kristen dahlgren, nbc news, frasier park, california. >> what a good wolf. that's our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. of course we hope to see you back here on monday night. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, is it three strikes for a member of the 99%? the occupy oakland activist now facing life behind bars. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. a protesters with the occupy oakland movement faces a life sentence. >> the reason has to do with the state's three strikes law, again under b

the story from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: it didn't start as a story of david versus goliath. >> i just wanted my car fixed. i didn't intend to be a crusader. >> reporter: but that's exactly what heather peters' fight with honda has become. she loved her 2006 civic hybrid. >> it was green. it helped the environment. you were going to be a good citizen to the world. >> reporter: and it would get 50 miles to the gallon. she says it never did. >> i'm getting 29.3 miles per gallon. >> reporter: she heard about a class action suit by other angry owners, but the payoff, $200 and a discount toward a new honda. >> no! absolutely not. >> reporter: peters, a former lawyer, took the matter to small claims court. >> the second element of fraud -- >> reporter: she's suing honda for the small claim maximum, $10,000. this could be about more than $10,000 if peters is successful. other car owners could follow suit, foregoing class action for thousands of individual cases. tara weingarten, an auto expert, said it's not just honda. she thinks fuel efficiency might be overestimated on most cars

our report this evening from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: it's known for pristine wilderness, but for the past 24 hours mount rainier national park was the scene of terror and a massive man hunt. >> to think it would be happening here at our park is just surreal. >> reporter: the body of 24-year-old iraq war veteran benjamin colton barnes was found in the snowy forest after police say he left behind a trail of victims. four shot at a house party south of seattle on sunday morning. then rainier park ranger margaret anderson. >> i don't think she probably even knew she was being fired upon until it happened. >> reporter: the mother of two killed after she tried to stop barnes after he ran a routine checkpoint. >> he came out with a high powered rifle and opened fire on her. >> reporter: anderson's husband was also a park ranger. the two met doing the job she loved. her father spoke to our nbc affiliate in seattle. >> the community has lost a friend. somebody who cared about her job, cared about the people, cared about their safety. >> reporter: as flags flew at half staff, ander

nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. >> reporter: this is extreme.cordova, population 2,500, jeff bailey can barely see his house. >> i have to tunnel in straight to the front door. >> the whole town is snowed in almost 15 feet. many are using social media to show the rest of the world what they're going through. even these hardy souls had to ask for help from the national guard. the mayor declared a disaster and dozens of troops are digging out. >> what's the biggest concern for you? >> the next storm coming in is just going to increase the hazard possibility. >> reporter: that next storm is now. another one to two feet expected, increasing the danger of avalanches. 700 miles away -- >> as soon as we get out of the critical range, i'll tell you. >> getting to gnome through all of this ice. for an ice breaker trying to lead a russian fuel tanker on a resupply mission. at times, the mission comes to a halt and the coast guard can't say if they'll make it. >> of. >> we'll get stuck and then escorting them -- >> vital fuel that now may not get there unt

nbc's kristen dahlgren picks up the story. >> reporter: a young mother facing a life or death decision i've got two guns in my hand. is it okay to shoot him if he comes in this door? >> you have to make a choice -- you or him. i chose my son over him. >> reporter: 18-year-old sara mcinially was home alone with her baby. grieving. her husband had died of cancer on christmas day when two men started banging on her door. grabbing a shotgun she called for help. >> i knew she was scared. she was whispering. she didn't want him to know she was on the phone with me. >> is it okay to shoot him if he comes in this door. >> i can't tell you that you can do that. but you do what you have to do to protect your baby. >> reporter: mckinley shot and killed justin martin who was armed with a knife. >> they said i couldn't shoot him until he got in the house. he got in and i shot him. >> reporter: she was cleared of wrongdoing, the 911 tapes showing she was clearly within the rights. a law in 21 states that gives the right to protect your home. >> when someone breaks into your house the oklahoma castle

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, frasier park, california. >> what a good wolf.s our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. of course we hope to see you back here on monday night. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

so can you. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, dallas. >>> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this year's day. coming up next "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football", the cowboys versus the giants. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for lester holt and all of us here at nbc news, happy new year. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

so can you. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, dallas. >>> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this year's day. coming up next "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football", the cowboys versus the giants. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for lester holt and all of us here at nbc news, happy new year. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries.

