her and the beginning of he helen's quest for the truth. the quest she would get little help from until she met her future husband. >> i made helen a promise that i would do everything in my power to find the truth. >> reporter: they would need each other. they were up against the powerful, violent i.r.a. >> we knew it was the i.r.a. we went to people and asked questions. we were told your mother, we had her but she's gone. apparently they let her go in england and she would come home for us. >> reporter: it was all lies. decades were to pass, no sign of her mother. in 1998, the good friday peace agreement was signed. i.r.a. and loyalists paramilitaries laid down their weapons. peace had come to northern ireland, but not to helen. >> i wanted to know where my mother was. i wanted her body back. i wanted an end for what we had to suffer all those years. >> reporter: now, officially at peace, the i.r.a. did not relish her constant questions and did not want to reopen the past. the i.r.a. turned to its tactic of intimidation forcing helen and

the last time helen would see her and the beginning of helen's quest for the truth. a quest she would get little help with until she met her future husband shamus, a little later. >> i made helen a promise there and then that i would do everything in my power to find the truth. >> they would need each other. they were up against the powerful, violent i.r.a. >> we knew it was the i.r.a., but we went to people and asked questions, and we were told, no, your mother -- we had your mother, but she's gone now. and apparently they had let her go and she was in england, and she would come home for us. >> it was all lies. decades would pass. no sign of her mother. in 1998, the good friday peace agreement was signed, i.r.a. and loyalist paramilitaries laid down their weapons. peace had come to northern ireland but not to helen. >> i wanted to know where my mother was. i wanted had h ed her body back. i wanted an end to what we had to suffer for all those years. >> though now officially at peace, the i.r.a. did not relish helen's constant questions and did not want to reopen th

the last time helen would see her, and the beginning of helen's quest for the truth, a quest she would get little help with until she met her future husband a few years later. >> i held a promise there in the end that i would do everything in my power to find the truth. >> reporter: they would need each other, and they were up against the powerful, violent ira. >> we knew it was the ira, but we went to people and asked questions and we were told, you know, that your mother -- we had your mother but she is gone now. and apparently, they let her go and she was in england, and she would come home to us. >> reporter: in 1998, the good friday peace agreement was signed and ira and loyalists paramilitary laid down pair weapons, and peace came to northern ireland, but not to helen. >> i wanted to know where my mother was and wanted her body back, and i wanted an end for what we had to suffer for all those years. >> reporter: the ira did not relish helen's constant questions and did not want to re-open the past, and the ira turned to the tactic of intimidation, forcing helen and her family to

my name is helen. i'm 21 years old. >> see the surprising result of a cochlear implant. >>> and the story of terry the sheep. >> do you notice anything different about terry? >> as you are about to see -- >> what's up with terry's head? >>> jacksonville fire and rescue department gets a call that there's a house fire with people trapped inside. you've got to imagine the adrenaline starts pumping immediately. two people inside the house. they head right into this place, and right off the bat you notice, you can't see anything. you hear them calling out to the victims. you hear the victim in there is responding. you hear the firefighter say, is there another one? the person says, yes. they're able to quickly remove one of these victims. soon after that, the firefighters realize the other person inside the house is also safe. so now their job is to fight this fire. you can hear the constant communication between the team. you see smoke, fire. everywhere some big-time flames there. you see the house charre

. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 88 suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visi

>> helen. >> helen. we had such a terrific crowd, it was so energizing when we were out there. >> we were in a sea of orange and we loved it. >> it was great. >> and kip kicked it. >> kip kicked. >> he was hot. >> that was kathie lee. >> what idiots. >> that was a big -- that was the highlight. >> she picked it. i'm protesting, go. [ cheers ] >> you get a file of kathie lee cds. ♪ >> something about a truck. >> something about kip. >> he was terrific. thank you all for sending in all your pictures and things. >> yeah. >> we put a lot of them on facebook. >> i have a question about my expressions. i seem to look insane in most photos. and i'm a little concerned. thanks for picking that one. >> is that the only one? >> i hope -- >> that's helen. there's helen. >> she was so sweet. >> lovely lady. >> she was there since early that morning. >> aw, that was the little baby. remember? >> we were in that van driving to the airport and that lady was standing there with that baby and we said, stop the car, we're

