen is said to have the perfect face. >> she's 18 and she's been chosen as britain's most natural beauty. florence colgate beat out 8,000 other faces in the contest put on by lorraine cosmetics, judged for having a perfectly symmetrical fact and has the optimal ratio between her mouth, eyes, chin and forehead according to reports. >> i think i just look at my face and i don't really see like science. it's just unbelievable. i didn't expect to get this far. >> colgate wosrks at a fish and chips restaurant. >> the so-called t

later this morning she will sit down with nbc matt lauer for an exclusive live interview on "today" right here on this nbc station. unbelievable. also in steve lyons, humans weren't the only one whose had a chance to relax this holiday weekend. a bear made its way into a los angeles area swimming pool just to chill out. i would too. those at home had the presence of mind to stay inside and grab video camera. >>> finally in utah a family of kittens was found alive after being trapped for nearly two weeks in cement. construction workers had poured the foundation for a garage floor while the building of a new house. they started to hear meows but didn't know where it was coming from. they started ripping walls out. finally they cracked open the pavement and they saved the kittens. the end. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather here's todd santos. i don't know which is more unbelievable they lasted that long or were heard in the cement. >> i love the story. let's see if we can do the same thing as far as travel weather. the latest with tropical depression beryl. that system

. >> and i'm matt lauer. that story out of seattle is terrible. and now the suspect in those deadly shootings has been identified as 40-year-old ian stewicky. >> the first shooting happened inside a cafe was the gunman was captured on cameras. four were killed there. police say he killed another woman as he carjacked her suv and later shot himself when he was approached by officers. this morning his family says he was filled with anger, and there were warning signs. we'll have more coming up. >>> also ahead on a lighter note, should this container of soda or this one be illegal? well, according to a proposal from the mayor of new york city, any soda or sugary drink that comes in a container larger than this one here, which is 16 ounces, would be banned. you wouldn't be able to buy, for example, this monster right here. this is all because of the obesity epidemic. it would involve energy drinks, some iced coffees and teas as well. and this proposal could become law as early as next march if it goes through. we're going to find out how "today's prof

welcome to "today" on a friday morning, i'm matt lauer here in new york in studio 1a. ann curry continues to join us from cannes, france, and ann, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. that's right. i'm still here. but you can hate me a little less this morning, because earlier it was raining cats and dogs here. not that anyone here is really complaining. it's great weather for a movie, right? well one of the films opening tonight is "madagascar 3," featuring the voices of some very funny actors including ben stiller, and chris rock. so we're going to talk to them, as well as their co-stars jada pinkett smith, jessica chastain, david schwimmer and martin short when they all join us live this morning coming up a little bit later, matt. >> thank you very much. >>> also ahead we're going to take a look back at the remarkable career of donna summer. the queen of disco lost her ten-month battle with cancer on thursday. but she leaves a catalog of incredible hits. of course, summer was a huge influence on many artists, and speaking of music, and today's artists

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i'm ann curry. >> and i'm matt lauer. advocates for and against same-sex marriage have been very quick to weigh in on president obama's new position or newly stated position. this is a first for a sitting american president. >> that's right. why did he do it now, just as the general election is heating up? did vice president biden's recent support of the issue force the president's hand? we'll get the latest from washington and also talk about this with msnbc's rachel maddow straight ahead. >>> also ahead, prosecutors at the criminal trial of john edwards could rest their case as early as today. this after some extremely tearful testimony on wednesday centering on his late wife's final days. we're going to go live to the courthouse for more on that coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> and also coming up, matt, this exclusive interview with adele, she's just 24 years old, already has won eight grammys. coming up, her thoughts about finding success at an early age. and she'll tell you what you didn't see during her perform

