if you look at the -- if you look at the industrial side, the nbc universal side, you go to the risks here. even if i don't own the stock and i'm looking for a position or a place to enter by owning ge, one of the trades i like is looking out towards december, buying the 15 strike puts which were offered around 75 cents. i am cheap, i've said it before, frugal person on the network. i don't like to spend any money. what am i going to do? i'm going to finance it. i sell the 14 strike put, collecting 50 cents for that sale. i'm not collecting enough to cover any purchase so i'm going to sell the 13-strike put and collect 30 cents for that. net i'm going to collect a nickel to buy protection. so let's think about this trade a little bit. if i own the shares, i've got my protection and i'm getting paid to own the protection. i don't own the shares. i still get paid if ge continues to go higher. on the down side, if the stock gets to around the 14 level. i'm going to make about $1. i don't get long until it's around $12, which i think is an attractive level. >> you and stacy have a habit o

you can't move out of the rest home. >> so are you going to be happy when, i don't know, you can get options in nbc universal? >> i want to know about that. can vivendi do an ipo of its stake? >> yes, that's correct. vivendi has the right to register 20% stake in nbc universal for sell in an ipo. ge also has the right to buy back that stake. and then they each have to get advisers and come to an agreement on the value of the stake to fend off an ipo. as i reported, ge is highly unlikely to pursue a purchase of the vivendi stake making it much more likely when vivendi tells ge of its intentions, an ipo will follow. >> you have heard how many times in the old days when you were thinking about expanding media, how much nbc wished it had a currency to do certain acquisitions. why would that be a bad thing? >> nobody said it would be. i'm not saying it would be. >> if vivendi did an ipo, it wouldn't be a bad thing? >> not necessarily. you would have reporting requirmentes. zucker would be there. 80 brs controlled by ge. news corp is a public company but it's got a controlling shareholder. viacom is a public compa

the balance. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. trying to close the deal. the obama administration entering what it hopes is the final phase as the president continues this week in campaign mode to push forward his overhaul of the health care system. remains unclear, though, what exactly the legislation will entail with ongoing debate from the halls of congress to america's town halls. nbc's mike viqueira is covering it all for us and joins us from

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the new york times" and wrote a best-seller about it. he says there is more pressure on nbc than on jay leno. >> it really is a gigantic risk. >> this is the chairman of nbc universaltelevision entertainment. he says that jay leno makes sense as a comedy alternative that capture programs the other networks and technology. >> think we have a chance to attract people back to would go to their dvr or cable at 10:00. >> if this show succeeds, everybody else in television is going to have to try it. it will save nbc so much that it will transform the economics of prime time. >> jay leno may not have to win to be victorious. >> i was calling an icon and now i am following shows in fourth place. >> the michael jackson should be for a fee and has been scrapped and will be held in london next -- michael jackson at tribute in vienna has been scrapped and will be held in london next june. to many top performers had scheduling conflicts. mary j. blige and others said they could not make the event. >>> the university of minnesota will honor one of the world's top female conductors. >>> up next, another check of your insta-weather-plus forecast with john. explain. oh yea, well f

david faber says it is unlikely that general electric will buy the 20% stake in nbc universal. the dow tops 9800. a close above that would be the first time since last october. >>> good morning, everyone and welcome to "the call." stocks moving higher. we're up 30 points on the dow. as investors digest positive economic data. what is this about your investing now? does this mean that blue chips are back in style? we're going to talk about that coming up. >>> i'm melissa francis. we'll have an interview with jeffrey katzenberg. >>> and president obama to hold a health care rally at the university of maryland. plus, we'll discuss if the president can regain the initiative on health care reform. this is "the call." we are cnbc. >>> whatever happened to the june swoon? stocks continue to move higher. some positive economic news on housing starts and jobless claims. right now, the dow's up 29 points. the s&p is also up 2.5 points. and the nasdaq is obediently rising 3.5 points. the september swoon never happened, trish. what does it mean? >> i think you must be feeling pretty good th