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and white house correspondent helene cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll for where this race stands, chuck todd has the numbers. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters, david. 47%, 47%. not all tied races are equal. the president sitting at 47% if this were the sunday before election day there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. they want to be at 48% or 49%. sitting at 47% is good for a challenger, not a good number for an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers a little bit. the gender gap. you brought it up. among men, romney, a 10-point lead. let's go to women. this is interesting. president, an eight-point lead here, this is his smallest lead among women that we've had all year long. a few other things inside the numbers here, david. in the midwest, romney a narrow lead, but way inside the margin of error. and among all of the collective

helen is here. >> saw the movie "sessions." saw it yesterday.a couple of minutes. >> natalie is standing by with a check of all the headlines. >> good morning to you, matt and al. good morning, everyone. back to the battleground states for president obama and mitt romney. the president is speaking today at george mason university in virginia. romney has a rally in florida with running mate paul ryan. last night the candidates zinged each other with good-natured jokes at a charity dinner in new york. >>> the boy scouts of america is apologizing to victims and their families for its handling of sexual abuse allegations against scout masters and others. the organization released nearly 15,000 pages of its so-called perversion files under court order thursday. the documents show that for decades local scout leaders and even government officials protected alleged sexual predators to protect the boy scouts' reputation. >>> a texas state judge said thursday that a group of cheerleaders can continue to display banners featuring bible verses at football

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"new york times" columnist helene cooper. and we'll hear from rob portman, a top adviser to governor romney and his sparring partner for debate prep. >>> coming up, the countdown to the final debate. our roundtable will weigh in on these are my polar bears. he used to wash them in hot water. he didn't get the irony. i'm not the tree-hugging type. but i am the saving money on energy type. so we switched to the cold cycle and with tide coldwater his teddy bears are clean. polar bears. that's our tide for conserving energy. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. >>> and the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether it was the secretary of state or u.n. ambassador, anybody on my team, would play politics or mislead when we have lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. that's not what we do. that's not what i do as president. that's not what i do as

let me get chris and helen, because i saw you first, and then susanna, and then we'll take you. >> he spoke about reincarnation and actually rising from the dead. as a religious studies professor, could you speak a little more on that, like from- because i don't know. i don't know. that's always been a key question of mine is where does heaven come in, in some of these religions, and is it a concern, is it not a concern; sometimes it is, sometimes it's not? >> well, yeah, yeah. see, i think the point he's trying to make and the juxtaposition is it's his turnaround on eastern religion- you know, that's his put-down. he says that if you got a reincarnation, you've got no physical death and resurrection- that's what he's saying. so he's saying you can't have one or the other, because that's everything in his mind- you can't have one or the other; you know, you've got to have one thing. you can't, you know, cross boundaries, because that's the mind set. so what he's saying there is that if you're going to be reincarnating, then the physical death of the body doesn't count. i mean, reincar

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the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today?

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me because the color is a little like in the spirit. it is something in common. i was flattered to do that, but it is beautiful to see how much they are -- our work, our demand is to make a beautiful movie. i should not be able to do anything. i never thought about it, but when people ask me, you have to be so clever. >> tom ford made a movie, so why not you? >> because my brain is not that sure. you have to think about so many things. truly, it is a big work. you have to be strong. you have to take care also of the physiology of the actor which is, like, oh, my god. you can be depressed. also, you see the depression of ev

the movie was the cook, the thief, that one -- with helen merrin, who is absolutely fabulous -- helen mirren, fabulous actress. he showed me some painting of rembrandt and said, "uc that? could you do the in modern, in today? and i said i will try. yes, but it is part of the job. so i tried. i worked with a dutch artistic director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific

helen. one was seriously hurt. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. >>> a vigil is set to get upside way in about 90 minutes in honor of a woman killed in her home last week. 55-year-old susie ko was found stab and had beaten to death in her home just before 11:00 friday night. the fbi was called in today to help in the investigation. detectives say they're still looking for a 2011 blue subaru that was stolen from ko's home. that car has idaho plates but police say it's possible those plates may have been changed. >>> san francisco police today released de tails about some of those arrested during saturday's occupy protest. investigators say they arrested more than 20 people but only one is confirmed to be a resident of san francisco. police athey suspect some arrested may have been involved in another protest in the mission district last month. most were arrested on charges including inciting to riot. >>> tok part in destructive protests last night. some 200 protesters vandalized store fronts, c