welcome to "today" on a monday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. good morning, everybody. about this:2 billion trading blunder, the head of jpmorgan chase says the company has egg on their face and he admits that he was dead wrong about situations. it looks like the scandal is about to claim its first casualty. >> that's right. as we said three executives are reportedly set to leave that company, including chief investment officer ina drew, one of the most high-profile women on wall street. meantime over at yahoo, another resignation. that company's ceo is out after only four months. some are citing thyroid cancer as a possible reason. but others say, this is more about lies on his resume than his health. we'll talk about all of that with cnbc's jim cramer coming up straight ahead. >> also this morning there's a young graduate student fighting for her life after she became infected with a flesh-eating disease. a very rare disease. it happened after a zip line accident and she's only had one leg amputated. but her parents who have been spending a lo

. >> and i'm matt lauer. jpmorgan chase's annual shareholders meeting is being held today in tampa, florida. what do you think the mood is going to be like in that room as the ceo, jamie dimon, faces investors? >> that's a pretty good question. he's already been under fire for the complex and risky strategies that led to that $2 billion loss. well, now, president obama has spoken out about the scandal, saying it proves we need tighter regulation on wall street. but mitt romney, an opponent of tighter regulation, has so far been mum on the story. we're going to talk to a senior adviser to romney's campaign coming up straight ahead. >> then there is a major development at the criminal trial of john edwards. his eldest daughter cate will take the stand in her father's defense. that could happen as early as today. but will john edwards himself testify? a new decision from the judge in that case could actually force his hand. we're going to get the latest in a live report. >> and a little bit later, betty white is

i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry. and coming up, we're going to try something a little different. ann, al, natalie and i, we recently kind of joined the cast of an off-broadway show called "fuerza bruta." it's odd. it's unusual. it's death-defying and you're going to find out how we did in that in just a couple of minutes. >> also coming up, we're going to meet a woman who calls herself the most surgically enhanced woman in the world. she's in our studio, and the questions she's going to be asking, is she sending her young daughters the wrong message, and would she let them have cosmetic procedures? we're going to talk to her, let her answer those questions and also her 8-year-old daughter coming up. >> from one of the most cosmetically enhanced women in the world to one of the most talented singers in the world, adele. she sat down with her in london not long ago for an exclusive interview. you're going to see more of that tomorrow, right here on "today." it is adele, and she is riding a wave right now. six grammy aw

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. ooh-la-la, that's the extent of my french, too. ann is in cannes this morning. she's got all the action from the film festival there. we're going to collect in with her live a bit later on this morning. >> she should have a good time there. also ahead we're hearing for the first time from one of the men sentenced to death for the killings of a connecticut mother and her two daughters in an horrific home invasion that took place back in 2007. mention it's the first time he's spoken out since his conviction, and what he has to say is not sitting well with the victims' family. we're going to have more on that story. >> and an important consumer alert for millions of parents. are some stores telling you sleep products and toys that could pose potentially deadly hazards to your newborn? coming up the results of our hidden camera investigation. >>> and kris jenner the matriarch of one of the most talked-about families in reality tv and the country will be here for a live interview. they alw

lauer for an exclusive live interview on "today" right here on this nbc station. >>> also in california, humans weren't the only ones who had a chance to relax this holiday weekend. a bear made its way into a los angeles area swimming pool and just decided to chill out there. those home at the time had the presence of mind to both stay inside and grab their video camera. >>> in utah, a family of kittens was found alive after being trapped for nearly two weeks in cement. construction workers had poured the foundation for a garage floor while building a new house. then they started hearing meows. they didn't know where it was coming from. they ripped out the walls to try to check for the little guys. they finally cracked open the pavement, found the kittens and saved them. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather here's nbc meteorologist todd santos with your weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> good morning. love that story. >> i know. warm and fuzzy. >> some other intervention makes the nine lives thing work out. >> true. >> great stuff. start off the mornin

