president walter was -- >> walter was a gold standard, he set the pace. personification of integrity. >> sometimes television is a sports stadium. sometimes it's theater. sometimes it's a movie house. sometime sometimes it's strength. people would come to him and he'd say, walter was the ultimate television preacher who they came to to be told, everything's fine. >> reporter: walter cronkite live out the rest of his years still itching to cover the big stories that broke. accepting the celebrity that followed him everywhere. he worried, though, about the fate of journalism, compromised, he feared, by more instant and sensational global communication. >> journalists, about telling people what they need to know. not what they want to know. you must be responsible if we're going to have the informed public that we need to have to make this democracy work. >> i want to see a script. >> reporter: in the end, walter cronkite remained an optimist who believed mightily in america. >> anything i learned, it's that we americans do have a way of rising to the challe

barbara walters passed away on friday. we will celebrate her trail blazing career and celebrate the interviews of celebrities to heads of state. >> are you sorry you didn't burn the tapes? >> yes, i think so. >> condolences from the media and beyond. >>> under arrest. seven weeks of the slayings of four college students, a 28-year-old man is in custody. how the police caught the killer and what his background tells us about the motive in the case. we're live with the latest. >>> trump taxes released. reveal new fallout from the release of the former president's tax returns. republicans blasting the move, but critics say the details raise more questions. what the documents show. >>> and all that plus so long to 2022. we're just hours away from the famous ball drop as new york city gets ready for its biggest celebration in years. we're live in times square as the world gets set to ring in 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with peter alexander and kristen welker. >>> welcome to "today." we thank you for join

barbara walters. >> and everyone realizes you can't be barbara walters. >> absolutely. all right.. we will have much more in a bit. >>> all right. in our next hour, we will take a closer look at walters' many iconic moments on "today." first over to dylan for the rest of your forecast is it calmer today the last time i saw you it was nuts. >> it was nuts it's nutty across the country, especially this time the middle of the country severe storms in arkansas and texas, snow and ice in the northern plains and upper midwest through this afternoon that's a look at t the weatherer across t the countryry we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 sesecon. filleded with once-i-in-a-lifetitime magic. and all that's missing is you. join us s now for ththe walt disney world d 50th anniversary celebration. only throuough march 3 31st, 2. ststay in the e magic of t e celebratioion before i it's g. save up to $400 on a 4-night/4-day room and ticket package at selectct disney resort hotels. >>> good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing clouds moving in with the rain n

>> walter. >> walter? >> you can't escape, walter. >> why when you go away?> so i have clean fingers, clean know nails. >> for whom? >> the wife. we go to beach and hang out. >> he says he likes to do it when he is going out of town. >> vacation. but his wife lives with him at home. you've got to think this thing through, walter. >> every time i travel, i get them. >> if he is not a real man, who is? >> he feels secure enough to get a manicure and pedicure. how about a brazilian? >> no. >> oh, god. >> he stops at that. everybody has their comfort zone. >> i don't like the idea of a man saying to me, i'll be back, i need to get a pedicure. i lose that loving feeling. >> what if his toe nails are like howard hughes. >> there is a difference between trimming them. no one likes skanky feet. >> i shouldn't say this. >> then don't. >> no. i'm sorry. my husband is one of the most gorgeous human beings god ever put on the planet. just is. he's hot, hot, hot, and still is at 81. he'll be the first one to tell you his feet have been through the mill. i'm not talking ab

walter. should we read his. stop it i can't take it. >> let's read their e-mails. >> jason wu is a designer and been known to design dresses for the first lady michele obama. all that stuff is very pricey and impossible for a lot of people to afford. so he decided he would team up with target, and -- >> that crashed everything. >> well the dresses are adorable. they will be available between february 5th online until march 6th. >> at most but not all stores. >> between 19.99 and 59.99. we have charisse is with us. [ phone ringing ] >> whose is that one? walter. >> how much is that dress? >> $39. >> whose is that one? walter. >> he has a dwang gangster ring. >> thank you very much. >> that's a gorgeous dress. >> who in the world will be calling walter? think about it. [ laughter ] walter come over here. get your phone. >> no if he gets it he has to pick up the check. >> there's no check. walter, darling, come over so we can hear you on the microphone. [ cell phone ringing ] >> that's me. i know it's me. >> that's

