>> batten down the hatches, close the door, get children inside. big storm!when when come back, getting testy! had >>> issue two, and drug abuse. tragedy is age 42, 1968. senator edward kennin chappaquiddick island, massachusetts, that resulted in the drowning that killed a pilot and his aide. david concerned died drug overdose age 28, 1984. michael kennedy, 1984. michael kennedy,accident aspen, colorado, 1997. john f. kennedy, jr. died while piloting his plane, plunge into the plunge into the 38, 1999. his wife karlyn in the event. question, what is the background of mary's untimely death? >> well, speaking to friends of the kennedy family immediately after the event, they basically said she struggled with depression for a bunch of her adult life, and that she also had problems with alcohol and drugs. and so i must say after watching that series of tragedies that you just put on the screen, i remember senator ted kennedy's used to say he really resisted the notion that there was some sort of kennedy curse. le would say our family is blessed and a lot of thes

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feeling the pinch including publican jimmy killed near he's seen his turnover full by half as locals batten down the hatches we would have had. five full time employees yeah for part time we're now down to two full time two part time we had a restaurant upstairs which is now closed that's another three full time jobs gone . income is it's a huge factor it's the discretionary spend that people have it you can feel it throughout. the restaurant business people are very very very careful on how they spend their money to pay the economy is tightly bound to the ailing eurozone through bank loans and bailouts and many economists think a no vote would mean even steeper austerity and difficulty borrowing for the financial markets and we would find ourselves at the very least being looked at askance by foreign direct investments by financial investment they would say well are these people really in or of the european core that's arguable the sense of the sensibility of what's going on but if there's a club and they want to be part of us you know you join the army you are the votes we would be reject

greece stays or quits the euro and although you leaders are publicly voicing support there privately battening down the hatches to prepare for a greek exit is artie's peter oliver. should they stay or should they go germany's angela merkel is adamant too if you mind is that for my part i would like to say that i think we agree we want greece to remain in the euro zone we know that it's the same for a majority of greek people. but it seems plans are being drawn up in case those hopes fail the german bund as punk says the situation in greece is extremely worrying but isn't predicting the demise of the single currency should the greeks quit the euro a view certainly not shared by all if it won't happen if it won't become reality then we are really in a mess and it means automatically that this will spill a domino effect all over europe because then we have also the question of moral hazard for example if you overdo it you pull out of the euro zone and every problem is nowhere then the others will begin to start ok it's a very nice solution for us we all sort of adepts for so fast it's easier to p

tax office protesters threw paint and rocks at police who then charged crowds and beat them with battens the demonstration began after the tax office refused to shut down for a period of mourning in the wake of a man's suicide after a visit by. this as europe experiences new tensions stemming from a deadlocked government in greece germany though is already guarding against any possible fallout saying the euro could survive with or without greece financial journalist peter build is skeptical of bourbons apparent confidence. i'm not so sure that germany is really that confident i mean mr schauble is perhaps whistling in the. rain but above all he's due. to go ahead and try and reopen. the terms of the bailout deal and that is what the germans at the moment. i'm sorry you can't do that if you prefer to leave rather than to accept the terms of already been agreed then although we regret it we can't stop you but the real problem is that nobody actually knows how much debt is if you like dependent on greece staying in the in the eurozone and therefore greek debts that are interlinked with othe

same battening nail the deal party dot com is the place to have your say. here there was some changes of the top in russia's political circles the latest being probably mr dmitri medvedev elected as the leader of the ruling united russia party evolved to make the group more open and transparent and promised a major overhaul among parting chiefs earlier the country's new government was formed to recently inaugurated president putin unveiled his table ministers and some key officials kept their post but about three quarters of the cabinet are new appointments many from young reformists and market liberals there's been a wave of major anti-government protests in russia's main cities in recent months as tens of thousands gathered to demand a shake up of the governing elite more world news making headlines for you a nato airstrikes killed a family of eight in afghanistan along with six children among the dead there officials say the victims had no connection with the taliban or any other terrorist group civilian casualties are a splintering issue between the afg

gerard batten risk to prosecution for publicly refusing to pay his t.v. license fee his protest against the b.b.c.'s coverage of the two thousand and nine european elections he claims it plucked a pro europe government fed line the bay they say does things with propaganda now that. marvel at their subtle use of language the way they present stories the way they try to like you think something based on their presentation you know and i've done a fantastic job if you're in the propaganda business you know you have to admire what they've done what really makes me angry is that doing it with our money and this is my reason for being opposed to the license for judging by the growing dissent on twitter others could soon follow suit our bennett r.t. london. spain's plugged into a second recession made government measures to rein in the country's debt ratings agency standard and poor's downgraded eleven the spanish banks many of which are bogged down in bad loans as the spanish government confirmed a second recession in as many years sweeping cuts to health care

police on the left side they're responding with battens. it's not the clearest of shots if you no idea of the kind of aggression down there is the police are trying to get a hand of it and the protesters trying to make their voice heard as well if you just joined us you are watching these live shots here on. you watching pictures of what's happening just outside the kremlin a place called square if you're not familiar with moscow it's not too far from the kremlin and it's a set it is the scene of russia's first major protest back in december over the disquiet about the country's parliamentary elections there when a lot of people from the opposition said that it was a fortune and this day it had been expected for a long time of course the day before putin. expected back in the kremlin for his inauguration of a hat which one morning we've got coverage of that for you from seven thirty am g.m.t. still staying these pictures of. the police. making a move to try and get the protesters back then there was a bit of a surge we're seeing smoke going