. >> and i'm matt lauer. before we get to this weather situation, you've gone skydiving. >> i have. >> i've gone skydiving. that's not the way it's supposed to look. >> no, and i don't understand how she could have slipped out of the harness. usually it's so tight that you can barely move. it's almost chafing you. >> the top hat for the hornous came off and she was still grabbed around the hips and knees. that had to be incredibly nerve-racking. meanwhi meanwhile, we're going to talk to laverne in a little while. nearly the entire eastern half of the country dealing with some severe weather of one form or another today. >> no kidding. al says we can expect hail, driving rain and possible tornadoes in the midwest. strong storms in the northeast. and in the south, there are new flood concerns from what's left of beryl. so we're going to get the latest from him coming up straight ahead. >> also ahead, a dramatic and frightening story. a passenger jet forced to make an emergency landing in toronto after one of it

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let's check in with matt lauer to see what they're working on. good morning. >>> and to you, good morning. and coming up on a monday here on "today," mandatory evacuations ordered in parts of arizona overnight as crews race to control five separate wildfires. we're going to have the latest on that live from the scene. >>> also ahead, a young georgia woman's difficult fight against a flesh-eating bacteria contracted in a zip lining accident. this flesh-eating bacteria has already cost her a leg. we'll talk to her parents when they join us for a live interview. >>> plus, the royal family steps up for a weekend filled with events. we're going to fill you in on what was cooking with them and have much more ahead as we get started. for example, this video made ted williams an overnight star last year. so what is the man with the golden voice up to now? ted williams will join us. an update on what's going on. he's written a book. that and much more as we start on a monday morning. back to you. >> it will be cool to see him. all right. see you in a bit.

. >> this is matt lauer, okay, l hello. i'm matt lauer on "today." so cool. look at this. i'm going to ask him which is more cut throughout, the race for the white house or the morning tv wars. >> the show is not where i want it to be right now. >> you look good up there. >> a house call from ic

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is this something like where's matt lauer? >> of course, where's ranniery? we're coming to you live from my home today. it's not actually my home. it's everyone's home open to the public and we'll tell you how this very location here could be perfect for mother's day weekend coming up. it was hot, as you mentioned and you needed thes is pf and we needed the temperatures that were record setting and high temperatures starting to build offshore and that cranked down some of the wind for today and plenty of sinking air that did also produce a few some of the record, sunnysale, 93 degrees and gilroy 91 and 90 in livermore and 90 in san jose and as we look at the south bay for the first day of your weekend. the be ins are record setting and we'll have details and how it could be perfect for mother's day weekend. >> okay. suspenseful. still ahead at 5:00, should you buy in or stay out when facebook goes public next week. >>> an emotional day for pop star jennifer hudson and her family as the jury came to a verdict in the murder case of her mother, brother and neph

later this morning, she's going to sit down with nbc's matt lauer for an exclusive live interview on "today" on your local nbc station. wow! >>> also in california, humans weren't the only ones who got a chance to relax this holiday weekend. look at that guy. a bear made its way into a los angeles area swimming pool just to chill out. i probably would, too. that looks pretty nice. those home at the time had the presence of mind to both stay inside and then grab their video camera. >>> in utah, a family of kittens was found alive after being trapped for two weeks in cement. construction workers poured the foundation for a garage floor while building a new house. they started hearing meows but didn't know where it was coming from. they even ripped out some walls but finally they cracked open the pavement. there were the kittens. adorable as ever. and they saved them. >>> now for a look at your national weather we turn to todd santos with your weather channel forecast. that doesn't happen every day. >> it does not. good thing for the air pocket there. it worked out well. >> for 12 days.

