i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. >>> leading the news in australia this morning, thai airways tries a logo cover-up as it skids off the runway. 14 were hurt last night in bangkok. an official said the logos were blackened out as a part to protect the airline's image. >>> and in "the guardian" uruguayan found alive after four months lost in the andes. eating he survived the brutal mountain winter by eating sugar, raisins and rats. >>> well, topping our news, syria takes top billing as congress returns today from a five-week recess and already on day one, a house briefing right now the house is largely against or undecided on military intervention in syria. >>> 227 are against it or leaning towards a no vote. 25 are for it. 181 are undecided. >>> families in connecticut are wondering just how a swing lost power hurting 12 children at the state fair. an 8-year-old was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. the accident is blamed on a mechanical fai

sorry to interrupt, betty, but we're out of milk. oh. hey, bettys. can i get you anything? me to take a picture of all three of you together? yeah, man. that'd be great. yeah, all right. okay, on three, everybody say "big boobs." [ camera shutter clicking ] [ mid-tempo music plays ] [ beeps ] [ sighs ] i have to use the washroom. would you watch this for a sec? yes. absolutely, sir. thank you. ♪ baby, come back to me ♪ baby, come back to me ♪ i really need you badly ♪ baby, come back to me ♪ please come home ♪ i'll hold you, dear ♪ and keep you warm ♪ in this winter of love ♪ i will keep you warm ♪ in this winter of love listen, i want to talk to you for one second. are you okay? i'm fine. you're not a pervert? are you? not exactly, but i just wanted to tell you -- do not tell anybody i'm not wearing anything under this trenchcoat. okay? it's our secret. thanks. okay. bye. ♪ she's got a-a bad habit, a bad, bad habit ♪ ♪ she's always got something to say ♪ ♪ got a-a bad habit, a bad, bad habit ♪ ♪ better stay out of the way okay, here it comes. whoo! whoo! whoo! whoo! whoa!

betty. >> a lot of debating. tracie potts, thank you. >>> diana nyad living out a dream from swimming from cuba to the united states. it was her fifth attempt. the journey started saturday. she did the whole thing without a shark cage. she is the first person to ever do that. when she landed on that key west beach, she said never to give up on your dreams. >> you are never too old to chase your dreams. >> never too old and never too late. keep it right here for more from diana nyad. she will be on the "today" show. >>> at the u.s. open, an upset loss for roger federer. the number seven seed made 43 unforced errors in a three-set loss to tommy lobredo of spain. for the first time ever, he failed to reach the quarterfina quarterfinals. he has not gotten past the semifinals in any tournament this year. >>> on monday, the town held its 52nd labor day parade. teachers and students from sandy hook were marching. for a region still healing, it was a time to mark strength. >>> we will turn now to new information on anoth

that is the betty ford candor.hat is what he treasured. >> i think her input was very important in that same way, what she thought about the nixon pardon. and how she said, you know, if we do not do this, the country is going to continue. >> she had tried unsuccessfully to get a woman on the supreme court, but she did get a woman on the cabinet. we know from her own words that she was a significant lobbyist. that is the first job of the first lady in the modern era. >> you made reference when we talked about eleanor roosevelt about her command of all of the media available at the time. the dawn of the 20th century. we will listen to hoover making radio remarks about this. what i want to do is use this as a launching pad to talk about the media and how it changed and how it changed the world. listen. [audio clip] >> i am very glad. [indiscernible] >> this is a first, the first time america saw and heard a sitting first lady, so there we have the film, and as the century progressed, radios and television, and today t

love betty white. all right. >>> and tom hiddleston, best known for playing loki in "the avengers" and thor plays a nice guy on "sesame street." the actcor dangled a chocolate treat in front of the cookie monster to teach a lesson about delayed gratification. ♪ >>> we're going to be singing that song all day now. thanks, guys. according to billboard, robin thicke's hit song "blurred lines" was a tune heard most at barbecues and beaches all summer long. rounding out the top five of the summer, "radioactive," "get lucky," "we can't stop" and "can't hold us." >>> this is "early today" we hope just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> in "the washington post," man accused of taking inappropriate photos of women at the lincoln memorial. u.s. park police say a virginia man used a telephoto lens to shoot up skirt photos of women sitting on the memorial's famous steps. shame on him. >>> in "the wall street journal," 2020 olympics, madrid, tokyo or istanbul? it talks about how all three finalists face hurdles

