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day so let's start givin ♪ ♪here's a choice we're maki ♪ >> good afternoon fro los anles am i'm chris jansingching msnbc's contui live covere as family and friends and fans say their final goobyes toichael jackson. it was a star-studded memorial. went on for more thanwo hour wrapped just about an hour ago. it was filled with music and memories. i'm joined by two men w were instrumental in seeing it all came off. los angeles police chief willi graton and ken ehrlic i don't know if the are two men anywhe within my es dice who arerobly more relieved rht now. chief, everythg seemed to go as smoothly as you possibly could haveimagined. >> it was from our persptive terrific da. great day for the city of los angeles. literally awless. ran ly about10,15 minutes ertime. the partnership beten the peop putting on the even you, the media, it was a great day. >> there was a lot of concer about people ignoring the calls weren't that many ppl whoeally came down downtown los angeles. >> i don't think there were 1500 to 20,000 people. i think w had moreeople inside. ihi a lot of that had to do with your cpera

nbc's chris jansing in los angeles at largest ford dealership in the world with more on that. chris. >> reporter: thank you very much, david. behind me are some of the 150 cars already turned in here at gelpman ford, an indication of how successful the program has been. but it has also been chaotic with dealers and customers wondering how long until the money runs out. sharon bellio was back at the gelpman ford today after a long night last night. >> it was a madhouse. it was crazy. >> thank you for holding. >> reporter: phone lines have been jammed with customers. >> thank you for calling gelpman motors. >> reporter: nervous customers anxious to buy cars before the money runs out. >> last night was a big night with the confusion if the program was on or off. we did over 30 vehicles last night and had people here until 3:00 in the morning. >> reporter: it is business based on promises from the president. that if you sell it, the money will come. >> all right, boys, let's sell some cars! >> all right! >> let's go! >> reporter: reimbursements to dealers have been slow. >> not goo

nbc's chris jansing has our report. >> reporter:enrique gomez's car is a gas guzzler. he wasn't planning to buy a new car yet. the government's car allowance rebate system unofficially known as cash for clunkers brought him on to the lot. >> when i see the program, that qualifies. >> reporter: in gomez's case, trading in a crown victoria for a corolla gets him 11 miles per gallon of gas and $4,500 from uncle sam. to qualify, cars getting 18 miles a gallon or less can be traded in for fuel efficient models, earning a credit of $3500 to $4500. it got customers buying again. in florida. >> program like this is heaven sent. >> reporter: nebraska. >> in most every case there was somebody who was not in the market. >> reporter: and california. >> since friday we have increased our business probably about 30%. >> reporter: but the program isn't without critics including some environmentalists. take these suvs for example, they only have to get two miles more per gallon than the clunker turned in. a recent study suggested the more fuel efficient your car is the more you drive.

chris jansing, nbc news, seattle. >>> a professor at harvard university, henry lewis gates jr. perhaps the best expert on african-american history in this country. he got home thursday from china where he was making a pbs documentary and he tried to get in his own home in cambridge, massachusetts, his front door was stuck. so he used his key in the back door. later the cops arrived, responding to a burglary call and he wound up under arrest. the charges have been dropped, but the stakes have just been raised. our report tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: there is a still-photo, the 58-year-old professor in handcuffs, mug shots following his arrest and charge of disorderly conduct, inevitable headlines and the logical almost unavoidable speculation. >> a of wonder whether he was treated as any other harvard professor might have been. >> reporter: world renowned scholar, henry lewis gates returned home from a week's travel last thursday and found his front door jammed. he went in through the back door and then, with the help of his driver, also african-american, pulled

chris jansing, nbc news, los angeles. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian

i'm chris jansing. a case of swine flu making headlines this morning. a group of 65 students from medford, oregon, being quarantined at a hotel in beijing because one of them tested positive for swine flu. school officials say the student was briefly hospitalized, but is now doing better. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton visiting mumbai and new delhi today, the start of a three-day visit to india. clinton urged india, as well as other countries, to do more to tackle terrorism and global warming. the secretary is the most senior obama administration official to visit india. >>> you could be the new owner of the infamous watergate. the bank holding the $40 million loan is putting up the foreclosed property for auction this week. it's a 12-story hotel where the burglars slept before they broke in to the adjoining office complex in 1972, setting off the scandal that broke down president nixon. >>> now to the economy and summer is on sale. today the travel industry is pulling out all the stops to lure passengers on to planes and get more vacationers in

