ranger who put his life on the line for his brothers in arms. >>> among the guests today, our own brian williamsnd he joins us from palm desert, california. brian? >> ann what was so impressive and so appropriate was the sweep of history. i sat there realizing that in the six rows in front of me wb were representatives by either bloodline or marriage of every president of the united states going back to john f. kennedy. so appropriate and so interesting to see members of the ford family. for our generation and above in this country we watched them grow up. we watched their family with great fascination. this president who turned out to be such a noble and thoroughly decent american and this american icon that he married. this towering figure in this country named betty ford who did so much to destigmatize alcoholism, drug addiction and treatment and breast cancer as well. appropriately remembered today in a warm, family-based service. feel terrible for the family they have to go do this again and go through these emotions in the days to come. such a towering figure should be appropriately rememb

brian williams is here!topping by.1: [ cheers and applause ] he's a bad dude. we got music from our pal, big sean, on the house.cc1: [ cheers and applause ] he is the man. he was here before, he came back. and our pal chris kattan is here one last night. he's been so awesome. [ cheers and applause ] he's in new york. just hanging out. he's been doing bits with us all week. we love him. hey guys, today is friday and that's usually hen i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my inbox, i return some e-mails and of course, i send out some "thank you notes." [ cheers and applause ] can i write them out right now?: do you mind? can i write them out? [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. i appreciate it. jimmy, can i get some thank you note writing music, please? ♪ [ light laughter ] thank you --cc1: people who say, "hey, have you been working out?" for not saying what you really mean -- "hey, you look a little less fat today." [ light laughter ] ♪ thank you -- town in england that opened a dogs-only restau

i'm kate snow in for brian williams tonight. on this independence day, there's a huge cleanup under way not far from yellowstone national park. landowners along the yellowstone river in montana about 140 miles downstream from the park are furious after a pipeline that runs under the river burst on friday. oil coats the riverbanks around the city of billings and the town of laurel, and that's where we find george lewis tonight. good evening, george. >> reporter: good evening, kate. behind me you see some of the workers involved in the cleanup. montanans love their great outdoors and they're not too happy tonight that part of it is fouled with oil. exxon says it has more than 200 people working on cleaning up the oil spill, but about 1,000 barrels of crude, 42,000 gallons worth, were released into the yellowstone river. enough oil to fill five tanker trucks. >> i want to personally apologize to all the people affected by this. >> reporter: workers are putting up 40,000 feet of protective boom to try to keep the oil from fouling mo

mike, have you met brian williams? he was in town for the tech museum awards. >> they kept me further away from him. >> the two of you would be funny. he is a very funny man. he's very smart and very quick. >> as i contend with you and a lot of my favorites in the newsroom the smarter you are the funnier you are. we'll get you smarter about your commute. 101 at 13th, the earlier accident has cleared from the roadway. the construction is still there in spots 237 at 101. 880 north, a lane or two as you head north. and 17 right around lark, those should clear in the next 15 or 20 minutes. i'll let you know about delays here, sunol getting into this area, southbound 680 with the taillights move smoothly, alameda county toward santa clara county, the on ramps have seen the metering lights turned on so it will be slower onto the freeway. but the freeway should be smoother. >> coming up will a suspected serial killer have to defend himself at trial. why the judge's decision depends on how much the suspect is worth. plus t bay

. >>> brian williams had unprecedented behind the scenes access on capitol hill earlier this week. he'll have an hour long primetime special called "taking the hill inside congress." it airs sunday night at 7:00, 6:00 central, and we'll have a preview a bit later on in this broadcast. >>> there is one agreement we can report tonight that will have a very big impact on america's roads and drivers. after months of negotiations with the government, carmakers including detroit's big three have agreed to a very ambitious new set of goals for fuel efficiency. there was a time when carmakers went to washington to lobby against this kind of change. times have changed. chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson joins us tonight from a honda dealership in queens, new york. anne? >> reporter: good evening, lester. what this agreement means is that in showrooms of the future you're going to see vehicles that use a lot less gasoline and reduce by half the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they put into the air. those are the emissions that cause climate change. now, today, compani

brian williams takes us inside the heated debate. >>> and a woman jailed for seven months for armed robbery speaks out after police say she was framed by her ex. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm amara sohn. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