good morning to you, betty. >> good monday morning. let's try this again.ou ready for some football? as a die-hard football fan, i was loving sunday night. on the first play, giants quarterback eli manning was good on the screen pass. romo connected with jason witten for two touchdowns and manning hit victor cruz for three tds against the cowboys' defense. but dallas -- check this out -- intercepted manning on another screen pass. there it goes, and that was big blue's sixth turnover. the cowboys pull out the opener 36-31. >> san francisco's colin kaepernick was 27 of 39 for 412 yards for 27 for 39 for 412 yards and 3 touchdowns, you can believe it? anquan boldin was kaepernick's prime target catching 13 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdown. san fran took a 34-28 victory over green bay. >>> new orleans welcomed back coach sean payton with a strong performance against atlanta. saints quarterback drew brees passed for two touchdowns as they knocked off the falcons 23-17. >> on the nfl scoreboard, a big upset for the new york jets on a field goal with just two

coming up, betty nguyen will have all of your sports highlights. but first, a trivia question for you this morning. nfl teams like the giants, redskins and steelers have all lost their first three games. has any 0-3 nfl team ever made it to the super bowl? okay, ladies, whenever you're ready. thank you. thank you. i got this. no, i'll get it! no, let me get this. seriously. hey, let me get it. ah, uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call an allstate agent and get a quote now. just another way allstate is changing car insurance for good. "i" formation! "i" formation! we have got to get the three-technique block! i'm not angry. i'm not yellin'. nobody's tackling anybody! we got absolutely... i don't think this was such a good idea. i'm on it. if

i'm betty ngyuen. all eyes are on the g-20 summit and what is shaping up to be an international showdown. president obama arrived just a short time ago in st. petersburg russia where he is joining world leaders. while the summit largely focussed on economic growth, the crisis in syria will likely dominate part of the agenda. it's amid already heightened tensions between the u.s. and russia. chuck todd is traveling with the president in russia. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: good afternoon from st. petersburg. i know it's morning in the states. the president has arrived here in st. petersburg. and he'll be having at some point some sort of meeting with russian president vladimir putin. but it's going to be quick. it may be just simply a handshake, a few gestures here and there but no formal meeting is set up and no informal meeting is set up by either side. the two countries and the two leaders have some big disputs over this last few months. namely edward snowden. of course, the nsa leaker and the d

i'm betty nguyen. that defiant stand by senator ted cruz is now over but the threat of a government shutdown is still very real and if that happens, democrats are already pinning the blame on that tea party senator. nbc's trac tracey potts is live washington. he doing a lot of talking to each other? >> it's a lot of ping-pong back and forth. four days before the deadline for the government shutdown monday, ted cruz talked and talked to prevent a vote that happened anyway and at the end of that vote it looks like democrats and republicans are still at odds. ted cruz finally sat down after 21 hours. >> this was all about elevating the debate in the public. >> it was a big waste of tile. >> reporter: now the senate's on track to pass a budget that will likely include money for at fordable care act, that's sure to go nowhere in the house. democrats say they'll fight for it. >> anything that diminishes the affordable care act is not anything we want to support. >> we cannot rely on the commander in chief to

i'm joined by betty nguyen and bill karins.k about stuff that shines and glitters? yes, this is a whopping diamond. it's as big as an egg. look at that. where would you wear it? i could wear it plenty of places. this is the world's largest white diamond. it's going on the auction block. it is 118 carats. they found it in africa back in 2011. it was originally before it was cut 299 carats. but they're expecting to get somewhere around $30 million. >> i actually would expect to be more expensive than that. certainly i'm not in this category, but there are a lot of people in the world that can afford $30 million. >> just put on their mantle. >> exactly. melissa milano is making a point. as soon as things start getting interesting, she accidentally kicks the camera and it moves over to a newscast and the whole rest of the clip is a report about syria and when's happening in syria. so she's getting people to click on it. >> she's a marketing genius. she's thinking just because she's beautiful that we'll watch it. >> and they have in