in an exclusive interview with "today show's" matt lauer, brown claims houston's drug use started quote way before he entered the picture. in fact brown claims before meeting houston, he only smoked marijuana and drank beer. >> only. >> the interview airs wednesday and thursday on "today." >>> elsewhere, $200,000 lamborghini owned by celebrity chef stolen a year ago has been found in a crime suspect's storage unit in northern california, maybe that's where my lamborghini is hiding. jts and finally, nadya suleman, the so-called octomom has filed for bankruptcy. she did it monday. and she claims as much as $1 million in debt. the chapter 7 bankruptcy would also see almost all of her assets liquidated by a court trustee. she said in a statement, bankruptcy are the best for the kids, there are kids involved in something like this. >> do those kids have a chance? >> you hope that they do. it's sort of a disturbing situation. >> it needs to be turned around in a hurry. >> we'll send bill karins on the case. i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie

matt lauer will be sitting in here tomorrow. hope you'll join us. have a good night, everyone.

i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. >> all right. also ahead another very high profile fight over money. this one from arkansas. where a woman found a million dollar lottery ticket in the trash, she then claimed what would be a life-changing prize for most people. but a judge now says the money isn't hers. even though she has already spent about $200,000 of it. we're going to talk to her about what happens next in an exclusive live interview. and a little later on, cameron diaz will be here. we'll talk to her about her new movie, views on motherhood, and the buzz over her recent haircut. >> that's right. so we begin this half hour with the frantic search for a missing mother and her three young daughters, and the man suspected of abducting them. michelle franzen has details for us. good morning. >> good morning, ann. the family was visiting relatives and friends in tennessee, a place they knew well, when they vanished. authorities also believe the mom and her daughters know the man who allegedly kidnapped them and say they are in ext

i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. we have a lot to get to this morning. >>> a frightening accident. this 11-year-old girl fell from a rock climbing wall. she ended up in the hospital. we're going to hear from her dad coming bup what might have gone wrong. >> also you know with the summer months we can't really enjoy the hot weather without drinking some of our favorite beverages. some of the beverages are smoothies or frozen cocktail that's can actually do a number on our waistline. so we're going to show you the biggest offenders. that's right, he's here again today. he'll tell us the less fattening alternatives. he always bursts our balloons a little bit. >> one of those milk shakes, your total alotment of calories in one drink. that is a budget buster for that. and we're also going to head to buckingham palace. >> check out the final prep preparations for the diamond jubilee. >> all right. we ghin half hour with a minnesota couple, they say they have endured harassment at the hands of their neighbor for years. and

. >> and i'm matt lauer. a year after the killing of osama bin laden, an obama administration official says the al qaeda terror network is a shadow of its former self, but still capable of pulling off dangerous attacks. >> that's right. and newly revealed documents taken from his compound are offering an interesting look at bin laden's life in hiding, and why he was actually considering changing the name of al qaeda. we'll have a live report from pakistan straight ahead. >> also, another dramatic day of testimony in the trial of john edwards. the wife of the government's star witness testifies again today, after she was brought to tears on the witness stand on monday. coming up, how she reacted to being told that edwards wanted her husband to claim to be the father of rielle hunter's child. >> right. and remember that dramatic case in florida where a millionaire was convicted in a deadly drunk driving crash, well now, a juror has come forward saying he was pressured by the other jurors into a guilty verdict.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: "today" in london with matt lauer. live from kensington palace. and ann curry. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to a special split edition of "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry in new york. and matt, i know you already consider yourself royalty, but do you really have to rub it in? >> yeah, how about this background, huh, ann? this is kensington palace behind me on what they call a beautiful spring day here in london. temperature, 48 degrees. a little wind and rain. if this is spring, i can't wait for summer. but boy, isn't it nice? they just spent two years and about $19 million renovating this beautiful palace. including that statue right there that you see of queen victoria who, by the way, was born here at kensington palace. we're going to take you inside and give you the royal tour in just a couple of minutes. as you know, it is a real big event coming up here because the duke and duchess of cambridge, aka william and katherine, are about to move in here full time, at least the

matt lauer will be sitting in here tomorrow. hope you'll join him. have a good night, everyone.

