this morning on "early today" -- no deal. a stern warning from president obama after lawmakers fail to reach a deficit reduction plan. boston brutality. surveillance video captures a disturbing sidewalk attack in broad daylight. and royal chic. a real chance to own the bridesmaid dress envied by women a real chance to own the bridesmaid dress envied by women around the world. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. and today we begin with a super failure. the bipartisan deficit panel charged with cutting over a

trillion dollars from the budget admitted defeat yesterday and now republicans and democrats are pointing fingers across the aisle. meanwhile, president obama is doubling down on promise consequences, saying he'll veto any effort to bypass automatic spending cuts triggered by the supercommittee's collapse. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: it ended with a whimper at a mostly empty u.s. capitol. in a statement the supercommittee co-chair said, we are deeply disappointed that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement. president obama blamed republicans. >> they continue to insist on protecting the $100 billion worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans at any cost. even if it means reducing the deficit with deep cuts to things like education and medical research. even if it means deep cuts in medicare. >> reporter: republicans blamed him. >> what has the president done? now and then he phones in. you can't be e.t. you actually have to lead.

>> reporter: the supercommittee could not make a deal to cut $1.2 trillion in red ink because, in part, democrats say resist ed entitlement cuts. >> there's a lot money to be saved without cutting people on medicare. our democratic friends like to portray that as the choice. that's not the choice. >> reporter: republicans resisted higher taxes on wealthy. >> if they were to take the bush tax cuts off and let the american people decide, we could have an agreement today. >> reporter: the failure means automatic defense cuts in january 2013. >> i will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. there will be no easy off-ramps on this one. >> reporter: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. egypt's interim military government offered to resign amid chaos and turmoil playing

out in tahrir square. they say 26 have been killed and 2700 injured during three days of violent protests that some are calling a second revolution. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more. >> reporter: tens of thousands of egyptian demonstrators have now gathered in tahrir square, demanding the egyptian military step down and immediately transition to a civilian government. the egyptian military has been in power in this country since president hosni mubarak was forced out by similar demonstrations almost one year ago. the egyptian military promised that it would transition to democracy. instead, the military kept martial law, arrested thousands of people, sent them to military courts and now egyptians are furious. they no longer trust the government will keep its promise and transition to democracy. this has not, however been a peaceful process. >> we are deeply concerned about the violence that has led to a

tragic loss of life over the weekend in egypt. we call for restraint on all sides so that egyptians can move forward together to forge a strong and united egypt. >> reporter: egyptian government, which operates under the supervision of the egyptian military offered to resign but so far it is having no impact on the crowds. they want to see democracy implemented and they want the military to step down. richard engel, nbc news, cairo. a group of cia informants in lebanon have been captured by hezbollah in what could be a crippling blow to the intelligence agency's surveillance of the terror organization in that region. concerns have now been raised that spies, who have spent months or years on the agency's payroll, could be tortured or killed. according to u.s. officials, the cia has us suspended espionage efforts in lebanon, in order to assess to what extent its

the network has been damaged by hezbollah's counterintelligence tactics. now here's a look at other stories making news "early today" in america. a brazen group of robbery suspects dragged a woman to the ground on a boston street as they tried to rip her purse away. the woman was followed, kicked and punched in broad daylight by five women and one man before she could get away with her belongings. police have not made any arrests. a flash mob robbery executed inside a maryland 7-eleven has increased calls there for a teen curfew. one group stood in front of the counter as a steady flow of approximately 50 people walked through the aisles just taking whatever they wanted. investigators believed the group came from a nearby birthday party. a heavy downpour over the weekend has caused a san pedro roadway in the area of california to crumble into the pacific ocean. officials had closed the road

after ground shifting expanded cracks in the road over several months. no injuries or property damage was caused by the collapse. and finally, show time for the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade is just around the corner. bands and dance groups rehearsed performances in new york city's herald square monday night. rehearsals are also scheduled for tonight. let's check your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. rain in new york is not the only problem. lots going on. >> huge storm in the pacific northwest. high winds, avalanche warnings. a nasty morning. your morning commute today and probably right in through the afternoon hours, too, this storm system has a lot of moisture with it. the actual storm itself is now coming onshore. north of vancouver island. all the green on the map is just rain. it's a lot of heavy rain, too. there's gusty winds along the coastlines of oregon and seattle. saw one report of a 67-mile-per-hour wind near the