(chuckles) betty! oh betty... tiiiiiiimmmmbbbbber! ohhh! betty!too fast on land... oh, but we love to swim -- because we're so good at it. ♪ la la la... ♪ we dam up rivers to make a nice safe pond. with lots of room for swimming! (chuckles) so i guess you need all these sticks for your dam? yep....they're all specially stacked together. oh, but don't worry, nick, i'll find you a stick. i know just where to look. no need for a search. the perfect drumsticks's right here! you're right. oh, we can take just one stick. uhh, maybe we should wait for betty. of course we should wait for betty. ♪ oh dear! it's too short. what about that one? (effort) whoooa! too long! ♪ too twisty (aghhh). uhhhh...cat! are you sure that's a good idea? it's a great idea. (gasp) look! there it is... the perfect stick! (stretching) almost... almoooooost. ugh, that stick's hard to reach. what should we do? (gasps) i know! it's a job for things one and two. (whistles) ♪ hello! ♪ yes! got it! your drumstick! thanks cat. and another one! and this one... (laugh) what's happening?

i'm betty nguyen. bursts of gunfire suggest the bloody siege in kenya could be far from over. and just minutes ago at least three large explosions rocked the west gate mall. smoke is rising above the skyline. you see it in the picture on day three of the standoff and hostages are still reportedly inside that mall. at least 68 are dead. 175 injured including u.s. citizens and this morning, investigations into possible american involvement in the plot. nbc's ron allen is in nearby. he filed this dramatic report amid gunfire a short time ago. >> reporter: there's every indication they're trying to bring this siege now entering its third day to an end. we've seen a lot of police and military activity here on the perimeter. we're several hundred yard as way from the entrance to the mall but still able to ex-hear explosions and gunfire which gives you an idea of the intensity of what's going on down there. the government now insists it has control of most of the mall and that the gunmen are confined to a very small area and believe there are anywhere from 10 to 15 gunmen and perhaps

when the feminist mystique came out, betty, who was betty herself, we have to remember this put into words what was in the people's hearts and couldn't have said, and she said it, and the effects across the country was like an electric shock, like somebody -- i don't think of anything else perhaps martin luther king, but i can't think of anything else that happened in my lifetime that actually felt together, marched, as women, we had a voition, we were different, somebody had to pay attention to us, and it was overwhelming, which is what made me individual lant about barbie, but i remember -- i remember going to the brooklyn museum to see a dinner table with plates of all different -- dedicated to women throughout history who made contributions. now, i'm not judging this as a work of art. that's not my feel. i can tell you i was there with katie and her younger sister, and i felt as if the world was turning. we were going to do this thing, and we may have thought it was simple leer than it turned out to be. i may not have anticipated what happened if you had three children, a corpora

. >>> "thursday night football" highlights and all your headlines with betty nguyen up next. but first, our trivia question. put on your thinking caps. with a threat of a government shutdown looming, how many times has the u.s. federal government shut down before? is it seven, ten, 13, or 17 times? the answer when "early today" returns. >>> all right, before the break, we asked how many times has the u.s. federal government shut down before? is it seven, ten, 13, or 17 times? the answer, since the modern congressional budgeting process took effect in 1976, there have been 17 different government shutdowns. 17. the longest one was in 1995 and in 1996 and it lasted 21 days. >>> now let's get the latest from betty nguyen on sports. good morning. >> yeah, we're all hoping that there's not another government shutdown. let's move to "thursday night football." 49ers versus the rams. niners quarterback colin kaepernick got things going in the second quarter with a touchdown pass to anquan boldin, who made the extra effort to score, and later, he connected with vernon davis for his se

so, if jessica lehman and betty trainer can come forward. and the coalition around citizenship and immigrant communities is here. ~ and fitting that and constitution day and citizenship day is before us. i know we have our due process for all measure that's coming up in a moment, but i'll just say that seniors and disability action or sda is an amazing organization that will be celebrating its first anniversary on thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 at the forget me not cafe. it will be an honor to join betty trainer and jessica and many of the leaders and the organizers from sda at their first anniversary. but they have an over 40 year history of combined organizations and i wanted to first say that they're unique in not being service organization and advocacy group, but really one that builds a movement of seniors and people with disabilities speaking for themselves and empowering themselves, but also expressing solidarity with immigrant communities and workers and others, too. i've always been impressed with how they cross so many lines in buildin

i'm betty nguyen. a government shutdown is imminent, and with three days to go, congress looks no closer to a deal. happening today, the senate will take up a short-term funding bill, but democrats plan to remove any language calling to defund the president's health care law. and it's that move that has lawmakers at each other. >> it delays obama care for one year for all american families. >> you can huff, you can puff for 21 hours, but you cannot blow the affordable care act away. >> the president says "i'm not going to negotiate." well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> the tea party put them in this hole and the tea party keeps them digging deeper and deeper. >> nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with the latest. tracie, good morning. the clock is ticking. do you expect to see progress today? >> we expect to see a vote today to fund if government through november. a clean bill has nothing to do with health care and it is something that the house is probably going to reject. dem