and that's a little bit of the walter i knew. >> i didn't work with walter.end for a long time. like everyone that knew walter, i was always asked, what's he really like? and i would answer, he's just the way you hope he is. he was always, i thought, the same guy that most of america guessed he was. he was physically brave, and he wasn't afraid to show his emotions. he's generous, fun loving, a courtly gentleman, and good company wherever we were. to steal a line from melville, he was my harvard and my yale. i learned to think and appreciate and observe the world the way walter did. i even learned how to handle my own very, very small celebrity watching him enjoy with good humor, a smile, and patience his slack-jawed admirers. our happy friendship began years ago. we were hosting a financed raiser at my home down on the chesapeake bay. walter and betsy were the celebrity couple. it was a rather dull affair, actually. mrs. cronkite seemed content. she was whistling a little ditty to herself. seemingly. of course, all of us that know betsy's little whistle, and

we're live at walter reed. 29 days and counting to election day. vice president pence hitting the campaign trail today this week's debate with senator kamala harris still on what our new poll is revealing about what voters thought of the first presidential debate. those stories plus on alert. storm warnings issued in the caribbean as yet another dangerous tropical system forms and could reach the gulf coast as a hurricane later this week al is tracking it all. >>> and upset special. >> he is airing it out downfield and it is caught. >> the philadelphia eagles take down the 49ers on sunday night football. and after a coronavirus scare, for two football games today. monday, october 5th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it's monday morning. didn't feel like much of a weekend, so much going on. >> it did, but i did hear you smiling through that philadelphia eagles story, so there was a tiny bit of good news. >> a little joy in my household f

the life and times of barbara walters.d it barbara told her, don't do what i did, put your family ahead of your job. >> deborah is quoted throughout the book. >> oh, okay. i guess i will have to read it now. [ laughter ]. >> you're not quoted. >> and nor should i be. anyway, there is some showers and storms up in the upper great lakes. tevere storms western >>> good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to have some more seasonable weather in the forecast today, some parts of the south bay, the east bay in the low 70s this afternoon. upper 60s tomorrow, after a start with some cloudy skies. we're watching for partly to mostly cloudy skies for the end of the week. we go into the weekend with sunshine and highs in the low to mid-70s. san francisco will see temperatures continuing to reach into the low to mid-60 >>> don't forget, sirius xm channel 108. neck of the woods. >>> don't forget, sirius xm channel 108. but best of the morning, "popstart." >>> we will start with celine dion. in the latest issue of

walter, we love you.use he bore a striking resemblance. >> all the wrinkles. >> trying to decide what to make for dinner, walt letter have a bone. some light summer meals that are sure to please. >> announcer: today's kitchen is brought to you by kraft singles, the american cheese. >>> and this morning on "today's kitchen" we're going back to basics. nigella lawson has brought along simple summer salad. her new book is nigella fresh, a collection of recipes. nice to have you back, domestic goddess. this is about no fuss, right? >> still, you want to have fun with flavors. >> fun with flavor. and most people at some time in the week they have a little left over chicken in the refrigerator. >> i hate waste. i adore chicken and ways to cook it. i think sometimes it's nice to add a little -- >> how do you spell that? >> too many consonants and not enough vowels. >> there's an english recipe, the queen's silver jubilee. it had mango chutney and apricot reserves, a heavy recipe. this is my more modern take beca