the chris matthews show." [captioning made possible by nbc universal] >> rising to the occasion, president obama took back the reins of the splintered health care fight. will it last? is he fears enough to get the sweeping change and we know more about the details now but which details will actually become law? what will change in your own assistance today we lay it out. and finally, why so much hate? that congressman who yelled "liar." the fears that the president wanted to indoctrinate school ds. was all this unavoidable? hi, i'm norah o'donnell sitting in for chris. welcome to the show. ceci connolly, joe klein, helene cooper covers "the new york times" and howard fineman, from "newsweek." president obama stealing the scene in the health care debate. his wednesday night speech to congress showed the president knew he needed to take become control. >> the time for games has pass is! now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now is the time to deliver on health care. norah: po

the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, guys. thank you very, very much. welcome to the show. welcome, welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. happy tuesday. big health care news. this just happened. the public option backed by president obama was just voted down by the senate finance committee. or as supporters of universal health care call them, "the death panel."

the fees. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, the message from the u.s. government and the news media has been that it's going to take at least two flu shots this season rk one for the regular or seasonal flu and the other for the swine flu that continues to spread. the question is, when will the swine flu shots be ready. tonight, the government gave us the answer. it is ready. we have details from our chief correspondent, robert bazell. >> reporter: the fda approved the swine flu vaccine. it should arrive in four weeks or sooner. >> i appreciate the opportunity to give you an update -- >> reporter: kathleen sebelius gave us an update. >> just so i understand, this drug is not yet fda approved? >> it was today. >> reporter: they are buying it and distributing it to states. re groups get it first, including pregnant women, health care workers and people 6 months to 24 years old. each state will decide how to allocate the vaccine. members of the target group may have trouble getting it. >> we have to ke

the fastest outhouse. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with the power of the pacific. at least 82 people are confirmed dead this morning after earthquake triggered tsunami waves slammed the island coastlines of sew mow wa and american samoa tuesday. nbc's curt gregory reports. >> reporter: the powerful pacific ocean earthquake struck about 100 miles off american samoa. it produced a tsunami that swept ashore on samoa and american samoa. >> the main harbor, who is two or three feet above sea level, was completely damaged. the earthquake was so powerful it had samoa in a matter of 30 minutes. that's really what was shock to go me. >> reporter: the quake registered 8.0 and 8.3 and struck at dawn about 20 miles below the ocean floor. residents in both samoa and american samoa reported being shaken awake by the quake, which lasted two or three minutes. >> it's really happening. and everyone is panicking. we did go through this before. and we fought it. we just forgot about the drills. >> reporter: officia

the red planet. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with following the fall out. there are big changes in store this morning at the g-20 summit in pittsburgh. the white house says now the larger g-20 will take on the role of a permanent council on economic issues. in a nod to emerging powers like china and brazil. the original g-8 will continue to meet on national security. despite all the change in the air, one thing will remain. protests on the streets of pittsburgh, they are expected to continue today. nbc's mike is live in pittsburgh for us this morning. mike, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning, dan. how are you? the streets behind me of course are quiet and empty now. i shouldn't say of course. because overnight there were a number of clashes between protesters and police. it started yesterday afternoon. we're told now just before we went on the air, dan, there have been at least 50 arrests. 24 yesterday, 26 overnight. these clashes that began with the first so-called peop

university graduate student. >>> and justice mambo. the nation's newest supreme court member shows off some the nation's newest supreme court member shows off some moves on the dance floor. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with reassessing the threat. according to this morning's wall street journal, the obama administration is putting off plans to build a missile defense shield in eastern europe. in a sharp reversal of the bush administration, the decision reflects new findings that indicate iran's military technology is developing more slowly than anticipated. although experts disagree as to the maturity of the iranian program, analysts also say the threat posed to the u.s. and europe by that program may not be as significant as once estimated. the move will likely be chaired by russian officials who saw the proposed missile defense system in poland and the czech republic as a potential threat. officials say the u.s. will shift towards the development of regional missile defenses to help comfort nervous european allies. >>> nbc news has confirmed fbi agents have seized potential evidence at the colorado home of a m