for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and coming up next in today's kitchen, meatth of the border flavor to your italian favorites. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on today's kitchen a mexican twist on italian favorites. next time you get a craving for pasta and meat balls spice it up with chipotle and salsa. good to see you. >> good morning. >> this is a great idea taking something and shaking up what we normally make. >> absolutely. this is a uniquely mexican way of cooking pasta. it adds great flavor. these are fideos. you can buy them at a mexican market already broken up or take vermicelli or spaghetti, whatever uh you have and break it up. >> you put the kids to work. >> this is a great job for the kids. >> how do we toast it? >> i put it in the oven on 400 degrees. you have to watch because it happens fairly quickly. we toast it to golden brown. >> that's the color it comes out? >> yeah. adds a nice nutty flavor to pasta and different depth. >> right. >> so then we have heavy cream here. we'll make it with saffron cream. you could use regular

on artie's a spotlight shown next dahlgren off talks to actor director and photographer vincent paresi about his multi-faceted career and if it's difficult to succeed in so many disciplines that's coming up next so don't go away. well the. technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've dumped the future coverage. how again and welcome to spotlight the interview show on r t m l and today my guest on the show is this.

here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: "bridesmaids" was the breakout come di of 20 11. [ belches ] >> apologize. i don't know which end that came out of. >> reporter: even mccarthy never dreamed it would win her more than laughs. she said she she wasn't watching the announcements. >> you don't think a puking scene will get you an oscar nomination. >> reporter: hollywood's most hallowed award rarely awards comedy at all. only six comedies have been nominated for best picture. qu "bridesmaids" is up for best original screenplay. >> all this oscar talk for "bridesmaids" has to make you feel good. >> it's great. i felt like, just get a comedy in there. i would love for the movie to be recognized. >> reporter: audiences adored the almost all female cast, especially mccarthy. >> there is something about melissa's performance in "bridesmaids" that's so completely fearless. from the second you see her character in the movie you know this is not going to be the typical sidekick character. she brings such a uniqueness. she's so gutsy, funny, outrageous. >> reporter: the golden globe winner will

>> kristen dahlgren on the story.congressman peter king is the chairman of the house on homeland security. have you personally seen any evidence that indicates that these filmmakers were given classified information? >> i've seen evidence that before they even met with the filmmakers, there was reports put out by the administration, there were newspaper articles written which did contain classified information. mistakes i believe made by the administration and leaking it out. >> do you, but do you have any evidence that these two filmmakers, katherine bigelow and mark boal have talked to someone who gave them classified information? >> no, the defense department had preliminary investigation, based on that they decided to do a full investigation. so obviously the defense department believes something is there. >> obviously there was so much written and said about that raid that killed bin laden in the days after it went down, in august of 2011. that the "new yorker" published a very detailed account of the raid titled

for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> margo summerville is back with us along with morning to you. >> good morning. >> todd, i remember april 2009 you brought your mom to the show. was it hard to convince her to tell her story? because it was embarrassing on national tv. >> alcohol probably. >> i know it was, she did not want to do it. >> no, you did not want to come on this show. i remember how nervous she was. yes, when you're accused of a crime like this, it's bad enough to go through it but then to talk about it in front of the world. >> and margo the charges were by that time dropped but you were concerned there would be no way you could get your good name back. >> they were dropped but at that point they still thought i had done it because they didn't have anybody else, so it was, i was innocent but i really wasn't innocent. >> what was your reaction when, after appearing here, you heard that in fact a true suspect had been identified in this case? >> actually it was very exciting, because almost immediately, after i was on this show, my husband actually got a

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nbc's kristen dahlgren explains. ♪ i believe in dreams >> reporter: we've seen the success stories. ♪chers jennifer hudson is just a fraction of her former self. if you can't seem to keep the pounds off, you're not alone. and new research can be disheartening. scientists now say your own body could be fighting against keeping weight off. >> it's definitely a struggle. you're going to have cravings. you're going to want those foods your body shouldn't have. >> reporter: an australian study published in "the new england journal of medicine" recently found men and women who dieted became metabolically different. their bodies produced the hunger hormone and less leptin which increases metabolism and the hormone changes remained long after diets were abandoned. this actress believes it. she's been staying at "the biggest loser" resort and is finding some success but at a price. >> everything will work for a day or two or a week or you'll lose your two pounds like you're supposed to but then to keep it off you can't live by those rules forever. >> reporter: living by the rules forever may b