>> walter, come over here, please. walter. kate beckinsale? why? >> the wolf movie whatever it was. >> "van helsing." >> all right. thank you. >> how much do you love him? one movie, he's gone for life. i love that. >> the sexiest men in movies, here is what the women say. number five daniel craig. number four robert downey jr, number three robert pattinson, number two george clooney. number one johnny depp. >> i don't agree with that at all. he is a brilliant actor. i would put hugh jackman on that list. >> where is hugh jackman? excuse us. and bradley cooper. ryan gosling. matt damon. matt, by the way, if you're watching and i'm sure you are, our producer tammy filler is so in love with you. >> if it wasn't for her husband, it would be you. >> and your wife and gorgeous children. >> guys say number five sexiest guy which is weird anyway. frank would say what do you mean who i think is sexy? i don't think men are sexy. that's what he would say. >> will smith, number four, chris evans. do you know who he is? >> yes was he superman? >> captain ameri

that's walter g. brach, ththfinancier. he donated five million dollars last year for a study of the theory of reincarnation but he hoards tinfoil and string. i see obviously we're dealing with an eccentric. what is the tie in between green opal and brach though? right here. 'just south of the yucatan peninsula' there every summer for the past 31 years. every year? and always on the ninth of september. that gives us two days before he leaves again. - it's almost too tight. - ninth day, ninth month. 9-9-9. doesese by any chance take a numerologist along with him? as a matter of fact, yes. who else besides the crew? le secretary. you like taking cruises on yachts? but how do we get rid of this secretary, brach has now? urgent family business. three day wireless. what about the routine we used on the albury affair? arrange for brach's secretary to be witness to a crime. then we'll hold him as a material witness in protective custody. it's an ancient, but artful dodge. clear with mr. waverly if he okays it throw that security o

now obama will make his first visit as president to walter reed this afternoon. white house officials say today's visit has nothing to do with the incident at ft. hood. >> relief for commuters this morning. if you have to drive through montgomery county, traffic signal problems that have snarled traffic the last two days have been fixed. a computer glitch forced the traffic lights out of sync, resulting in huge traffic backups. >>> military investigators are trying to figure outhat led an army psychiatrist to go on a deadly shooting rampage at ft. hood. that's near waco, texas. they say major nidal malik hasan killed 12 people in the attack yesterday. 31 people were also hurt. hasan was shot several times, but survived. he's now in stable condition. ft. hood, which is usually a tight knit community, was locked down for several hours. >> i mean, it's a huge community but you have to know someone. >> soldiers are out there fighting for our country, and then something like this happens. it's ridiculous. >> it's not clear why hasan went on this deadly shooting spree.

joshua starr joining us this morning at walter johnson high. again, first bell rings at 7:20. we will be here and watch the smiling faces of the students coming in today for the start of a brand new school year. i'm know let glemolette green l bethesda. back to you. >>> and before kids head back to school in prince george's county, they will have orientation today. they will learn school policy, how to use lockers and new bus schedules. parents make sure your kids take their classroom schedules with them for orientation today. for all your back to school needs from the new technology your students can use to the immunizations they need, head to thbs oi nbcwashington.com. > pic princ georgs un are looking for this man, he is suspected of shooting and killing a thhan ma oxon hill. antjuon riddick is accused of murdering kenneth jones. he allegedly shot jones on glassmanor drive. they believe the suspect and victim knew each other. >>> this morning police will be back in laurel, maryland to investigate a gruesome discovery. someone found a body stuffed in two trash bags at the ar

under delaware's new deprivation of civil rights law and plead not guilty nbc news reached out to walters and has not received a response. >> as a mother and grandmother, watching that video footage is very difficult as a prosecutor, the constitutional violation i saw were stunning. >> reporter: walters has been suspended without pay while his higher ups offered this apology. >> to the victims and their families impacted by the actions of mr. walters, i'm sorry. >> reporter: kristin dahlgren, nbc news >>> president biden has approved an emergency declaration for louisiana. salt water is creeping up the mississippi river from the gulf and compromising that state's drinking water the river is only about five inches now from hitting record-low levels, so the downstream flow of fresh water isn't strong enough right now to keep the saltwater out saltwater is heavier, so it flows along the riff bid engineers are creating an underwater barrier to try and hold back the saltwater. some parishes were already starting to rely on bottled water over the summer, and this underwater levee will only slow