olympic forest here, the national forest. this storm system is going to be with us not just today, but tomorrow. it's not anywhere fast. the green on the map is the rain. you can see how widespread it is. the yellow is embedded areas of heavy rain, that appears to be the front trying to push onshore. the at least there's enough warm air with this, so that the snow is mostly at the higher elevations. we're not seeing too many problems with the wintry weather for this event. but from portland to salem to eugene to medford, a solid shield of rain. as far as today's forecast, we'll continue with it during the morning, we may get a break, but another storm right behind it. in other words, if you're traveling, especially in the air in the northwest, very difficult. we're just fine in southern california and arizona, that's a look mess, along with arizona.

>> it doesn't look like the forecast improves much, even through wednesday and thursday. >> a wall street thumb's down for the supercommittee. one investment that's still safe -- and temporary holiday intimacy on craigslist, your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus the fallout over j. lo's shameless product placement production. coming up, sidney crosby returns to the ice and does a pitcher deserve an mvp award? the voters say yes. you're watching "early today."

good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some top headlines. u.s., england and canada have announced sanctions from iran aimed at cutting it off from the international financial system. the measures are in a response to a recent u.n. report that

warns tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons. former fbi director, loui freeh will head penn state investigation into the child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach, jerry sandusky. freeh says his inquiry will go back to 1975 and any abuse uncover ed will be reported to police. a russian soyuz capsule returning from a nearly six-month stay on the international space station touched down safely in kazakhstan this morning. and now you can own the show-stealing bridesmaid dress won by kate middleton's little sister pippa at the royal wedding. a close version of the alexander mcqueen silk crepe creation is being sold for around $3100. now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,547 after sinking 248 points yesterday. the s&p tumbled 22 points.

the nasdaq dropped 49. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei lost 33 points, but in hong kong the hang seng was up 25. debt problems at home and abroad led to a massive wall street selloff monday. volatility sees wall street back in late july when congress was debating the debt limit and it returned yesterday when the so-called supercommittee quit on a deal. energy and techs were hit hardest. all 30 dow stocks fell and most commodities fell and gold fell to a four-week low. with wall street already concerned about an american credit downgrade moody's warned it may downgrade france from aaa due to the debt crisis pushing up french borrowing costs. one good sign, despite the supercommittee, investors still see american debt as safe. high demand pushed the ten-year treasury yield below 2%. in deals new, gilead is buying

drug developer, pharmasset for $11 billion. and allegheny buying trans. atlantic holdings. cooper industries was one of the day's few winners on news it's joining the s&p 500. after the bell, hewlett-packard rose on earnings and revenue that topped estimates. elsewhere, former aig ceo hank greenberg is suing the government for $25 billion, calling the 2008 federal takeover of aig unconstitutional. brazil slapped chevron with a $28 million fine for an oil spill off the country's coast, a penalty that could rise. finally, don't want to be alone for the holidays? a 28-year-old ad exec in san francisco may have a solution. he's posted an ad on craigslist for a holiday girlfriend. someone to snuggle by the fire with and go to dinner at each other's parents house. one important note, offer only

good through new year's. and then you're on your own. coming up, a tiger wins another major. and sid the kid comes back like he never left. plus, the new england patriots' sleepy offense suddenly roars back to life. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. in weather, forecast is about the busy travel days ahead. that's coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, hockey's greatest player made his long-awaited return to the ice monday night and what a return it was. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. after suffering a pair of concussions last january, sidney crosby made his much anticipated return last night and the penguins captain looked like he was in midseason form. crosby missed 67 games with post-concussion symptoms, but last night he made the islanders dizzy. just minutes into the game he blew by the defense and roofed a backhand past the goalie, crosby's first goal in nearly a year gave penguins 1-0 lead and then an assist to orpik. who unloaded from the blue line. crosby with two points in the first period. added another assist in the second. you know it's your night when you can score a goal like this. shot the puck from the corner somehow, some way, it found the

back of the net. everything went right for crosby. two goals and two assists. penguins won it 5-1. bruins tim thomas stopped everything the canadiens threw at him, made 33 saves. andrew ference scored the only goal in the game in the first period. bruins beat the canadiens 1-0, they have won nine straight. goal turned by by vermette, corralled the rebound and put the puck and stick between his legs and scored. that was pretty. jackets beat the flames 4-1. baseball ball last week he won the cy young and yesterday jesten verlander took home the mvp. the tigers ace the first pitcher to win the award since roger clemens in '86. and monday night football. pats and chief, tom brady with a pair of touchdowns to rob gronkowski. the big fellow going head over heels to give new england a lead in the third. julien edelman, found a hole, 27

yards up the middle. patriots made it look easy against struggling chiefs. they won it big 34-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. the biebs hits the lab to give a sample. your early entertainment headlines are straight ahead. a big league soldier reunion you don't want to miss. you're watching "early today."

