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PFT Live: Mike Florio talks with Bears insider John Mullin of CSN Chicago about the Bears' prospects against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. Mullin offers insight into Jay Cutler's comments about the new, larger Bears receivers no longer being intimidated by the Packers secondary and shares some perspective on the Bears' 2012 outlook in a new and improved offense. (NBC Sports)

Izzy Hadala, 13, was born with ectodermal dysplasia, a genetic condition that keeps hands and toes from forming properly. Rather than let teasing get her down, she is fighting bullying through speeches and a new book she wrote. NBC's Mark Potter reports. (TODAY)

Two of the middle school students who were caught on camera bullying bus monitor Karen Klein to tears have sent apology letters, but Klein says she doubts their sincerity. TODAY's Ann Curry reports, and interviews Klein and her daughter about the incident and the fundraiser that has raised more than $600,000 to send Klein on vacation. (TODAY)

A school bus monitor who was taunted by high school students who recorded the incident is receiving an outpouring of support – and cash donations – from people who viewed the viral video. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports. (TODAY)

With 12 Grammy nominations under his belt, 50 Cent now shifts gears to pen his first young adult novel called "Playground," a book inspired by his own adolescence as a teenage bully. (TODAY)

The mother of a teen suspected of beating another teen over bullying through text messages speaks to TODAY's Ann Curry, saying the victim might have antagonized her son. (TODAY)

TODAY's Ann Curry talks with Sharon Chanon Valazquez, one of the teens charged with criminal harassment, who says that she didn't mean to hurt Phoebe Prince by saying hateful things to her and now people have the wrong idea of her. (TODAY)

A made-for-TV movie that tackles a contemporary issue - adolescent bullying - airs tonight on NBC. TODAY's Lester Holt and Amy Robach discuss "Field of Vision" with actress Faith Ford, one of the stars. (TODAY)

Should parents encourage their teens to love that big nose or uneven ears? Or should kids have plastic surgery to tweak the features they are being teased about? Two doctors debate. (TODAY)

Family members remember 14-year-olds Haylee Fentress and Paige Moravetz and discuss what drove them to commit suicide together and why they may have been going out of their way to conceal their intentions. (TODAY)