the latest developments tonight from nbc's jeff rossin in new haven. >> reporter: a section of yale university went into lockdown today. the research lab where medical student annie le was last seen is now a crime scene. after nearly a week of searching police found her body stuffed inside a wall of the campus lab. her image was captured by a surveillance camera as she walked into the building last week. she never came out. >> a lot of physical evidence was recovered. the law enforcement agencies are going through that. >> reporter: earlier today law enforcement sources said they had a suspect, a student who failed the lie detector test and had defensive wounds. but tonight police are saying, that isn't true. no arrests have been made. >> it is extremely likely that the suspect was from yale and was from that building because he had to get in, he knew what he was doing in the building. >> reporter: students told us if the killer is a yale student, one of them, it is no surprise. to get into any one of the scam pus buildings you have to be a member of the yale university community and swipe an

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the balance. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. ying to close the deal. the obama administration entering what it hopes is the final phase as the president continues this week in campaign mode to push forward his overhaul of the health care system. remains unclear, though, what exactly the legislation will entail with ongoing debate from the halls of congress to america's town halls. nbc's mike viqueira is covering it all for us and joins us from the white house. good evening, mike. >> reporter: good evening. with passions running high on both sides of the health care reform debate, at least o white house aide is dismissing some of the anger we've seen at these protests, like the one we saw in washington yesterday, as misguided. senate democrats say they're going to push forward with a bill with or without republicans. >> and, you know -- >> reporter: at a town hall today in south carolina, more resistance to president obama and his plan to reform health care. >> there is nobody in this country could withstand compete with the federal government when they

>> according to the "new york times," going to sell itself 20 percent stake in nbc universal that could pave the way for a possible ipo of the company early next year, the company indeed said it doesn't want to comment on the report and just indicated that the ceo has made a decision yet regarding this stake in nbc universal. we know that said in the past it would not remain a shareholder forever. the stock is trading higher. 1.3% higher, the company said it would be happy. he says suez would buy a stake. we've got also today a lot of news around edf, the company says it has no plan to sell another stake in british. reporting that edf was considering to sell another 20% stake in the company. but still wanted to remain the main shareholder of british energy. they have to address the depth issue, $25 billion euro, british energy and the part of the nuclear activity of constellation in the u.s. a board meeting dedicated to the choice of the next ceo has been postponed to next week. it was supposed to take place on wednesday. but it looks like there's no agreement on who could be the next c

simply put, this is the grandest view from any home. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "open house." we're your weekly guide to the country's real estate market. whether you're buying, selling, redesigning or just dreaming, we've got you cered. today, i'm coming to you from this 4,000-square-foot, pre-war, loft-style apartment in midtown east. this full-floor home features a great room, a formal dining room, four large bedroom suites and a chef's kitchen. in addition to all the amenities of its full-service building. this is classic new york city living. now, this week on "price fix," our real estate guru barbara corcoran tells homeowner steven what his apartments will really sell for in today's market. >> today on "price fix," i'm standing here with steven in his two-bedroom, two-bath condo in the east 30s. so, tell me, when did you buy the place? >> february of 1999. we purchased the place for $345,000. >> $345,000, didn't you feel guilty paying so little? >> not at that time, because it was right before the jump. >> you were right in under t

gathered today for the funeral of annie le, the yale graduate student who was found murdered at her university lab on the day she was supposed to be getting married. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: surrounded by family, annie le's casket slowly made its way into the church she attended as a child. grief ran deep for the generation of lives she touched. this would be the final good-bye. >> may she now share with him eternal glory. >> reporter: it was a service to celebrate her life, but one also filled with immeasurable sorrow. le's mother read a poem to her daughter, translated by her son. >> my deepest sorrow and unceasing heartaches. >> reporter: then show spoke to the man annie loved, jonathan ma do you s madowski. >> even now annie is gone, but i still have you and love you very much. >> reporter: annie grew up in california and as a standout student later enrolled at yale. on september 13th her body was found inside a university research building where she worked. missing for five days, she was discovered on the day le was to be married. lab technician raymond clark is charged with her murder. investigators have said nothing abou