brian williams will anchorur o special report right here on nbc bay area news. >>> good business mover cheap shot at consumers? several federal taxes on airline ticket expired over the weekend after congress failed to pass a bill on the federal aviation administration. that meant a partial tax holiday for people looking for plane ticket. it's pretty much over since most major airlines have raised prices, meaning the money for the government that they would have taken in will now go to the airlines. not every airline is following suit. spirit, hawaiian, and alaska airlines have decided ton collect the taxes and instead pass the savings on to ticket buyers. >>> topping our healthwatch tonight, just what the doctor ordered for your bank account. the prices of some of the best-selling prescription drugs in the world including lipitor and plavix are about to take a nose-di nose-dive. over the next year or so the patents covering seven of the top 20 selling drugs will expire. and that means generic manufactures will be able to jump in. average co-pays for generics are 75% less than what bra

i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.t. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. >> we begin with some developing news tonight from yosemite national park. we are getting new information from our sister sfags inan d s fresn and sacramento about the search and rescue efforts that are happening as we ntspeak. here's a look now at the map. witnesses say a man and a woman climbed over the safety rail at the top of vernal

brian williams exclusive behind the scenes look at what it's like in day on capitol hill. it airs sunday night at 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. >>> very insightful. still ahead tonight, a concert for the less than the cost of lunch? we'll tell you the catch. >>> also pot for your mooch. yes, marijuana, the west coast lab working on a way to make marijuana treatment an option for your pet fp. >>> and good evening, some of you are cool, and others pretty hot. campbell and south san jose, 92 degrees. livermore 87. orn ght we have the cngooli on or winds ousnghiver toward the east bay andnge are talking thunderstorms if you're heade way. we'll zoom in and give and you close up look. >>> certainly the loudest band to make it out of california is coming home to celebrate its 30th anniversary. metallica will play in san francisco. and if you're a fan, here's the best part. $6 tickets. there is a catch, though. you have to be a card carrying member of the metallica fan club. and who isn't? including fee, the total price to attend each show will be $19.81ed commemorating year th

now, back to brian williams in washington. >>> while the entire world is just now noticing these areperate hours for the victims of drought and famine and the horn of africa, somalia, kenya, ethiopia and djibouti and that means some heartbreaking choices are being made on a daily basis. choices about the starving and the sick and who survives. as we said this is the next global crisis we're going global crisis wire covering. to be covering. and we continue our extraordinary reporting for us tonight with rohit kachroo on the road between somalia and kenya and a warning, these images are tough to watch. >> reporter: it's not the screams that concern the doctors the most. but the silence of those too weak to cry. this is one of the busiest hospitals at the dadaab refugee camp where the most frail children are taken when they arrive. this child is 1 year old but looks like a newborn. her mother says she feels completely helpless. she's getting stronger and is expected to survive. >> most of the children die within the first 24 hours. >> reporter: doctors have seen an increase in the numb

here's brian williams. >>> good evening. president obama has requested air time from the television networks tonight, to speak from the east room of the white house and tell the american people that unless the debt ceiling is raised, the u.s. will suffer incalculable damage and the economy will default. keeping in the back and forth nature of what has become a toxic debate in washington now, two minutes after the president finished, we will hear from the speaker of the house. we'll go to the white house in just a moment, watching, along with all of us tonight, join in us from boston, the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. these two plot lines go on. talks go on. couldn't be more important, what they're discussing. at the same time, everyone is watching and the american people are disgusted. >> you said it. a toxic debate, a soap opera. think about how extraordinary this is, what we're about to witness. two top leaders in america, the president, speaker of the house, democrat and republican, taking to the airwaves

i'm brian williams. we hope you can join us right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> a somber day as dozenses of police officers turn in their badges. >>> a student leads police to the bay area. the news at 6:00 starts right now.

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i'm brian williams. hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening.ood night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, hidden dangers, why surgery could be the latest threat for air travelers and how bay area airports are responding. >> the search for a bay area missing cyclist taking a new turn tonight that has police shifting gears. >>> on the hunt for an art thief. an accidental clue could be the big break in the case. the news at 6:00 starts right now.

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brian williams on letterman, crazy cliff diving. >>> how many would you be willing to pay for a box lunch joke, a japanese store is offering a traditional meat, fish and vegetable box. the most expensive ever. of course, it's packaged in 18 karat gold. >>> if three bucks is more your style, changes are on the way for mcdonald's happy meal. under pressure, the chain will add fruit or vegetable, but won't do away with fries, just making it a smaller size portion. the first lady released a statement just now, saying these are positive steps. >>> this may make you think about selling twice about grandma's china. this guy brought in the most valuable item elves, a set of chinese cups made from rhinoceros horns. they're worth more than a million. the owner started collecting them in the '70s. >>> this big bike is also hitting the road, well, almost. it's 32 feed long, 18 feet high, dwayne weyrich says it's not finished yes, but wants to take it for a spin soon. >> we're going to ride this one, is not we get the pedals and sprockets on about, but we ran out of time. >>> david letterman congratul