well welcome back, on this tuesday morning.

we have troublesome weather in the northwest. high winds in the higher elevations, got a little bit of snow. but just a ton of rain out there. this is a nasty morning commute. it goes all the way down to northern california. it will let up a little bit later on today. but even into tomorrow, we're still getting the flow of moisture coming off the pacific. we'll keep rain in the forecast even as far south as san francisco. and you guessed it, even into thanksgiving day, still the same areas up here in the northwest. just does not look like any sunshine for a while. well if you're watching us on khnl, news now, beautiful honolulu, hawaii. send me a free ticket. a well-known american satirist has a video of politicians and personalities, at harry shearer, the silent echo chamber, the honolulu academy of the arts. i'll pay for the ticket. >> take us, please. >> $5? that sounds reasonable. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. justin bieber is looking to make it official and he has been dna tested.

tmz reports bieber took a very controlled dna test with a solid chain of custody that will be hard for any lawyer to challenge. the website reports teen bieber will not settle and vows to sue his accuser and her lawyers when he proves is he not the daddy. england's inquiry into >> what if he is? >> he's not even going there. he's so sure. england's inquiry into phone-hacking heard testimony from hugh grant monday who said it's time to stand up to the bullying of the tabloids. he accused newspapers of learning information about his personal life only someone listening in on his phone could know. and finally, not content to be paid for her normal 30-second fiat tv ad spots. jennifer lopez is accused of the most brazen product placement ever for her onstage routine with a car during sunday's american music awards. john legend, actually an award presenter, spoke for many when he tweeted that had to be the most shameless thing i've ever seen in a performance.

he was genuinely shocked. >> when we do our far-out bump shot. we've got three feet right here. >> it's such a big studio. we could do a coke cameo. >> a pepsi cam, be that way. this comes from kare 11 news in minneapolis, minnesota, where a soldier used a football game to give 50,000 fans and his family something to be thankful for this holiday. staff sergeant matthew helget anxiously awaited to give his daughter and wife the surprise of a lifetime. jamie and 8-year-old madison were watching his taped greeting from kuwait when he snuck up behind them. the very happy family embraced for several minutes, giving all in attendance a memorable holiday moment. that now we're happy to share with you guys. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

a publishing house in romania takes the pocket bible to a new level with this tiny testament, about the size of a box of matches. the 32-page bible which contains only the new testament requires a special magnifying glass to read scripture. the guinness book of world records will recognize it as the smallest bible printed by a classic printing press. olympic games are getting a virtual makeover. in estonia more than 200 people competed in video game olympics using their bodies as controller. participants tried their hands and feet at different track and field sports. organizers hope the virtual games will one day become a worldwide event where people can play from home. and finally, who needs

ornaments with a christmas tree like this. a jeweler in tokyo unveiled a christmas tree made of pure gold worth nearly $2 million. eight feet tall, took 4 1/2 months to create and is decorated with heart-shaped plates and ribbons. you have to imagine any gifts under the tree would have a hard time competing. let's just make that gift. >> so, if you have $2 million and sitting around, what should we do with it? let's make ours a gold christmas tree, lynn berry. >> i would melt it down and sell it. >> good price right now. >> the berries have a tradition of getting the smallest tree on the lot. >> like snoopy. >> yes, the charlie brown tree. time for an early look at stories we'll follow on nbc. there will be a memorial service in joplin, missouri, marking six months since the town was hit by a deadly tornado. the state's governor and mayor will speak focused on remembering the 161 lives that were lost.

brian williams and abc's christiane amanpour honoring dan rather. four journalists will be recognized for courageous work. and professional eaters go head to head to see who can east the most turkey in ten minutes in a championship contest benefiting the food bank for new york city. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in an nbc exclusive, a young man mentored by former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky speaks out about what he describes as weird behavior. and hear from the family of a mother of three who disappeared just hours after appearing on the "people's court". keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of

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