walter: yes. if you read humphrey's awed biography, that chapter talks about how he got on this cheer leading which he didn't like at all and had written a letter to the president saying we have to be worried about where we're going. he said that really hurt him and people looked at him differently and he knew it. >> what -- how do you think bob dole should be remembered? walter: i think he should be remembered as a very fine american who served us in war and came up from an impoverished background and developed into one of the most impressive leaders in his time. and that he serves as a model of how grown men and women ought to work together when they get in power in america. and he was an example in his later years in the senate of what a senator should be. >> also i think like you, i think of jimmy carter, he never forgot whether he came from. walter: no. i like that about him. when you're with him alone, you never have the -- you're with a great man. that is very important to him. that experie

walter avenue and glyndon avenue, watch for a crash. tracking some delays southbound on the j.f.x. 18 minutes is your drive time on the outer loop. those delays in place, same thing on the north side outer loop. here is a live view of traffic. 95 out of the northeast. you can see today is from the beltway to its the 895 split. we will switch to 8 live view of greenspring. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good ahead of the storm we are talking about. weather will be fine during the day. sunshine this morning.

. >>> plus, barbara walters on "saturday night live." incredible images of twins born holding hands. and the washington monument finally opens today after earthquake repair. it is monday, may 12th. "early today" starts right now. >>> well, hello, everybody. thank you for joining us on this monday. i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with severe weather across country. mu multiple tornados have been reported from nebraska to iowa and the threat does continue. there is serious damage reported in several towns in nebraska. and harrowing stories emerging from the wreckage. >> the winds really picked up. as i looked kind of south towards where this thing was coming from, you could just see a wall of water coming down the street. >> i'm up two blocks from here. and i got in my basement like most people should have. >> the storm is packing winds upwards of 80 miles per hour, knocking down power lines and leaving thousands in the dark. these striking images were taken just south of omaha on a flight that managed to take off during that storm. mea

because of the program, walter has been able to hire back four of the six employees he had to lay offdible so empty out your bank account at that moment to help other people. and give it to the folks in the community. >> really appreciate it. and they say it's so good, by the way. >> what a great moment you got to share with him. >> that's what the season is all about. >> thank you >>> coming up next, "today's" holiday hot list here they are, the last-minute gift ideas g♪ we're going to find the perfect tree. we're going skating. we're going to nana's. wherever you go this holiday, chevy can help you get there. which is why we're making our chevy... ...employee discount available to everyone. the chevy price you pay... ...is what we pay. not a cent more. so wherever you go, happy holidays from chevy. use the chevy employee discount for everyone to get over six thousand eight hundred dollars below msrp on this equinox. get the chevy employee discount for everyone today. help the world believe in holiday magic. and this year was harder than ever. and yet, somehow, you all found a way to

. >>> those stories, plus, remembering jessica walter. touching tributes to the life and career of the emmy-winning actress, beloved for her role on "arrested development." >>> and the mystery in the sky. a strange streak of lights caught on camera near seattle, washington. >> armageddon. >> whoa, dude. >> no dude, so just what was it? we'll tell you, friday, march 26th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." it is friday. we can all exhale. welcome to friday. we're happy you're with us. savannah will be back on monday. again, she's been away on an assignment. >> fri-yay. lots to get to, by the way, from coast to coast on this friday, including the mysterious sighting in the pacific northwest skies. a group of scientists believes it has the answers. spoiler alert, it is not armageddon. we're going to get to that in just a moment. >>> meantime, in boulder, colorado, the suspect at the mass shooting in the grocery st

