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

pb took the stage of a summit toy. 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 exportsithin 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 currcy. 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 torecovery. 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. >> porter: the sight that thousands on sea and thounds 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 dauntg 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 rotti food. >> reporter: four days had few featured comforts. >> the crew was fabulous. they went out of their wa what they had to go through was beyond rds. >> 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 rly 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 ed by weight lifters. cell phone video shows one of the reported incidents. players say they were afraid to report the beatings which they claimas 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 directionand 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 new york city firefighter. the lighting ceremony will take place november 30th. now for a look at your national a regional weatr, 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 seaboar clear skies. all the problem weatr 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 nsas, oklahoma, north texas, most of iowa will get drenched during the day today. we've had thunderstorms moving out of western cans into ctral 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 weathe 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 birmgham, alama, 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 weend 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 busins 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 al and the heat continue struggle. you're watching "early today."

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

rival joe miller of properly challenging write-in ballots to drag out the heated senate ra 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 xas man might have been wrongly execute d. the new analysis found it wasn't his hair. bush's staff faed 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 twondian

languages. he'll be a combat medic. and with president obama out of thecountry, 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 heah headline on msnbc.com. according to a new steady, forget about the freshman 15. weight gain during the freshman year mightbe the ast 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 t 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. taki 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, nvestors 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 inste 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 thedailybeascom. 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 rit 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 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. cets beat the heat for the secnd time this season 112-107. now this to chicago, even mascot benny was putting down shots. they ran away with 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 e se, 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 at 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, youook 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 minesota on saturday. some areas around duluth had the possibility of getting a couple inches of snow. by sunday, east coast still looks ne. some of that wet weather will head into new orleans and san antonio. if you're watching us on nbc 4 in shington, 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 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 exper 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 buting, the alien invasion offering "skyline" expected to draw $15 million.

nally, 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 philalphia, 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 int, right. i'm veronica de la cru this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

our time right now is 4:28. and we have 40 degrees outside. we certainly do. clear sky. i thought the clock was reading something other than 4:2 it's not. t these glasses fixed, joe. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang for this friday, november 12th, 2010. we begin with a news 4 exclusive. this morninghe d.c. fire department is investigating allegations that two emts lied about where their ambulance was

when responding to a call in which an elderly woman had died. they were originally signed to 14th street north of park road early one woman in september. a 911 call came in about an incident of a woman bleeding from a medical incision on her neck. the ambulance arrived 16 minutes later. it was not at the firestation who was near the woman that eventually died, instead at a station a few miles way. nurses at washington hospital center are planning to go through with a one-day strike on the day before thanksgiving. national nurses united says understaffing is hurting patient care. the union now hopes a strike will force a new deal with hospital management. >> we're worried about the threats to our patients with