yeah, helen? >> so what went wrong? i think we have to look at the structure and at the political science of the structure in order to answer the question, and at the danger of the charismatic leader, who first of all, draws his followers by idealistic reasons and then ends up by the cult of personality and making a totalitarian state - in a sense, it's a model for the totalitarian state. and so it reminds me of the importance of congregational polity, which is just another word for democracy. where does authority derive? well, in jamestown, obviously, it was all centered in jones. and when you have a congregational polity, that authority derives from the consent of the governed, as in any democratic institution or in other words, from the congregation. >> well said. and i think it's a key point in this program, because if you - the power of religious belief, if you allow it to be vesseled, for lack of a better word, in a single person, if the person - as she said it did - if the person becomes the focus, then how is th

most of all i want to thank helen chavez.the years to come, generations of americans will stand where we stand and see a piece of history. a tribute to a great man and aa great movement. to helen, this will always be home. it's where she fought alongside the man that she loved. where she raised eight children and spoiled 31 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. this is where she continues to live out the rest of her days, so helen, today we are your guests. we appreciate your hospitality, and you should feel free to kick us out whenever you want. today lapaz joins a long line of national monuments stretching from the statue of liberty to the grand canyon. monuments that tell the story of who we are as americans. it's a story of natural wonders and modern marvels, of fierce battles and quiet progress. it's also a story of people, of determined, fearless, hopeful people who have always been willing to devote their lives to make this country a little more just and a little more free. one of those people lies here beneath the

this is why i don't go out and meet people." >> so then -- so, helen -- helen mirren was standing onting with my girlfriend." [ laughter ] how cool is that? >> jimmy: how cool is that? yeah. that's great. yeah. that's awesome. i love that. i think he's got a good sense of humor, that guy, muhammad ali. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i've seen him a couple -- some interviews with him. >> jimmy: it's brilliant. so it's "taken," the first one. i freaked out. loved it. saw it packed with movieseers. people were screaming and going nuts and i go, "that's exactly what you want in a movie." you wanna eat popcorn and go, "yeah, get him! come on!" and how rad and what a rock star you are on the phone and i go, "come on!" people were like -- standing ovation. >> it was a good, compact, tight, little european thriller. and the second one is the same as well. and you don't have to have seen the first one to enjoy the second. >> jimmy: okay, but who gets taken now? >> well, i'm gonna use your line from last time -- i give her away. >> jimmy: yeah, this one -- you go, "here, you take her." >> because she's su

we will talk to helen in a couple minutes. by with a check of the headlines. >>> good morning to you, matt and al. back to the battleground states for the president and romney. the president speaking in virginia and romney in florida with paul ryan. last night they had jokes at the charity dinner. >>> the boy scouts apologized. the organization released 15,000 pages of perversion files. they protected alleged sexual predators to protect the boy scouts reputation. >>> a texas state judge said thursday a group of cheerleaders can display banners featuring bible versus at football games the rest of the season. he suggested a school district ban on the practice appears to violent free speech rights. a lawsuit challenging the banners is scheduled to go to trial next june. >>> remarkable progress record on malala yousufzai, the pakistani teen shot by the taliban. officials at the british hospital where she's being treated say she was able to stand up with the help of doctors and is communicating through writing. doctors believe she

. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer -- tonight we have great beer and music.

it's been destroyed and one of my favorites done by helen bruten. it's to remind us, while i was looking at these projects, they employed 42 percent women. it's very unusual in the art world. and then of course, in san francisco, benny lafono. we had the first and the last of the new deal. coit tower is the first. it is i think, one of the best in the country. it shows san francisco's history and that of human civilization shown through the eyes of labor. these are things that happened in san francisco's history. lynchings. again, coit tower, shows you the stock market dropping. something people weren't used to seeing. and a business many being held up. and in george washington high school, the farther of our country pointing the pioneers west as they walk over a dead indian. most of the art is not controversial. most of the artists celebrates local produce. this is one of the most extraordinary murals i have seen. at a tuberculosis cemetery. they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater.

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. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting to know maybe somebody new, may be looking for a day, or chatting with friends. there jellyfish. i mean, they are beautiful. >> the culmination of the animals. >> it is very impressive. we do not hav