when darlene's multiple calls to betty ford executives went unreturned. again, she reached out to bethany's counselor. >> she said, well you know, i don't know if you have seen the news, but we are trying to merge with hazelton. so we are trying to keep this under wraps. and i said, that's not really my concern. my concern is my daughter. >> eventually, darlene exchanged e-mails with betty ford's then c.e.o. we take your concerns very seriously, he wrote. we will conduct an investigation into this situation. >> i was told by a couple different people that i spoke to that there had been at least three that were let go. that were directly involved. >> but the betty ford center never notified her formally. the facility simply fedexed her a full refund for bethany's ten- day stay. >> i never thought would i have expected that. i knew of the reputation, that's why she was there. >> the betty ford center responded in an e-mail, noting the facility has zero tolerance for drug use on campus. had a very small number of patients trying to get drugs on campus during

good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. a showdown is set in the senate. democrat also try to avoid a government shutdown and keep president obama's signature health care law intact but senators ted cruz and mike lee are leading the charge against that effort giving you live pictures from the senate floor, the republicans are still speaking in an effort to prevent a vote. senator cruz started this just before 3:00 on tuesday afternoon and to tracie potts live in washington. what's expected to happen today. >> reporter: what was expected to happen was this vote about an hour after the senate goes into session. these two are trying to prevent that from happening. this all-night talk-a-thon could end up leading to a government shutdown. >> i intend to speak till i'm no longer able to stand. >> reporter: at 8:00 last night when he apparently ran out of things to say. >> do you like green eggs and h ham? >> reporter: earlier mike lee took over. >> the american people have never been enthusiastic about obama care. >> reporter: but he was back and supports the pl

betty rollin reports on the contentious issue of gay marriage in the united methodist church, where a prominent minister and scholar faces a possible church trial for officiating at his gay son's wedding. >>> also, fred de sam lazaro on a 1300-year-old manuscript, the first translation of the christian gospels from latin into english, very old english. >>> plus, a new exhibition of works created especially during the holocaust by artist marc chagall, who painted a crucified jewish jesus to personify jewish suffering. >> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. faith-based groups are among those mobilizing to help victims of the massive flooding in colorado. as floodwaters began to recede this week, the magnitude of the devastation started coming into focus, although many areas are still inaccessible. state officials estimated that more than 19,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. churches set up shelters for thousands of people who were evacuated. religious groups are providing emergency aid, assessing long term needs and calling for volunteers. >>> in the wake of th

. >> so let start off with betty white. >> obviously. >> single because she had the opportunity of hooking up with jesus. >> can't lower that expect takes. >> justin bieber. single because he hangs aroundh too many black people. >> jake gyllenhaal. single because nobody can spell your last name. >> justin bieber. single because too many latinos around him. >> ryan seacrest. single because a woman just isn't good enough. >> justin bieb eeeieber single he hang around too many white people. >> sharlise hasn't met the right girl yet. >> maybe would have locked it down. >> lindsay lohan is single

good morning, i'm betty nguyen. >>> russia proposes syria hand over its chemical weapons. it is a main development and it could avoid a strike. but president obama is skeptical saying he'll, quote, take wit a grain of salt. more on the president's hard sell for military action in a moment. >>> first, hour new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll and tracie potts is live in washington. good morning. help us understand does the president face an uphill battle looking at these poll numbers? >> reporter: no question. they came out at midnight. you can see there is overwhelming opposition to any sort of military action in syria. right to it. first of all, what are americans thinking about the decision that congress has to make? 58% said they want congress to vote no only a third, 33% say they want congress to approve military action in syria. now, the president's taken a hit on this. his own approval rating on syria is at 28%. that's down 7% in a month. overall, his approval rate something at 45% which actually ticked up just a small bit and then finally, the big question that's