the evidence and a possible motive. nbc has more. >> reporter: at yale university, the research lab at the center of this murder case is open again. one of the animal researchers, ray clark, is charged with killing a co-worker, yale grad student annie le. >> a lot of unresolved issues, so confused feelings are almost natural. and the people are trying their best to get on with work. >> reporter: according to published reports, police matched annie's blood to clark's boot, and they recovered his special pen with green ink at the crime scene, what could be key physical evidence in the case. >> we are still following the evidence. we have a lot of stuff still going to the lab. it could take us someplace else, an additional suspect, or it may not. and so, i just don't know. but there is no pending arrest warrant. >> reporter: but now another theory is emerging, a fight over mice. clark worked in the basement of the research lab, assisting with animal experiments alongside annie le. in an e-mail to nbc news, a lab co-worker wrote, "ray has always been very controlling over what goes on in the mouse room, often bothering peo

all of this we're joined by garrick utley, president of the levin institute of the state university of new york and former nbcs foreign correspondent and anchor. also with us is charles sennott, a longtime correspondent for the "boston globe" and is now the executive editor and vice president of global post. welcome to both of of you. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> let's start with iran. the president had given the iranians a target date of september to come to the table and start negotiating over the nuclear program. we are now in september. where do we go from here? >> well, where does president obama go, one? but secondly, can he do it alone? this is a u.n. action, obviously nations such as russians have a vetoes and the uk wants to have pressure. even if obama can get everybody together to say yes the time has come to take further steps you have the problem with the russians. and the iranians, as we know, we have been discussing this, sent their proposals, which are very vague, but at least when obama said in this inaugural address i'll hold out an open hand, they are offering to talk. so you say we wo

the woman that builtboro bravo, nbc universal, the whole women's thing that's growing, bonnie hammer,bc universal may have more women -- is this why you have me on? >> no. we had you on before we knew that. meredith whitney is joining us today, too. she's number 39 on the list. how do you measure up and look at meredith for all these things, too. >> number 39. >> meredith is another woman we argue about. is she more powerful than a ceo. meredith moves markets. meredith made her golden call in july was that? >> yes. >> you know, it started what, like a two-week bank stock run-up, right? it moved markets. you were the only only fed analyst at the jackson hole meeting last month. >> totally crew. i was star struck. plaque socks and sandals crowd. lehman, he had black socks and sandals. >> meredith, what does it mean to be on this list and participating in the conference, fortune's most powerful women's conference? >> when patty invited me in january, my first conference, i thought she's doing to pull back the invitation. i was so excited. she asked me, i said, okay. nothing cool about it

we'reoined bagaric utley, president ofthe leaven instute of the state university of n york and form rp nbc news corresponde and ankher. also with us chles sennott a longtime crespondent for e "bton globe" and is now the exutive editor and ve president of global post. welcome to both of of yo nice to s yo >> let's startith iran. the president h given the iranians a taet date of september to come to the table and start negotiati over the nuclear program. we are now inseptember. where do we go from here? >> well, wre does president obama go, one? bu secondl can he dot alone? this is a u.n.actio obviously nations such as rush vse russia veto utthe uk and wants to have. even if obam can get everybod togeer to say yes thetime has come to ke further steps you have the problem wit the russians and the iranians, as we know sent the propols, which are very vague, but ateast whe obama said in this inaugul addrs i'll hold out an open hand, they are offeringto talk. you say shoulde ener talks? >>what happens to that whole idea of, you know, here's an olive branch, let's do away with the clench fi, iran