the 83-year-old walters will be okay, but will not be covering the inauguration today.pokesman says barbara is alert and telling everyone what to do. >>> in bulgaria, police detain a man after he pointed a gas pistol at a turkish minority party leader as he was delivering a speech on saturday. no shots were fired as the shooter was captured by party delegates and arrested. >>> new photos of a crater on mars suggest that water may be hiding in crevices under the surface, hinting that life might have once lived there or could still live there. >>> and a man in australia pushed a shark back into the sea after it was seen swimming in shallow waters near beach-goers. it eventually swam out to sea. experts say the shark may have come close to shore because it was sick. >>> the markets are closed today for the martin luther king holiday. as you know, it is also inauguration day. we thought that we would take a look at where the nation stands after president obama's first term. back in january of 2001, the dow was shy of 7,949. friday the blue ship index closed at 7,-649. 26% o

walter suspect that the meigs was doing everything he could to take credit for walter's accomplishments design. in fact, those people were right and happening exactly as he described. and there was really no stepping back from the rink. the results of this was that from 1857 -- late 1857, pretty much until the beginning of the civil war, very little was done to the dome and set the tone just sort of languished because walter wouldn't give meigs the drawings and without the drawings, meigs couldn't tell the dome. i've included this picture come in the senate shortly after was dedicated in 1859. i include this only to show that looks exactly here at this point it looks exactly the way it does today, even to the carpet. and this is -- i've included this picture is per media, his most dazzling. davis and meigs together adopted the decoration style that they describe as the high style. and this is the president room just off the senate chamber and nothing reflects more dazzling techniques in the spirit almost all of -- it looks like this is loaded with relief sculpture and paintings in thing

. >> breaking overnight, news of the former vice president walter mondale as tributes pour in from around nation. >>> a 21st century wright brothers moment this time on mars it's "early today" on tuesday, april 20th >>> good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. bracing for a verdict. a jury of derek chauvin's peers are bracing for the verdict. >> what the defendant did was not policing what the defendant did was an assault. >> you have to be convinced that the defendant's actions caused the death of mr. floyd. >> you were told, for example, that mr. floyd died -- that mr. floyd died because his heart was too big. the reason george floyd did is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> the words of california democratic congresswoman maxine waters could impact this verdict as she urged protesters to get confrontational if chauvin is not convicted. chauvin's lawyers argued it was grounds for appeal and the judge ag agreed. >>> students in minnesota walked out of cool in racial protest. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. shortly after closing arguments ended andjurors starte

he is accused of gunning down walter scott, an unarmed african-american man in april of last year. gabe gutierrez has the details. >> reporter: this bystander's dramatic cell phone video appears to show walter scott shot in the back multiple times. in a charleston, south carolina courtroom the former officer accused of scott's murder gave his first detailed account of what happened. >> i fired, the threat was tops. >> reporter: mikal slager says he pulled scott over for a broken taillight in april, 2015 and was preparing to give him a warning but scott bolted from his car. >> it was in my mind that people don't want to see that. >> prosecutors say he fled times with a stun gun. >> it was total fear that mr. scott didn't stop. >> reporter: the cell phone video he says picks up the encounter seconds later as scott breaks away from the struggle t. prosecutor pressed him why he moved the taser closer to his body? >> you don't leave a weapon in a field like that. >> reporter: he says in hindsight he wouldn't claims on foot and called for backup. >> his entire testimony things he's remem

walter cronkite once had the ear of every american.h people visiting the museum are saying about the passing of the original anchorman. >>> plus neighbors take the stand in the trial of bonita jacks, the mother accused of murdering her four children. and an artist with >>> metro's tacoma station will be closed for most of the day. ntsb investigators plan to conduct tests on the tracks where last month's deadly crash took place. the tacoma station will be closed 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >>> a 5-year-old boy is dead after a riverdale fire. the boy's 7-year-old brother was critically injure and their father suffered cuts and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. it happened around 5:15 friday evening at the oech ridge apartments in riverdale. the fire was caused by unattended cooking, ruled accidental. and this is the last week that some virginia rest stops are scheduled to be opened. 19-42 are scheduled to be closed. all but one are expected to cle on tuesday. the closings will save the state about $9 million a year. >>> >>> good morning