lindsay needs her adderall and betty ford is saying no. why would you want your add rat when the only drug you should be allowed in rehab is caffeine in coffee and nicotine from the cigarettes, outside, by the way. and don't put your butts in the bushes. but the good news for the family is that the rehab center wants to have counseling with the whole family. so betty ford wants her parents to participate in family therapy and dina lohan says she's not going to do it until michael -- not until he pays her the child support that he owes. she said that and michael turned around and wrote that check, $30,000! [ cheers and applause ] $30,000 michael has paid his child support. so the whole family is going to participate in getting lind say well, which is terrific. and there's just one other thing besides the jonesing for adderall that concerns me about her being in rehab and that is that she's got a familiar face just down the hall. it's charlie sheen's ex, brooke mueller, who is also in betty ford at this particular time. this is broo's 20th t

he took her hand and said betty, we're here because we love you. the kids want their mother back, i want my wife back. and those interventions are tough. that is tough, hard, hard, hard work. lots of tears, lots of crying, lots of raised voices, a lot of hugs, then raised voices, denial, not denial. it goes back and forth. dad never gave up. he kept holding her a hand. we love you, trust us, and we woke her up. she did the work. that moment, that morning, nobody ever thought there would be something called the betty ford center or any of that. we were strictly fighting to get our mom back, fighting -- dad was fighting to get his wife back. to see the other side of that months, years later, for her, after she had had sobe bright for a while, felt comfortable enough to put her name on a treatment center, to see that treatment center today is probably i think about 90,000 people have gone through there, nonprofit, and her mission of affordable health for those who need it to transform their lives to get healthy, to get sober. she was very proud of tha

>> sister betty! >> don't make me lay hands on you. >> you should have laid hands on a hot comb. mr. brown, that's mean. >> that ain't mean. >> cora, i got to be honest. i never thought bible study could be so much fun. >> you better get your feet off my table! what's wrong with you? you don't put your feet on my table. >> well, just come by anytime. >> i just might do that. all right. >> hey, wait a minute. how'd you know that bible verse? >> you know, it was a funny thing. my mother always used to say that scripture to me before i went to bed at night. >> really? >> always made me feel safe. >> cora, he a liar. that's in the pimps' and players' handbook. "say a scripture, get the drawers." >> what? >> cora, i know it. i know exactly what he talking about. >> speaking of safe, i'm-a go out the back. thanks for the prayers and the pretzels. >> ain't no pretzels. you know what, cora? i'm-a watch him, 'cause a crackhead will steal a ceiling fan right off the ceiling while it's still going. on high, cora, like this. >> i cannot believe you did that! >> look, it was past your curfew,

. >>> football highlights and sports with betty nguyen. >> but which nfl quarterback has the most scoring passes in the first half of the season? don meredith, peyton manning or kirk warner? the answer when "early today" returns. >>> all right. before the break, we asked which nfl quarterback has the most scoring passes in the first month of the season. is it don meredith, peyton manning or kirk warner? the answer is b. peyton manning, has 16 breaking the record of 16 which is held by meredith and warner. let's go to betty nguyen with sports. >> i actually got that right. >> let's get to "sunday night football." the patriots stayed undefeated. tom brady under pressure. but this cannon pass that you're about to see, thompson. look at that, the game, falcons met ryan with just seconds left throws for a t.d. but deflected with the pass. they win, 30-23. >>> the seahawks beat the texans in overtime. check out this four-tipped pick. it bobbled and the seahawks get it. later, richard sherman runs into the t.d. with one shoe. >>> over to peyton manning, the man of the morning, and the unbeatable

when the feminist mystique came out, betty, who was betty herself, we have to remember this put into words what was in the people's hearts and couldn't have said, and she said it, and the effects across the country was like an electric shock, like somebody -- i don't think of anything else perhaps martin luther king, but i can't think of anything else that happened in my lifetime that actually felt together, marched, as women, we had a voition, we were different, somebody had to pay attention to us, and it was overwhelming, which is what made me individual lant about barbie, but i remember -- i remember going to the brooklyn museum to see a dinner table with plates of all different -- dedicated to women throughout history who made contributions. now, i'm not judging this as a work of art. that's not my feel. i can tell you i was there with katie and her younger sister, and i felt as if the world was turning. we were going to do this thing, and we may have thought it was simple leer than it turned out to be. i may not have anticipated what happened if you had three children, a corpora