so we kind of had to batten down the hatches, we had to focus.e were still able to sell direct to restaurants, which we had done in the beginning, so we kind of refocused on that, and then when it ended we had kind of a plan of action to kind of rebuild the market, do some tastings, go out and really do a blitz to get the product back into stores, to get sort of--capture a little bit of what we lost. of course, we didn't make it all up, but we managed to kind of ride out the storm, yeah. - it didn't flatten you out. - no, we were able to ride out the storm. - and since one should learn lessons from every--you know, you get burnt like that--i guess the number-one lesson there would have been other markets. - yeah, exactly. but at the time we were really just in the early infancy of building the business. we were looking at other markets, and we had just, just started some exports, so that was... after that, i really redoubled my efforts on the exports because in this case it was one client covering--you know, selling most of the product. - yeah, t

to suddenly be -- have their vote reinforced so i don't know he brings any more votes but sort of battensown the republican party on the right and i think that's what romney is still doing. >> i can't imagine there exists a voter who will say i am waiting for donald trump's endorsement now, i will voigt for mitt romney. more to that, are we in the media partially to blame for the re-emergency of trump? we tend to broadcast his outrageous comments all the time. >> he calls in to morning joe the whole show stops and they hang on his every word. he is instant publicity on everything. the comb-over, the braggadocio, the disconnect from reality. >> right. >> it's kind of fun to watch. maybe some people are really disgusted with it, but i think it's really more of a side show. romney is trying to get all of the clowns inside the circus tent at this point. he is a big one. trump is a big one. >> he is a big clown inside a big tent. romney opposes gambling. why isn't there more outcry about his embrace of trump and sheldon adelson for mathat matter? ? >> the mormons have their values and rules bu

i think there is always a batten between center right and and i democratic party, between left and centert it also seems to be, there's a lousy -- i shouldn't say that, a noisy group of people who are in equity who are offended that their wealth is being questioned. and i thought cory booker spends a lot of time hanging around with those guys for future reasons. your thoughts, gene? political reasons. >> politicians in the new york metropolitan area, the greater new york area, like cory booker, get a lot of campaign contributions from wealthy financiers, including people in private equity. so it stands to reason they may have been nicer to those folks. you know, but this divide exists not only in the democratic party, chris. i think you saw it during the primaries. you saw the same sort of rift inside the republican party. in fact, when newt gingrich made a lot of hay out there, especially in my home state of south carolina, talking about bain capital and talking about private equity, and talk about that form of what rick perry called vulture capitalism. so i think it's -- >> but he's on

and batten down the hatches, the supreme leader known as sacha baron cohen will open up had b his filmd "the dictator" when he joins us live. got that and much more ahead as we get started on a monday morning here on "today." back to you. >> good luck that. i hope you have a change of clothes. he likes to throw things to interviewers, i understand -- >> i have plastic clothing. >> you can sponge it off. good. >> exactly. >> we look ford that. see you later. >> thanks. >>> new overnight, an earle and unexpected wake-up call for residents of one prince george's county apartment. a car plowed into their building on good luck road near kenilworth avenue before 4:00 this morning. police say the driver lost control of the car, jumped the curb, and drove into the window you see there. nobody was hurt. police are not saying whether the driver will face charges. >>> this morning, prince george's county police are still looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man. 28-year-old samuel diaz. he was crossing university boulevard saturday night when he was hit and killed. police say the driver

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>>> well, batten down the hatches, because hurricane season starts officially june 1st, and the national oceanic and atmospheric association is releasing its forecast. >>> and chad meyers is joining us now with the latest, and is this hurricane off of the coast of mexico looking dangerous? >> yes, it is. it is a category 2. he hurricane season starts may 15th, and earlier because the pacific ocean can warm up earlier and that is why you need the warm weather to start the hurricane season and back it up to may 15th. but it is a category 2 making a run at mexico, but the forecast is that the water is so cool to go swimming in the southern california, you will see how cool it is, and the current is all of the way down the mexico as well, so as the hurricane gets into the cooler water, it is forecast to be significantly smaller and turn around and make a run at the coast, and almost to manzanillo, and there is a chance to see hurricane on the coast, because it could be up to puerto vallarta, and if you are in that region, you still have to prepare even though it is probably going to go the o

batten down the hatches.eminder for all of you that howard stern fans out there the kick of all medium will be live in our studio thursday here on "today" actually part of the nbc family now joining "america's got talent" as a judge. that's howard stern thursday here on "today." >> now that dramatic story out of california. a mother and her two young daughters, who were rescued as their car dangled from a bridge. we're going to hear from them in a moment. but first, nbc's kristen dahlgren has their story. kristen, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning, matt. it is truly amazing that they're sitting there with you. that family was lucky to your vief the initial impact, let alone those hours spent teetering over the edge. these images are terrifying. a bmw mangled beyond recognition, barely hanging on the side of a bridge. inside, 36-year-old first grade teacher kelli lynne grove and her two children. below, 100-foot drop. >> engine 31 will be at a vehicle that's teetering off the bridge, with three patient

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we have almost 1500 marines and sailors deployed on five continents in support of six battened commanders including operations in afghanistan and activities by the task force in eastern africa. as they reshaped from 2001 to 182, the depth and range of the reserve will be leverage to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities were available. i am highly confident that the marine corps reserve strength is appropriate for providing us with the personnel required to support the total force during active component meltdown. this is critically important. it is a privilege to serve during these very important and challenging times in our nation's defense, especially as a leader of our all volunteer reserve component fours. with your support, i am highly confident that your marine corps reserve will remain a response of a forest that continues to be fully vested in -- responsive force that continues to be fully vested. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much. now may i recognize general stenner. >> thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i would like to introduce