and the city counsel of charleston has namsh unanimously approved a settlement for the family of walter scott. scott's family says the money will go to his children and that a portion will be donated to help with disaster relief efforts for flooding. >> while nothing can replace having walter in our lives, the city of north charleston's historic actions insure that he had -- he did not die in vein. >> immediately after release of the video, the family took steps to keep the community calm and for that, the city is thankful. >> the officer who shot walter scott is currently awaiting trial for murder in jail. s s one of the american heroes. tonight, he's in the hospital. 23-year-old spencer stone is in stable condition following a street fight in the early morning hours yesterday. video shows the suspects fleeing the scene. nbc reports. >> reporter: it started as an argument outside a bar in sacramento and quickly became a brawl. this apparently shows stone fighting with more than one person. two groups of people pushing, shoving and throwing punches before eventually skatering as a polic

. >>> from walter reed president trump is urging congress to pass new coronavirus stimulus members saying, get it done. >>> and we will go inside the breonna taylor grand jury recordings to reveal what went on behind closed doors. >>> got all your week four highlights from around the nfl and the nba and wnba. >>> going above and beyond the community that came together for a little girl. what they built for her under the rainbow. "early today" starts right now >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm lindsey reiser in for frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. overnight the administration leaked new pictures of president trump working at walter reed medical center where he's undergoing aggressive treatment for covid-19 that was hours after the president spark'd controversy by shrugging off public health guidelines to go and wave to his supporters from an suv the move outraged health experts and even some within the secret service. one secret service agent told the washington post, he's not even pretending to care. where are the adultse spokesmand the outing saying, quote, appropriate precauti

good night, walter. it sure was. every fall walter would sail to the chesapeake. this became an annual boy's sail. eventually manned exclusively by ex-military pilots. they were tough, dependable

she wants to see walter with her own eyes. walter is being held without bond. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. now.03 hurricane michael is now a category 4 storm. >> the hurricane is bringing pounding rain, destructive winds and potentially life threatening storm surge. >> it won't be until later today when we see how violent this storm can be. passengers on a cruise ship have already experienced it firsthand. >> passeng aboard the royal caribbean cruise ship shot this video monday night. you can hear the wind whipping across the deck.e hip delayed arrival as the hurricane was pounding down on michael is expected to make landfall in the u.s. this srning. >> ts what people in cuba are seeing. milesught winds up to an hour. trees bent in the wind, rain came down innd sheets streets were turned into bonds. flash flooding over the weekend caused 13 deaths. >>> the waves are beginningck t p on the beach in panama city, florida. this is on the coast. this is a live picture for you. storm team 4's amelia draper joining us with the information on hurricane michael. >> aaron, this

it has been an emotional week for walter scott's family. they have so many questions of how it happened and what happened. nbc's mark potter is in south carolina this morning. mark good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. walter scott's funeral will be held in the church behind me in summerville, south carolina. it has been a week since the shooting where many questions remain unanswered. >> now we need to come together as a community remembering walter scott. >> reporter: at the city hall a somber vigil friday night for 50-year-old walter scott. with members of the group black lives matter and others demanding an end to senseless killing. >> i stand here because we're tight. enough is enough. >> reporter: on the day of scott's funeral, there are questions about why the shooting occurred and why as seen on the dash cam video, he bolted from a car and ran away after a traffic stop by officer michael slager. documents showed scott owed $18,000 in child support going back years. his father suggested that is the reason he ran from the of

. >> president trump still battling coronavirus, abruptly leaves walter reed for a brief drive-by to wave to hundreds of supporters on the street, but criticism from hospital doctors and others is erupting >>> this morning, more questions about who may have been exposed to the virus because of the president's travels, including his bodyguard and many others. >>> new york city cracking down. the mayor calling for parts of the big apple to close back down over an alarming rise in covid cases. >>> one virginia marine got the surprise of a lifetime when a complete stranger went above and beyond to right a wrong. >>> and sure enough, "saturday night live" went there, taking on the debate and the president's battle with coronavirus head-on. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning to you. i'm lindsey riser in for frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. the world's most high-profile coronavirus patient could return to the white house as early as today according to his doctors overnight, the administration released new pictures of president trump working at walter reed medical center