congratulations to miss betty white.and great on it. >> also does another show, older people pulling pranks on younger people. hilarious. hilarious. >> she has great timing. unbelievable. daphne oz of "the chew" revealing she is pregnant. women making a lot of these announcements. congrats to her. the host of "the chew" and the daytime abc program, and also the daughter of dr. oz, announced her pregnancy. thursday during the taping of the season premiere, first grandchild for dr. oz and wife lisa. anyway, dr. oz is a heart surgeon, promoting healthy habits. i would imagine that little baby will have nothing but the healthiest of habits. >> oh, yeah. she is a great -- eater. she is on "the chew" talking how to make really good recipe better by including more vegetables or heartier. >> if the paparazzi catches the baby eating chips it will be on, in the tabloid. >> do you think they have eaten mcdonald's? probably not. >> i bet you they have. they have. >> a family might be against the rules of the family. quickly, really

here you go, betty. oh, thank you, michael. [ chuckles ] aah! now, you see, that's not safe.a "no cellphone" zone. okay. this is a "no cellphone" zone. you're on a cellphone. okay. did you see the signs? no. okay. okay. i'm gonna have to confiscate your phone. are you serious? yeah, i'm serious. this is a green city. okay. okay? can i just have a warning or something? i didn't know, man. it's my first time here. requesting backup. i have a hostile cellphone user. woman: backup on the way. man: last chance. okay. all right. okay, just stay right here. i'll be right back. okay? that doesn't work for me. you can't just take my phone away from me and then say you're gonna come back. you can get the phone. i'm not gonna take it off of you. requesting backup. i have a very hostile cellphone user. copy that. e.t.a. two minutes. look at this guy, man. he's using a cellphone right there. hey, what am i, an octopus? give me my [bleep] cellphone back, dude. hey, i can't be everywhere at once. you're full of [bleep] you're full of [bleep] give me my [bleep] phone back. give me my phone.

i'm betty nguyen. on this final day of september, the deadline to a government shutdown can now be measured in just hours. and by all accounts, neither side is closer to a dole. president obama met with senior staff sunday, but critics say it might be too little, too late. nbc's tracie potts is live for us this morning in washington. good morning, tracie. is there any hope left that this can be avoided? >> reporter: well, there's always hope, and it's possible they can come up with something to prevent the shutdown, but it's not looking probable. we're not seeing the type of work behind the scenes that typically happens when there's some sort of compromise in place. and the senate, they're not even coming back to work until this afternoon. >> the senate? they're not here. >> reporter: they're back this afternoon likely to reject the offer on the table. republicans say they'll fund the government and prevent the shutdown only if the health law is delayed one year. >> there's a time and place to debate o

>>> and betty white is doing something on tv that no woman has ever done before. >>> good morning. president obama is renewing his request for a military strike in syria. the second and final day of the g-20 summit. on thursday a cia meets csi briefing on the evidence. the senate intelligence e committee was shown video of the alleged chemical attack. one called the footage horrendous. it's unclear whether there's a global coalition. russia, china and the european union have condemned the attack but it's too soon for military action. and concerns are rising in iran. a syrian ally, told a state body the u.s. will certainly suffer loss if it takes military action. these are live pictures of the g-20 summit right now. nbc's chief white house correspondent chucked ed ttodd traveling with the president. >> reporter: the handshake was friendly enough and even lasted a couple extra beats. president putin welcoming president obama to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit. but the formal gesture could not obscure the fact it came on the intense war of words. >> there's no doubt that as i indic

more church trials may be ahead, as betty rollin reports. >> reporter: the metropolitan united methodist church in washington, d.c., recently had an unusual celebration. the event, called "church quake," honored married couples of the same sex and the clergy who married them. retired bishop melvin talbert was the first methodist bishop to publicly endorse same-sex marriage, which is prohibited in the church's book of discipline. >> i felt the time had come for clergy to give leadership to their congregations and it's time for clergy to refuse to convict their colleagues for doing the right thing. >> reporter: one of those colleagues, who is facing a potential church trial for performing a same-sex marriage, is 79-year-old reverend tom ogletree, the retired dean of yale divinity school. the marriage that reverend ogletree performed was that of his own son, thomas. >> i was thrilled that he asked me to play a role because i've known he was gay for a long time and we've been watching him, you know, adjust and adapt to the demands of the culture in creative ways. >> reporter: since 1972, the