i am matt lauer. we had a recent assessment by the obama administration that said al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. the latest thwarted attempt shows that the network is still making a lot of efforts to attack. >> absolutely right. on monday we learned that a covert c.i.a. operation in yemen stopped a suicide mission that planned to use an upgraded underwear bomb containing no metal at all on a flight headed to the united states. we'll get more on this from president obama's top counter terrorism advisor just ahead. >>> >> ahead of a a bitter primary battle rick santorum has now endorsed his former republican rival mitt romney. wasn't exactly a rousing endorsement. he did it in an e-mail sent over night. we'll have more on that story coming up as well. >> and prince harry has been in washington and dazzling washington and we'll tell you who he was rubbing shoulders with during his first visit to the nation's capital. >> let us begin with the al qaeda terror plat and alleged plan to blow up an u

inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer. meanwhile, ann is still jet setting. she's in the south of france in cannes. ann, good morning. >> reporter: good morning again to you, matt. i'm wondering where is my glass of champagne? there are something like 200,000 people roaming the city now over the next two weeks. and so you're bound to run into a star or two or perhaps maybe even alec baldwin. he's filming a mockumentary. this role is giving a whole new take on santa claus. we'll talk to him about that and also his co-star, chris pine, matt. >> we look forward to that. thank you very much. >>> also ahead, the country gets a new crop of millionaires tomorrow with facebook's initial public offering. but should you buy that stock, and can you find that stock? we're going to talk about that with cnbc's jim cramer. >>> and later, it's happened again. a new mom of twins fighting for her life against a rare flesh-eating bacteria. her friends will update us on her condition coming up. >>> but we begin with a decision to let a florida millionaire found guilty of dui man

.> 72 degrees an >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weathe >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the threat of severe storms from missouri and new england. al as his eyes on all this with this forecast. research on aspirin and possible benefits in the fight against skin cancer. justin bieber face charges after an encounter with a paparazzi? a woman survived a near-death experience when to started to slip out of a skydiving harness in the middle of a jump. will meet the couple behind this amazing wedding proposal when they join us on a tuesday morning. >> there you go. time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- where did the best burger you ever had come from? most of the said five guys. >> he has to get around more. there are some great places to eat. >> anyone sounds great now. >> kind of busy right now. a disabled vehicle clearing near the key bridge. on 895lansome delays southbound the harbor tunnel. some closures on the hickory bypass at 543 because of an accident

i'm matt lauer. alongside ann curry. >> that's right. you know, and also coming up this morning on a different note we're talking about mary kennedy who you've been reporting took her own life last week. she was remembered at a memorial service here in new york city last night. the question is why was her estranged husband robert kennedy jr. not there? we're going to talk about that coming up this morning. >> then facebook's less than impressive debut on wall street, the company's value has slipped 11% in just two days. we'll talk about that with cnbc's jim cramer. and also get into questions about the timing of mark zuckerberg's wedding just a day after his company went public. >> mm-hmm. beautiful in that photograph, don't they? and it's tuesday and that means that "today's professionals" are in the house. we're going to have star, donny and nancy taking on everything from a controversial nonprofit group offering drug addicts a chance to, to agree to be sterilized and offer them cash to be sterilized. and also an eye-catching outfit fr

i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. regulators are now taking a close look at how facebook's initial public offering was handled, matt. >> that's right. specifically they want to know if the investment bank morgan stanley selectively informed some of their clients that one of its analysts was cutting its forecast. this as facebook stock dropped another 9% on tuesday. so what does all this mean? we're going to talk about it with cnbc's jim cramer straight ahead. >> also ahead this morning, new images of the woman who triggered fears of a body bomb forcing a u.s.-bound flight to make an unscheduled landing in maine. coming up, the latest on this investigation and we're going to hear from passengers who were aboard that flight, matt. >> and i think this story is going to get a lot of response from parents. a high school freshman who tried to shed light on the issue of bullying with a video and a fake facebook page. it was all part of a school project. but instead of getting a good grade she got suspended. the school will n