salvador, tossing fireballs in a the daring hit the streets of el salvador, tossing fireballs in a decades old tradition. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. today we begin with beating the heat. with the help of cooler temperatures and higher humidity, firefighters made significant progress against the massive wildfire raging near los angeles. still, despite making headway, fire officials warn the fight is still far from over. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: this morning begins better than any of the last nine for teams battling the massive station wildfire. >> and we have a substantial increase in containment. we will show today that the fire is currently 22% contained. >> reporter: it's the first time firefighters have been able to establish a foothold here. but their work is still far from over. mother nature does continue to nudge dozens of neighborhoods. at least 10,000 homes are still at risk. >> it is eerie with all the smoke and the ash and the fire personnel out here. it's a weird feeling. >> reporter: the blaze has already scorched more than 130,000 acres an

the first lady. she's overseas and brought along a few friends. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. out of nowhere and just over the last 24 hours, the fury of mother nature struck in two different places 5,000 miles apart. both disasters are along the so-called pacific ring of fire where 90% of the earth's activity takes place. the indian ocean, sadly, it's where the tsunami struck almost five years ago. aid is rushing in to the sa moas where americans are among the injured and dead chltd it's where we begin our coverage tonight with nbcs lee cow wan. >> reporter: the death toll topped 100 and at least one american is among them. the samoan officials say -- where the water stretched more than a mile inland. >> one monther wave after another, sum as high as 20 feet rushed ashore with a force that was terrifying. the bodies of those unfortunate enough not to get to high ground. >> oh, my goodness. >> children were carried to the streets. >> boom. it was right there on top of us. we were telling people to take high ground. a lot of people were willing to s

gas station nearly turns deadly for a routine trip to the gas station nearly turns deadly for one man in canada. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with remembering 9/11. the nation will pause this morning to honor the thousands of lives lost eight years ago when the u.s. came under terror attack. from new york city to pennsylvania, to the grounds of the pentagon, vigils will mark both the grief and the healing that continues to this day. here's nbc's michelle franzen. >> reporter: it has become a national day of remembrance and he renewal. memori memorials at all three crash sites and honoring the 2,752 victims who died. in new york city, families will gather the a park adjacent to the world trade center site for a ceremony of music and the reading of the victims's names. vice president joe biden and his wife will also attend. the families will once again walk to the base of ground zero to lay flowers, a sacred makeshift memorial that also shares space with an active construction site. years of legal battles between with the developer, lar

the stars come out for television's biggest night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and today we begin with on unlocking the details. three men are in court accused of making false statement. at the center of the probe is a 24-year-old colorado man, zazi. zazi's fingerprints were found on materials that investigators say can be used to make explosives. court papers show the man admitted to attending a training camp in afghanistan last year. the main suspect visited earlier this month in what may have been advanced panning for an attack. >>> this morning "washington post" is reporting that the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has warned in a confidential report that the battle against insurgents there will, quote, likely result in failure unless more forces are added to the fight. the report filed by stanley mcchrystal is being reviewed by the president. mcchrystal calls for new insurgency strategy to battle militants and a corrupt central afghan government. the general suggests the mission not be re

the feds fixing to crack down on distracted drivers? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. a big and powerful earthquake hit the south pacific, it touched off warnings and anxiety over a huge area of our planet. an underwater event this large touches off an awful kind of waiting period where mankind is powerless over the forces of nature. in this case is a tsunami on the way or not? here is where it hit. south of america samoa, a vulnerable bit of land about the size of washington, d.c. the shock waves spreading out over a vast area. our own george lewis starts us off with the latest on what we know. george, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. they are still counting the dead and injured. there are unofficial reports of 40 dead. that number is expected to go much higher as rescuers reach areas that were inundated with water sweeping peopl and vehicles out to sea. the islands of samoa and america samoa are home to about 300,000 people. immediately the alert went out to get out of the way and flee to higher ground. a businessman talked of losing one of his employee