are you saving that scoop for brian williams? i'm sad to say this is a pattern with the peacock. a network-wide anti-butt bias. watch any of their news coverage. their anchor, world leaders always shot waist up and from the front. because that's where nbc's precious boobs are. and more to the point, it's where the butt isn't. you almost never see ass on nbc except on celebrity apprentice. i mean... [cheering and applause] i mean, you've got. to he's talking out of it. [laughter] so i hereby call on the colbert nation to go down to the "today show"'s window in rockefeller plaza tomorrow morning and demand equal time for the booty. [cheering and applause] i want to see signs like, "no keesters, no peace" and "nbc equals no butt coverage." the point is, because here's the point, folks, this boob week is just a cheap ratings grope, like shark week. oh, oh, you know what somebody should do? shark boob week. or boob shark week. that i would watch. we'll be right back. [cheering and applause] [ male announcer ] at nissan, we test the altima's durability on a track that simulates the wor

be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." what's coming up on the "today" show. e casey anthony murder trial. >>> and find out why protesters in canada threatened to steal the spotlight after prince william and kate's honeymoon tour. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today." have a terrific fourth.

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ahead of the historic launch, brian williams interviewed legendary astronaut former senator john glennthe air and space museum here in washington. >> what are your feelings as this program prepares to come to an end? >> well, brian, you have feelings of nostalgia, the discovery that will eventually be here and replace this one was one that i was fortunate enough to ride on for a second flight. so sort of a little bit of nostalgia. on the bigger picture i'm sorry we're not maximizing the research, return out of the space program. the international space station is the most unique laboratory ever put together by hubs it also means without the shuttle we have no way of getting into space ourselves. we are sending our astronauts over to russia to have them put our people in their shuttle which for the world's greatest space fearing nation as we say, that's just not the answer to me. >> and you can see more of brian williams' interview with john glenn tonight on "nabs nightly news." check your local listings. it's the 135th shuttle launch. tamron hall will lead msnbc's coverage of nasa's fi

our loss is brian williams' gain.to executive produce "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. are you touched by the cake? we'll miss you. we didn't put your name on it. >> fill in name here. >> turnover's an issue, so we want to save money. >> thank you for everything. thank you, pat. >> thank you. >> bye, pat.

be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look alt what's coming up later on the "today" show. casey anthony on lying to authorities and why her prison release has been set back. >>> and blake shelton rocks out for the summer concert series. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. thank you so much for watching "early today" just your first thank you so much for watching "early today" just your first stop on your nbc station. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. there's another delay in the stalemate with six days left before the debt default deadline. a key member of the negotiations speaks out. >>> and another countdown is on. exactly one year until the 2012 summer olympics, michael phelps talks about going for the gold again. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day to day on your nbc station. have a good one.

developments in those stories and others's this break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. >>> here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. go inside the difficult process jurors are going through on day two of deliberations in the casey anthony murder trial, and her royal style is earning rave reviews for the duchess of cambridge on tour in canada with prince william. keep it on this channel for continuing local news and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today" just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. today" just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." and finally here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a "today" exclusive. hear from casey anthony's defense team just days after her murder trial came to a dramatic close. and actress, singer and american idol judge jennifer lopez makes a big announcement live on the show. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's a look at what's coming uplater this morning on the "today" show. pressure for a deal on the debt mounts after the nation's perfect credit rating is threatened. hear the very latest details on the tense negotiations. >>> it's a big morning in hollywood as prime time emmy nominations are announced. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching early "today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

are you saving that scoop for brian williams? i'm sad to say this is a pattern with the peacock.y have a network-wide anti-butt bias. watch any of their news coverage. their anchor, world leaders always shot waist up and from the front. because that's where nbc's precious boobs are. and more to the point, it's where the butt isn't. you almost never see ass on nbc except on celebrity apprentice. i mean... [cheering and applause] i mean, you've got. to he's talking out of it. [laughter] so i hereby call on the colbert nation to go down to the "today show"'s window in rockefeller plaza tomorrow morning and demand equal time for the booty. [cheering and applause] i want to see signs like, "no keesters, no peace" and "nbc equals no butt coverage." the point is, because here's the point, folks, this boob week is just a cheap ratings grope, like shark week. oh, oh, you know what somebody should do? shark boob week. or boob shark week. that i would watch. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. [cheering and applau impressive resume. i see you're flatulent in three languages. graduated

and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. hear from a senator involved in the deadlocked negotiations and chris brown reports for the summer concert series. keep it locked here. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today show," the latest details on the case of a hollywood producer charged with murdering his wife during their cancun vacation last year. >>> and grammy-winning artist, colbie callait performs next. >>> i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station, have

and tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest details on the growing phone hacking scandal after former executive rebekah brooks' arrest. could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.