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>>> a presidential joyride took doctors and the media by surprise as president trump left walter reed in the beast to wave hello to well-wishers outside the hospital. >> yeah, doctors are optimistic about the president's condition and may discharge him as early as today this as new reports surface of more positive cases of coronavirus in his inner circle. >>> covid and the nfl. game day delayed for some teams after high-profile players test positive. >>> plus, tough new penalties the league may impose. >>> election day is just 29 days away as the race for the white house continues, up next, the vp debate is gearing up. >>> and meet the teacher who delivered for students' minds as well as their stomachs it's monday, october 5th "early today" starts right now >>> good morning we're so happy you're with us. i'm lindsey riser. >> and i'm phillip mena. president trump locked in the world's highest profile battle with coronavirus according to his medical team, the president could return to the white house as early as today. the president took a break from his aggressive treatment program ye

walter what were the courts thinking there? >> this case involves marine lance corporal snyder who was killed in the line of duty in iraq. his father selected the catholic church in their hometown of westminster, maryland as the site for the sons funeral and the funeral was posted in the papers. this was yet another instance in which the westboro baptist church from topeka kansas picketed and protested at a funeral. they had done this hundreds of times all over the country. their view seems to be that began a is overly tolerant of sin and that god kills american soldiers as they deserve it punishment. signs include, god hates the u.s. and thank god for 9/11, america is doomed. thank god for ieds. thank god for dead soldiers. god hates you and you are going to hell which was a sign that seemed most directed at lance corporal snyder. the family brought an action for various support liability claims including intentional affliction of emotional distress and prevailed in a jury verdict including an 8 million-dollar punitive damage

but his impact in washington was enormous, because when walter came to town walter was the guy that most people tried to emulate. >> his sign off "that's the way it is" is something that everybody remembers today. >> and that's the way it is. >> and that's the way it is. >> one of cronkite's favorite subjects he reported on was the space program. here is an interview from years later. >> i am sure it's going to be the one historical date to children, 500 yearsrom now to recognize. >> neil armstrong said cronkite's passion was good. >>> 40 years later, the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" went on a space walk of their own. they are installing a flat form for japan's station. and the next walk is monday. >>> and coming up, we are learning more about the fire that left a 5-year-d dead and his brother fighting for his life. >>> plus, in the next half hour, the latest on a soldier being held by the taliban. a new video is being released. 3 (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... th

host: for those treated at walter reed -- we are focusing on the work of walter reed army medical center. joining us now for the next seven or eight minutes, colonel norvell coots. how long have you been out walter reed? guest: i have been here a little over three years now. host: san antonio, texas. go ahead. caller: this will never work. they sent a general down to the army hospital command. in less than one year. nobody won services from their command to take over. they cannot go back. they will be stuck with it. host: next call is boston, massachusetts. democrats line. chris. caller: i had a couple of questions regarding my real dramatic brain injury. my understanding it is hard to diagnose regular traumatic brain injury in does not show up on a conventional mri or ct scan. i am wondering if the army is looking into new types of imaging techniques such as diffusion temperature imaging, a genetic transfer imaging, magnetic functioning, or functional techniques? guest: well, i cannot answer that question specifically, because i am not the technical expert. i know there were a lot of ne

suddenly a passenger pulls out a gun, shoots walter and runs off. the driver stayed on the scene and was arrested by li >>> and a deadly stabbing happened on a portland light rail train yesterday. the man was yelling at the women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. some men approached the man yelling and were stabbed. police have not identified the suspects but they are investigating to see if drugs or alcohol were involved. >>> this happened on the first day of ramadan, the time of intense prayer marked by dawn and fasting. many mosques in the area are on high alert for vandalism attacks during what is supposed to be a holy time. they have increased security with other measures. members say they have experienced vandalism or did experience vandalism a few years ago. after that, they made a conscious effort to reach out to the community. >> i'm peace. we shall walk hand in hand together to overcome any channels we face. >> the muslim civil rights advocacy group that issued the warning said they saw five arsons at mosques so far this year. >>> right no