. >> reporter: jeff is the chairman of nbc universal television entertainment. he says leno at 10:00 makes sense as a alternative for the network and technology. >> we have an opportunity to attract people back that go to dvrs at 10:00 or cable. >> money is a factor. >> jay says he can do five hours for the cost of one helicopter explosion in a drama. he's about right. if this show succeeds, everybody else will try it. it will save nbc so much money it will transform the economics of primetime. >> reporter: in this case leno may not have to win to b victorious. >> before i follow an icon and now i follow shows in fourth place. >> no pressure at all. t6:44 and 63 outside. cluck wi chuck will be here with a look at the forecast. it looks like aren't you tired of bleach accidents? spray 'n wash bright and white is an in-the-wash laundry booster. just add with your detergent. the colorboost technology safely brightens your colors and whitens whites without chlorine bleach, while the resolve power gets rid of stains. trust spray 'n wash bright and white. ift's not the

conan o'brien, the funny man who cracks up late night audiences cracked his head on stage. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and today we begin with weighing the options. u.s. officials are drafting plans for new sanctions that would take a big economic toll on iran. that is, unless the country comes clean about the controversial nuclear program. while the measures are still under review, the international sanctions would likely target iran's energy infrastructure. a huge critical component of its economy. iran, meanwhile, continues to flex its military muscle. two days of war games ended monday after the country launched its longest range missile. the white house calls that move provocative. >>> north korea, meanwhile, is also raising tension over its own nuclear ambitions. unlike iran, however, the north is on the record about its push for atomic weapons. following its nuclear test last may, pyongyang says he will only stop development if the united states bans the policy of confrontation. speaking to the u.n. general assembly, a top off

the feds fixing to crack down on distracted drivers? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. a bp a big and powerful ea hp hit thit the sout hit t touchptouched off warnings y over a human arpover a hum. an underwater event this large touches off an awful kind of waitiwaiting peter where man k powerlepowerless over the forc nature. hehere is where it hit. sour south p south of amerisou of about washington, d.c. ttthr the shop the shothe overp er a vast area of th. off george, good evening.at we >> reporter: good evening. ththey are counting the dead a injured. thethere are at least 14 dead. ththat number is expected to g much higher as >> the islands of samoa and america samoa are home to about 300,000 people. immediately the alert went out to flee to higher ground. a businessman talked of losing one of his employees. >> a night watchman in one of my stores has died. he got caught in the water. >> reporter: from washington, america samoa's representative said he had been in touch with constituents at home. >> we do have fatalities and severe damages to the main town. >> report

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. since the invention of the needle, kids have never liked getting shots, and that brings us to our lead story tonight. the 251 million doses of flu vaccine ordered by the federal government and the recommendation from the government, exactly how many shots are they recommending for children and adults in this confusing flu season with both the swine flu threat and the regular so-called seasonal flu? so we begin tonight with these new guidelines and our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> i'm going to raise up your shirt here. >> reporter: today's result shows the new swine flu vaccine protects children and olescents 10 and older with just 1 dose. children 6 months through 9 years old will need 2 doses. >> we're very pleased with the results that it appears that younger individuals are responding to this vaccine in a manner very similar to how they respond to seasonal flu vaccine. so for us, that's very good news. >> reporter: for some parents, this might seem confusing. while younger c

the latest at night from yale university. >> she disappeared at the medical building. authorities tell nbcy have questioned a student at failed a polygraph test and showed signs of defensive wounds and know our arrests and no one is in custody. the information comes one day after investigators discovered a body stuffed in a wall. security around campus has been stepped up. investigators search for more evidence and pour over what they call a significant amount already collected. >> we have collected -- could net -- conducted numerous interviews. no lead is going uncovered. >> she was last seen entering the lab on surveillance cameras. more than 70 cameras keep watch on anyone who enters, leaves and moves around a facility. security key cards are also needed to gain access. it is a trail of clues that could help authorities. the discovery came as she was supposed to be married. family and friends are devastated by the verot crime. >> we're waiting to hear the full story and figure out what happened. >> her former high school principal says she was an outstanding student and person. >> she w

