[ cheers and applause ] today," g-20 summit is wrapped up with little progress. passengers describe conditions on the disabled voyage ship. and the vice president pays tribute to the veterans at the tomb of the unknown.

pb took the stage of a summit today. where finding ground on the economic front was no easy task. kristin dahlgren joins us now with the details. >> reporter: the stakes were high. it's been the president's goal to double exports within the next year. there were two major areas, first, he was not able to increase a trade deal with south korea. it would have increased exports in beef and autos, but he and the south korean president were unable to meet a deal. second, the g-20 agreed to stop undervaluing their currency. the u.s. accused china of

manipulating its currency to make exports more attractive. but many say the u.s. did the same thing to the dollar last week. the president tried to downplay disagreements. >> there's an instinct to focus on the disagreements, because otherwise, these summits might not be very exciting. it's just a bunch of world leaders sitting around intervening. and so, you know, there's a search for drama. >> reporter: the president insisted the global economy is on the path to recovery. he now heads to tokyo for an economic summit there. >> kristin dahlgren in washington, we appreciate the report. thank you. 4,500 passengers and crew trapped on a cruise ship are happy to be back on dry land with water, electricity and working showers and toilets. >> reporter: the sight that thousands on sea and thousands

more on shore waited for, the carnival splendor being pulled into port in san diego. hours later, the crippled ship was at the dock and thousands of weary passengers set foot on dry land. the 3,300 passengers spent four daunting days at sea. this amateur video captured some of the harrowing moments. >> there is absolutely nothing to worry about. >> reporter: no injury was reported, but the fire left pass he engineers without electricity, hot water and food. and for some, what could have been a happy vacation at sea. >> i think the worst part was the smell from the foods and the toilets and the rotting food. >> reporter: four days had few featured comforts. >> the crew was fabulous. they went out of their way. what they had to go through was

beyond words. >> reporter: carnival says all passengers will receive a full refund and a free future cruise if they want to travel again. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. an elderly ohio woman is nursing a shoulder after being drald ten feet. the driver talked to the woman and suddenly grabbed her purse and drove offer drag the woman along. a mississippi high school coach faces a federal lawsuit after allegedly whipping his players with what they describe as a heavy leather belt normally used by weight lifters. cell phone video shows one of the reported incidents. players say they were afraid to report the beatings which they claim has been going on since september. the coach has been suspended 20 days without pay. a massachusetts transit work every is without a job after her

violent outbursts against a commuter. the commuter claimed she received bad directions and was attacked after he tried taking a picture when she refeud to give him her name. a union rep claims, quote, she was just trying to defend herself. and in new york, a rockefeller center christmas tradition is once again taking place. a 74-foot tall 12-ton norway spruce will be put up right here at rockefeller plaza. it came from the yard of a new york city firefighter. the lighting ceremony will take place november 30th. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. you know, bill, you know it's november, but it still feels too early for all of those. >> it does, but it's coming. it's coming in a hurry, too. it will be arriving this afternoon and be quite a sight.

weatherwise today, what you experienced yesterday, there's a good chance you'll see it again today. that means on the eastern seaboard, clear skies. all the problem weather is back here in the middle of the nation. today, it's more rain. tomorrow, we're going to add some snow to that. today, a lot of heavy rain moving through kansas, oklahoma, north texas, most of iowa will get drenched during the day today. we've had thunderstorms moving out of western cans into central kansas right up interstate 35, across interstate 70 around topeka. expect a wet morning commute and eventually that will move into kansas city. we're expecting 2 to 3 inches of rain in this area today and tonight. the forecast for the middle of the nation is for wet weather but from the southeast of florida up the eastern seaboard, it's a gorgeous friday. that's a look at your forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. look at birmingham, alabama, that's a beautiful day. 75 degrees.

and it's warm out ahead of this storm system. even st. louis will be 75 degrees today. alba bishgky, you're on the cold side of the storm, the backside. that's why it's only 52. weekend forecasts are coming up, veronica. >> a gorgeous weekend here in new york. i'm looking forward to it. thank you, bill. cisco tumbles, disney jumps the gun and computer history for sale. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, will the box office freight train, denzel washington, ride a run away freight train to number one this weekend? a possible super bowl preview and embarrassing soccer goal and the heat continue to struggle. you're watching "early today."

>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. senator lisa murkowski's campaign is crying foul in the alaska ballot count, accusing

rival joe miller of properly challenging write-in ballots to drag out the heated senate race there. among the dpurted ballots are those who say lisa murkowski, republican. about 80% of write-in ballots have been cleanly counted for moistuurkowsk murkowski. recent results of a dna test on a string of hair shows a texas man might have been wrongly execute d. the new analysis found it wasn't his hair. bush's staff failed to tell him. the condemned man was requesting an analysis of the hair. the u.s. army has graduated its first shik man in years after granting a rare exemption for his turban and beard. he was recruited under a special

program, speakers of two indian languages. he'll be a combat medic. and with president obama out of the country, vice president joe biden honored american's veterans yesterday by laying a wreath at arlington national cemetery. >> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. according to a new steady, forget about the freshman 15. weight gain during the freshman year might be the least of it as students progress in college. due to increased stress and workload, students become less physically active and gain more weight as juniors and seniors. for more information on this and other health stories, head to the web. check out the health page online at msnbc.com. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opened at 11,283 after

falling 73 points yesterday. the s&p shed five points. the nasdaq dropped 23. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei lost 136 points while in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 477. on wall street yesterday, investors took a warning from cisco seriously. shares of the tech leader fell to their lowest leader in more than a decade. fears were felt across the board that other tech sector giants may soon follow suit. shares of hewlett packard, ibm and mook row soft were among the hardest hit. keep an eye on shares of disney today. shares of disney started falling after an employee reportedly posting disney's earnings before the closing bell instead of after as planned.