walter loved reporting. he loved the news. passion for it. >> cronkite will be buried next to his late wife, betsy, in the family plot at a cemetery in kansas city. in lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to the walter and betsy cronkite foundation. kimberly suiters has more now on tributes here in washington. >> dallas, texas, the flash -- >> reporter: a giant of journalism, called affectionately by his audience as uncle walter, known as competitor to a former nbc news bureau chief. >> i saw him the most really at the space shots because that was really one of his first loves. he was almost child-like in covering the space program. he was like a little kid. he was so excited by what we were doing. >> reporter: and when neil armstrong took that step -- >> oh, boy. i'm speechless. >> i remember him saying on the air, golly. that was a word you hardly ever heard a journalist say. >> reporter: davis remembers walter cronkite for what he did not say as much as for what he did. but the most memorable moment of lost o

. >> what if it was -- barbara walters, do it. [ as barbara walters ] >> barbara walters, oh, hoda kotb. i have interviewed everyone from ronald reagan to robert red ford to -- >> see what i mean? >> you're amazing. >> so much love. [ as porky pig ] >> that's all folks. >> coming up, the mysteries of laura star debra messing. >> do this as george burns. [ as george burns ] look a little -- >> whatever she said. also j ny slate, lou manferdini. elvis duran has another artist of the month. >> and my trainer! >> have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye-bye. >> i need my glasses. i forgot them. steve: i'm here to help.

walter reed are where men and woman dock back to be put back together. yesterday the president met with 13 soldiers and decorated 12 with a purple heart. >>> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. michelle obama unveiled decorations on tuesday. family members and u.s. service members were invited for an early view. a whole lot of legos, they spent 500 hours designing and building >> that one is impressive the american flag, great to see. i don't know if you we heard of this, i haven't, we probably all experienced it or have been guilty of doing it, phone snubing, when someone is distract bid their smartphone, i don't want to talk to bill karins so i will be hon my phone phubbing him. 70% of people think it's hurting interacting with partners. more thanal aren't satisfied because of familiar culprits like money problems or having kids t. latest romance buster is apparently smartphones. so if i'm having dinner. >> i have two. >> if are you on a bad date, now you purposely grab your phone and start? >> you have a fake friend call y

. >> what if it was -- barbara walters, do it. [ as barbara walters ] >> barbara walters, oh, hoda kotb. ronald reagan to robert red ford to -- >> see what i mean? >> you're amazing. >> so much love. [ as porky pig ] >> that's all folks. >> coming up, the mysteries of laura star debra messing. >> do this as george burns. [ as george burns ] >> get ready. look a little -- >> whatever she said. also jenny slate, lou manferdini. elvis duran has another artist of the month. >> and my trainer! >> have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye-bye. >> i need my glasses. i forgot them. >>> my mission is simple. to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere. i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now.si

. >> "the secret life of walter mitty." >> ben stiller, kristen wiig.s had this anonymous life, just going through the motions. >> the invisible guy. >> not really enjoying work but at work he always is day dreaming. finally, he gives into those daydreams and goes on this wild epic adventure. i've heard good things. it looks interesting. >> is this a remake? what was "the secret life of walter mitty," i've heard of it -- >> i believe it was a book or remake of a movie. i got to do my research a little bit better on that. >> i'm sorry. >> somebody's been having a little too much -- >> kate, was it a remake? >> it was a book. >> it was a book, i guess i was right. >> we should explain why you might be nervous. >> his mother's here. >> mom makes him nervous. >> how cute is she? >> look at that top hat. >> all bundled up. because she's from ft. lauderdale, florida. >> just for this, just for my segment. >> to see her boy. >> love mama. >> the next movie, "the invisible woman." >> directed by ralph fiennes. he plays charles dickens, of course, the world's mo