the tracks. a woman in india gets trapped undea moving train. >>> and a washington state mini mart is invaded by wayward cattle. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning, everyone, i'm dan kloeffler. and today we begin with the end of a battle. this morning, friends, family, and millions of fans are remembering actor patrick swayze who lost his fight against pancreatic cancer monday. from his leading roles to his defiant fight against the disease, the actor, dancer, and cancer awareness advocate always showed off his best moves. george lewis reports. >> reporter: swayze leapt into hollywood stardom in 1987 with "dirty dancing." a role of a lifetime he'd been preparing for since he was a kid in houston. his mother, patsy, is a famous choreography who trained him at an early age. after his dancing ability led to broadway, he landed tv and movie roles. then came his big break. >> good. >> reporter: in "dirty dancing," he got to show off the moves he learned as a teenager and his acting chops, as well. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. >> reporter: it catapulted swayze on hollywood's a-list and the title of sexiest ma

the recession. >>> and bang up job. police in los angeles force an >>> and bang up job. police in los angeles force an ending to a high-speed chase. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with carter's contention. the nation's already intense current political landscape is treading new ground this morning with charges from former president jimmy carter that much of the backlash against president obama is based on race. it comes amid confrontations over a proposed health care overhaul which has seen debate played out not only in congress but rallies and protests across the nation. carter discussed what he sees as a heightened climate of parental coinciding with the election of the nation's fist african-american president. >> i think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward president barack obama is based on the fact that he is a black man. that he's african-american. i live in the south and i've seen the south come a long way. and i've seen the rest of the country share the south's attitude toward minority groups, particularly african-americans. that racism still

as i said, the parent of nbc universal and cnbc as a unit of nbcu. >> an important one. >> cable. uys over in new jersey with the ticker at the bottom. we're suddenly -- >> generating reports, a little revenue. >> with the network receding, we're moving into the fore and we're proud of it. >> couple of stories, paul volcker calling for restrictions on bank risk taking and activity. chairman of economic recovery advisory board says banks should be restricted to trading on their clients behalf not with their own funds. the journal this morning notes you could be at odds with the white house proposals for new financial rules. the president mentioned in his speech on wall street just this last week. city meantime expects to eventually divest itself in its stake in morgan stanley smith barney, ceo says his bank anticipates morgan stanley's power to amass full ownership of that operation. turn now to our guest host for the hour, harvard business school professor michael porter. as we mentioned big competitiveness guru. been a couple of months since you've been with us. welcome back. >> g

the coast of texas. >>> and jay-walking. veteran "tonight show" host jay leno prepares for his big move veteran "tonight show" host jay leno prepares for his big move to primetime. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with after the fall. president obama will be unwall street this afternoon to try and kick start stalled efforts to over haul the financial's regulatory system. it comes on a first anniversary of the lehman brothers collapse. a colossal failure that helped trigger the worst economic crisis in decades. today's spoech will push forex panneded federal authority to oversee risk, and power to take control of failing institutions. it comes as the president continues to press his health care over haul. he showed new confidence on sunday to cbs that congress will pass, these are his words, a good bill. >>> meanwhile, there's another debate brewing in washington this week as house lawmakers consider a resolution of disapproval against republican joe wilson. wilson shouted, you lie during president obama's speech to congress last week. democrats are planning to push that resolution unless the south carolin

the college football official who's breaking through that grass ceiling. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television on >>> good evening. there is reason to believehis past weekend was the all-time benchmark high so far for suspected cases of swine flu. one hospital in cleveland reports a rapidly growing number of patients, another in denver has run out of h1n1 test kits. there are similar spikes in phoenix and four doctors have the flu at a hospital in northe virginia. anthe debate is already under way about the vaccine that's yet to become widely available. we have special coverage of all of it tonight, beginning with our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman, who's here with us in our new york studios. nancy, here it comes. >> brian, here it comes. the numbers are up, as you know. everyone's talking about h1n1 or swine flu, and health officials want one message to come over loud and clear, the flu vaccine is on its way. after months of preparation to manufacture 65 million doses of the vaccine meant to derail it, the second wave of the swine flu virus is upon us. >> we are clearly i