nissan is recalled sentras due to steering problems. gm announced it will recall cadillac sedans due to steering problems. there are reports massive layoffs could be part of yahoo!'s plans for cutting back. yahoo! denies rumors. potential job cuts will be companywide. after recently being sold for $1, newsweek has found new life in a deal to join forces with thedailybeast.com. finally, christy's is hoping for bids in the ballpark of $1 billion for one of apple's first

computers for the computer first shipped from steve jobs' garage. for the second time, the boston celtics embarrass the heat. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. stormy weather in the nation's heartland will continue into the weekend. your weekend forecast, that's coming right up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, two of the nfl's best teams went at it in atlanta and as expected, the game went down to the wire. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. if this was a possible super bowl preview, we're in for one heck of game in february. falcons and ravens. baltimore down. flacco's third touchdown of the game put the ravens up, 21-20, but not enough. under 30 seconds to play. matt ryan to a wide open white. white took it for the game winning score. falcons won it in a thriller. now around the nba, rondo may only be 6'1", but he can flat outfly monster dunk.

krelts up 15 at the half. in the third, air ball to third. pat riley was not impressed. but ray allen had no problem hitting the three-pointer. celts beat the heat for the second time this season 112-107. now this to chicago, even mascot benny was putting down shots. they ran away with it in the second. the rebound, the bucket is a foul and the bulls blew away the war yoeors, 120-90. elsewhere, the nuths are no longer unbeaten. denver up, 108-105. a minute layer, carmelo anthony, the fade away, the nuggets hand the lakers their first loss of the season. finally, crazy moments on a soccer goal in iowa. the goalie made the save, ran up and booted the ball off his

teammate. it rec shayed off his teammate and into the net. to add insult to injury, the goal proved to be the only one of the game. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> don't you hate it when that happens? can will ferrell's comedy make it to the top this weekend? plus, every high school's dream, permission to have a food fight. we'll explain. you're watching "early today."

welcome back. let's take you through your weekend forecast. wet weather through the middle of the nation from dallas, oklahoma city back up into minneapolis. ohio valley, tennessee valley, east coast, you look just fine. actually, you look fine even into saturday. finally warm things up a little bit in the mid-atlantic. maybe a chance of snow in minnesota on saturday. some areas around duluth had the possibility of getting a couple inches of snow. by sunday, east coast still looks nice. some of that wet weather will head into new orleans and san antonio. if you're watching us on nbc 4 in washington, d.c., explore the entire week of photography from photojournalists to fine arts. it's part of the citywide celebration known as fotoweek.

that's your "early today" event of the day. >> very nice. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it is one of those increasingly rare weekends where there will be a battle at the box office. denzel washington and up and comer chris cline is an action thriller about a run away freight train carrying toxic chemicals. some experts say it will finish on top with up to $25 million. but others expect a big second weekend from last week's's champ "megamind." it could finish first with around $30 million. seen as a spoiler without a real shot at number one, the debut of "morning glory." it will draw older audiences, but only about $15 million worth. also debuting, the alien invasion offering "skyline" expected to draw $15 million.

finally, a second weekend from "due date" could prove the be the ultimate spoiler for denzel's top office box hopes. this comes to us from philadelphia, pennsylvania, where in nearby lawrenceville, new jersey, one school permitted an all-out school fight for a good cause. over ,500 custard pies were hurled into faces. the sanctioned messy madness helped the school raise more than $10,000 for charity. they may have set a world record for the biggest custard pie fight. something i still want to do, bill. >> i've never been in a full out pie fight myself. >> pie in your face at some point, right. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

>> a very happy friday morning to you november 12, we are looking at a good forecast with plenty of sun. yesterday we topped out at 62, today mid 60's. high pressure in firm control so a clear scan and we will see abundant sun throughout today. what a contrast with the temperatures. 31 at the airport but in contrast downtown because of the moderating influence of buildings and bay air and harbor, 48 right now.

31 in parkton, 37 in westminster. 61 to 66 today. sunny skies and light winds five to 10 miles an hour. another short day with sunset at 4:54. we will have more in the full hour. >> the time is 4:57. here is a look ahead to "11 news today." >> world leaders working toward a global economic recovery. did they succeed? i'm kate amara with the overnight news from south korea. >> we have several things on the roads this morning. we will have the latest in the traffic look at all the toyota's for sale. let's go with... i'm selling my toyota rav4.

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