be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news". here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. al roker will have the latest on the nation's deadly heat wave and when the scorcher will finally end, and grammy winner and the voice coach c lo green performs live on the plaza for the summer concert series. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and tonight, watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest on the tragic death of singer amy winehouse and whether it could have been prevented. and 007 actor daniel craig talks about his new role in "cowboys and aliens" and what to expect in the next james bond film. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm amara sohn. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. live from london, details of rupert murdoch's testimony in his hearing before parliament. did it help or hurt his case? and ryan goslin and emma stone are live on the plaza to talk about their new comedy "crazy, stupid love." now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day

nbc's brian williams can with david letterman. >> my role here has been to bum out your audience about debt crisis. >> good day i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. with the debt battle entering the final round we think just one week from the treasury's default date, house republican leaders are pushing for a vote on their plan tomorrow. democrats are waiting to see what happens before sending their proposal to the floor. either way the two sides are sharply divided and president obama may be out of the loop. jack lou is the white house budget director and joins me now from the sunny north lawn of the white house. not a sunny mood, though, today in the white house because we're still seeing such a deep divide. it's not even clear and that's a question of course for republicans if the speaker can get this out on the floor and get it passed. what private negotiations, re-assure us that there are some conversations going on between the so-called grown ups and some daylight between the house plan and the harry reid plan? >> it's good to be with you, andrea. i think where we are right no

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. with the budget deadline looming, two new backup plans emerged. the latest live from washington. and hollywood stars steve correll and julian moore are life in studio to talk about their new romantic comedy "crazy, stupid love." >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm amara sohn. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop today on your nbc station. today," just your first stop today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. "hardball's" chris matthews weighs in on the political standoff over the debt ceiling. and matt, ann, and al pay tribute to sherwood schwartz by remembering their favorite moments from his classic shows, "the brady bunch" and "gilligan's island." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc stations. have a good one.

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. members of the u.s. women's soccer team tell ann about their roller coaster journey, and they're about to enter their eighth and final season. the cast of "entourage" on hbo is live in studio. >>> now keep it here for news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news."y, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. an alternate juror in the casey anthony trial defends the not guilty verdict. plus, an exclusive interview with the case's lead prosecutor. >>> and the road trip continues. the latest on prince william and catherine's tour of canada. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com [ male announcer ] you don't makeby pressing a button.cken it takes a cook. we're kfc and we've got a certified cook in every restaurant freshly making the colonel's original recipe, today and every day. 11 herbs and spices, hand-breaded, hands down the world's best chicken. today is a kfc day. so bring home a real meal -- 10 pieces of that famous chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enoued a family of

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tonight be sure to watch brian williams with ""nbc nightly news"." >>> and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. al roker on the deadly heat wave scorching much of the country with the worst temperatures still to come. and generation x couples are opting not to get divorced. learn why they're sticking to their vows when things get tough. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news," and finally here's what's coming uplater this morning on the "today" show. the latest in the casey anthony murder trial as the defense rests its case. plus, casey anthony bodyguards speak out about the family in a "today" exclusive. and rapper pit bull performs live with some of his big name friends, including marc anthony, t-pain and neyo. sounds pretty good. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. it is sentencing day for casey anthony after years in jail. will she finally get her freedom? >>> and can president obama and congressional leaders put aside their differences and finally work out a deal on the debt? house majority leader eric cantor speaks out. >>> now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific thursday. [ male announcer ] you don't make the world's best chicken by pressing a button. it takes a cook. we're kfc and we've got a certified cook in every restaurant freshly making the colonel's original recipe, today and every day. 11 herbs and spices, hand-breaded, hands down the world's best chicken. today is a kfc day. so bring home a real meal -- 10 pieces of that famous chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscu

pete williams is at national airport in d.c. pete, good evening. >> brian, officials stress tonight there's no indication of any plot under way to actually do this, but they say al qaeda operatives have talked about trying to find doctors to help them do it, and the u.s. is taking that talk seriously. it's renewed interest in an idea for evading airport security. american officials say recently intercepted intelligence indicates al qaeda terrorists in yemen may attempt to surgically implant explosives, or explosive components in passengers to carry out suicide attacks. >> we see this as the evolution of how they can try to defeat us, to get around those layers of security that we have now. >> reporter: under one scenario, the terrorists onboard a plane would inject a chemical detonator into the part of the body where the device was planted. or it could be a radio controlled detonator, set off by a sell phone. intelligence suggests it would be tried on a flight to the u.s. from overseas. more physical patdowns have been suggested, more questioning of passeng