. >> betty legrand. >> betty legrand and -- who's the other deejay? >> reporter: similar rave parties have had serious problems in the recent past. from noise complaints last year in oakland, to overdose deaths last year in san francisco and this year in new york city. >> party goers they like to have their fun. >> there's probably going to be some wildness going on. >> reporter: but for the fans drinking drugs and high dollar tickets are a small price to pay for the promise of a night they'll never forget. >> it's an ocean of white and everyone wears white. everyone just -- it's connected in that way. >> reporter: they were expecting a few thousand people out here. so far we can't hear the music from inside. we haven't seen any police cars or ambulances rush up but the night is still young. this party goes on until 2:30 a.m.. live in oakland, brian webb. kpix 5. >>> and the city of berkeley is dealing with a spike in crime. kpix 5's pat sick receive doe owe has more -- patrick sedillo has more. >> we see car chases and abandoned stolen cars. >> repor

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betty, thank you. that's why everyone is watching this closely. >>> we're going to turn in the meantime to a new and some what revealing interview with hillary clinton this weekend. mrs. clinton acknowledging she is wrestling with whether to run for president. and her chances tonight, if she runs? abc senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny with more. >> reporter: yes, she's thinking about running for president. a surprise? no. but tonight, hillary clinton finally says so herself. i do, she tells "new york magazine." when asked if she's wrestling with the decision. but i'm both pragmatic and realistic. for the first time in years, she's not running or serving in office. so, she says she spends more time at home, watching stupid movies, taking long walks with her husband. you know, just ordinary, every day pleasures. for the clintons, pleasure including politics. all three, center stage again this week. back in january, when she sat down with cynthia mcfadden, she was coy. >> i have no plans or inte

. >> betty white should have had her own. >> and betty does now. >> i know how to do now, la la la. frank is upset about it. we go down to all the places where we used to look into each other's eyes. >> now you're on your -- >> when i used to go crazy about who was that actress on the mary tyler moore show? i used to go through the alphabet and picture her and exercise my brain but now i google it. he doesn't like it. >> so you're busy googling things. >> frank likes to be adored. >> well, he is adored. >> he likes to be adored -- most men -- by the way, how many of you guys love to be adored? every hand went up and some other things. well, they're raising all kind of things. >> any who, let's move on to bromance. >> who doesn't adore him. >> justin timberlake and matt lauer has a bromance. we were minding our own business not paying attention to what was on the tv. >> because we don't care. >> we look up and there is what we saw, matt -- oh, elvis. >> as the king of rock and roll, congratulations. >> we did it. >> thank you. come on. >> because who knows what can happen in vegas. >

to review a collection of correspondents and up until that point i knew about oppenheimer the river betty else with a security clearance was taken away but that is all i knew. i did not know he was writing poetry or short stories or expert a french literature but he calls himself sanskrit deeply interested in hinduism and he taught himself to read the classics in their original i did end of this city detail in the thirties and i found them absolutely fascinating there is a really interesting biography after this was published they got in touch to say why

. >> what's going on, betty? betty, talk to me. betty, are you there? >> we just had a plane crashed into the upper floor of the world trade center. the world trade center tower number one is on fire. the whole outside of the building. >> we have a very tragic alert for you right now. an incredible plane crash into the world trade center at the lower tip of manhattan. >> it's believed the 737 crashed into it. speculation at this point. at least three floors taken out. joining us right now one of the producers with the fox report. owen on the scene. what do you see? >> i'm on the roof of my building five blocks to the south of the world trade center. i'm looking at the world trade center. there's a massive gaping hole on the second tower, about 15 stories from the roof. it's unbelievable to look at. there's a massive hole. >> fire department 408. where's the fire? >> hi. i'm on the 106th floor of the world trade center. we just had an explosion up here. >> 106th floor. what building are you in, one or two? >> one world trade. see the smoke coming from ou

depending on if they win or lose, if we are betty ford -- better than the yankees, that is what up -- all i have asked for. >> it is good. couplen pick up a players in the off-season to finish out their rotation. >> we will send it back. >> thank you. still ahead, more than years before the last olympics game. olympians are revving up. the journey of the olympic torch is straight ahead. the government may have known about the attacks that killed nearly seven people. the newest unanswered questions >> more questions than answers. the government might have known about the mall attack before it happened. with a death toll of 67 and nine people in custody, they want to know what could have stopped it. details as we cover the world. >> more than a week, the start of a deadly rampage. remain notons answered. today, the minister of interior address the public during a briefing, giving an update. the death toll remains at 61 civilians, as well as six forces. the number of possible terrorists detained is now nine. >> one arrested today. >> three others detained were released after they were pr