for today, kristin dahlgren, nbc news. >>> the weather channel's scott wallace is outside on the plaza. good morning, scott. >> good morning, amy. we have the arctic air. it is definitely moving in across the northeast and new england. take a look at afternoon temperatures. new york city, 37 degrees. 23 in cleveland. we're looking at 20 in green bay, and we'll continue to find some of that lake-effect snow, especially downwind of lake erie and also ontario. so bupding up around the lakes and also the northeast. windy conditions through the northeast. we're looking aet wet weather across the pacific, seattle, portland, rain will change over to snow later on today. that's a look at the national >> good morning. it is a cold morning this morning. nothing unusual. a couple weather disturbances. we will see plenty of sun. temperatures will be cold. 30's to near 40 for the high today. and, of course, for your weather 24 hours a day you can also log onto weather.com. we have a birthday on the plaza. tell us your name and where you're from. >> martha. >> how old will you be? >> 60. >> all righ

for today, kristin dahlgren, nbc news. >>> the weather channel's scott wallace is outside on the plaza. good morning, scott. >> good morning, amy. we have the arctic air. it is definitely moving in across the northeast and new england. take a look at afternoon temperatures. new york city, 37 degrees. 23 in cleveland. we're looking at 20 in green bay, and we'll continue to find some of that lake-effect snow, especially downwind of lake erie and also ontario. so bupding up around the lakes and also the northeast. windy conditions through the northeast. we're looking aet wet weather across the pacific, generous >>> good saturday morning. your weekend is finally here. a little bit of sunshine getting through our skies in washington, where temperatures are in the middle and upper 20s. most of the suburbs are i the mid-20s and a few colder spots. manas sa, 29 degrees and martinsville, west virginia, 25. breezy and cold today. actual air temperatures in the and, of course, for your weather 24 hours a day you can also log onto weather.com. we have a birthday on the plaza. tell us your name and

for today, kristin dahlgren, nbc news. >>> the weather channel's scott wallace is outside on the plazamorning, scott. >> good morning, amy. we have the arctic air. it is definitely moving in across the northeast and new england. take a look at afternoon temperatures. new york city, 37 degrees. 23 in cleveland. we're looking at 20 in green bay, and we'll continue to find some of that lake-effect snow, especially downwind of lake erie and also ontario. so bupding up around the lakes and also the northeast. windy conditions through the northeast. we're looking aet wet weather across the pacific, seattle, portland, rain will change over to snow later on today. that's a l >>> a chilly start to this morning around the bay area. by the afternoon, we have one more day that will be mild through this time of year. should be climbing into the low to mid-60s today. as we get down closer to gilroy, may get close to 70 for the afternoon. you'll notice we have high clouds spilling in today. we have a system going through southern california, one dropping in from the north. 49 or sunshine for today. t

kristen dahlgren has details now. good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. a hospital spokesperson tells us heather locklear is resting comfortably after being kept overnight for evaluation. thursday afternoon a 911 call from heather locklear's mansion. the star's sister called in a medical emergency. she was rushed to a nearby hospital where officials won't say what the 50-year-old star is being treated for. >> heather's family wants her fans to know that she is doing well. she's out of harm's way. she's in no danger. they are looking forward to her getting very well again and bringing her home. >> reporter: hospital officials say locklear's parents were at her side but not ava, locklear's daughter. in these photos the actress and her companion appear to be flayfully scuffling over a drink. >> i can't stand being hurt. >> reporter: locklear has been in the public eye for decades from "dynasty" to the new "melrose place." she broke off an engagement to costar jack wagner. >> this is a high profile break-up. they said there were family issues, because of thei

>> thank you, kristen dahlgren. we will talk to oscar nominee brad pitt later on, but first, here is ann. >>> for weeks, mitt romney has received pressure to release his tax returns. and for the first time we are getting a look at them. peter alexander is here with a first look at them. peter? >> you noted that romney is facing the grows pressure and had waivering answers of when or if he would release the tax returns, but he is releasing them. we will put up on the screen exactly what mitt romney paid. he released the 2010 tax returns today and estimate of the 2011 tax returns. paying in that time of a combined income of nearly $43 million. you will note that he paid more to charity than to the irs. paying $6.2 million in federal taxes over two years and the charitable contributions total $7 million for an effective tax rate of roughly 14%. also last night was the nbc news presidential debate, and it was a role reversal between newt romney and mitt romney. romney on the offensive referring to newt gingrich as an in