the tonight show" band. [ cheers and applause ] and i'm andy richter. now, here's your host, conan o'brien! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> conan: thank you very much. welcome to the show. yeah. thank you very much. [ whistles ] wow, all right. thank you. all right. i honestly don't know if you're applauding or clearing the smoke in front of your face. that is not a barbecue, ladies and gentlemen. our state is on fire right now. thank you for being here. nice to have you here. this is crazy. it's crazy to be living here now. los angeles literally surrounded by wildfires. now, did you hear this? there's a category 4 hurricane headed towards the california coast, not to mention mudslides are supposed to follow the hurricane, and we're overdue for an earthquake. that's what they're saying. all of which raises the question, "why the hell did i move here?" [ cheers and applause ] why? "well, i'm here in los angeles!" [ laughter ] just getting off the bus. "huh? why is everyone yelling?" you know, it does seem like the fires are everywhere right now. the fi

the chuck todd psa. they're doing briefings within all of nbc universal with chuck todd teaching everyone to sneeze. thanks as always. you're great. >> thanks. >>> now the bigger picture, michelle obama's role as first lady. her speech on health care was the most high profile push for her husband's legislative priorities. in a couple weeks from now, she will also be playing a big role in chicago's bid for the 2016 summer olympics. she'll be traveling to copen has gone enfor the olympic committee instead of president obama. carl anthony is an historian with the national first lady's library. he joins us on the phone. just on that note regarding her speech for the summer olympics, i believe it was valerie jarrett saying her speech, there won't be a dry eye in the house. it sounds like she has something very special planned here. >> well, i think chicago means a lot to her. it is really, really, not only the roots of her parents and grandparents living there, and she of course returns to it after graduating from harvard law and could have gone anywhere. and it is also where she really provided the launc

the crowd. >>> and deadly demonstration. crowds in italy watch in horror as a small plane meets a doomed fate. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning, everyone, i'm dan kloeffler, and today we begin with reading, writing, and a presidential speech. schools ross the natn will play host to a very unique guest speaker, the nation's command in chief. although president obama will highlight the importance of setting goals, not everyone is giving the move a passing grade. nbc's leanne gregg reports. >> so we've got to do a better job educating our sons and our daughters. >> reporter: president obama at a labor day afl cio picnic in cincinnati, a day before he plans to speak directly to the nation's school children, hoping to end controversy, the white house releaed the text s so schools and parents could decide for themselves if students should watch. >> and yes, i'm going to have something to say tomorrow to our children telling t stay in school and work hard. because that's the right message to send. >> reporter: critics call it political indoctrination. some parents threatened to keep their kids

the stock. ge at parent of nbc universal which owns nbc. >>> cadbury shares are set to soar after it rejects a bid from kraft foods. >>> gold futures rise over $1,000. the all-time high for gold is $1,033. that's innocence.com news for now. i'm bertha coombs. . >>> live from the financial capital of the world, this is it, "squawk on the street." good morning, everybody. i'm mark haines, time to get rolling. 30 minutes before the opening bell, we have a global rally under way. stocks set for a strong open here at home as rising commodity prices and an uptick in -- m&a activity. i wish they wouldn't do it that way. >> and good tuesday mrng morning, everybody. there's another bullish call, this one from credit suisse markets, an overall market call, strategists there say s&p will hit 1150 by admitted next year and revised forecast growth will be revised higher from the big forecasting firms. that's what they see right now. they believe inflation will stay muted. but the gold trade at $1,000 eith either thinks the market thinks it isn't going to stay muted or we're going do have some other sort of cri