i'm chris jansing, in for alex witt. we'll have that and the latest twist in the michael jackson investigation in moments. >>> first, this morning the pentagon is confirming that the man you see in this individuvid american soldier who went missing in afghanistan last month. on the tape the soldier answer a capture's questions about why he's in afghanistan. >> we were told when we got here we were supposed to do joint operations with afghan government, army and police that are here now. >> let's go live to the white house and nbc's mike zi cara. >> reporter: we know the pentagon is reporting that is a u.s. soldier. he went missing missing last september. he says he lagged behind a patrol. reports at the time indicated there was an american soldier that went missing. at that point reports said he wander wandered off the base. he did appear in this video, 28 minutes long, obviously shot by his taliban captures. he says he's scared, speaks of his family, his girlfriend that he hopes to marry. prompted by the cap tors to ask

here is nbc's chris jansing. >> reporter: call it recession tv. >> i had to kick the renters out and move into my parents' house where i grew up. >> reporter: on the new hbo series the leading man is underpaid, uninsured, and newly divorced. >> now all i ever seem to do is try not to drown. >> reporter: in the world of bank bailouts, automaker bankruptcys, foreclosures, and frauds, art is reflecting life. >> entertainment at its best, like a television show or movie is grounded in reality. so there is no way good writers aren't looking at what's going on today. >> reporter: so "30 rock" has repeatedly mined the financial crisis for laughs. >> no, i never fired anybody in my life. >> it's an acquired skill. >> reporter: so has "south park." >> an economic crisis has hit south park and the nation like never before. >> reporter: and "the simpsons." >> here is your new monthly payment. >> michael moore asks for money. >> collectors will come down the aisles to collect your donations for citi bank, bank of america, aig. >> reporter: and ben aflac's upcoming film is about the aftermath of

i'm chris jansing in for alex witt.e have that to bring you along with encouraging signs from the housing market. first, we begin this hour with the passing of a broadcast legend, cbs angererman, walter cronkite, hailed as the most trusted nan america, died in his home in new york. he was 92. from 1962 through 1981, cronkite anchored the "cbs evening news." he was one of the most famous and most trusted voices in america with his signature sign-off "and that's the way it is." here's nbc's chris clackum with a look back at the remarkable life of cronkite. >> reporter: when walter cronkite veered from his usual straight reporting on the "cbs evening news" for the 1968 editorial against the vietnam war, president johnson was watching in the white house, and he said to have exclaimed -- that's it if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. >> pennsylvania. >> reporter: it was instances like that that helped justify cronkite's longtime monica ker as the most trusted man in america. walter cronkite was born on november 4

this is a guarantee you're guaranteed to love. >>> welcome back to msnbc, i'm chris jansing.ring an american icon. many voices now weighing in on the loss of longtime cbs news man walter cronkite. for more on his life and legacy, let's bring in nbc's ron allen live in front of cbs headquarters in new york city. ron, good morning. >> good morning, chris. the cbs broadcast center, i guess, for a longtime felt like the place that walter cronkite lived. this is a family that's lost its patriarch. the person who set the standard, led the way for so long. an icon in the business. it's hard to find work to describe the strat your of this man here, in the business, around the world. and everywhere people are remembering him and remembering him, especially, as they saw him on tv. people around the world, everywhere, are having thoughts about the most trusted man in america. >> when i was a kid growing up, he was the newscaster that we always watched. for me he was the quintessential news anchor that started news television as i remember it growing up. >> president kennedy died at 1:00

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chris jansing, nbc news, lifornia. >>> video of the day comes from the sheriff's office in plain city, utah. an erratic driver, weaving, blowing through stop signs, speeding up, slowing down, he led the deputy to his own driveway, that's where the chase ended. the suspect exits the vehicle. he is 7 years old. he had taken the car to avoid having to go to church with his family. no charges were filed. the boy and his parents have discussed the incident privately and will do so publicly tomorrow morning on "today." >>> when "nightly news" continues tonight, kids from oregon, stuck in china under a swine flu quarantine. the latest on their not so excellent summer vacation. latest on their not so excellent summer vacation. she lied. okay-- one tone hair color totally washing you out. let's get your right color. nice 'n easy with color blend technology. in one step get a blend of three tones. highlights, lowlights and shine. makes a fresh light-filled frame for your pretty face. look out, kelly-- here i come! she'll thank me later. (announcer) why settle for flat when you can get that? nic

chris jansing is in enseeno, california, with the latest. good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: good morning. as part of the custody case we learned that child welfare officials are looking into the care michael jackson's children got while he was alive because of the large number of drugs allegedly found in the home. they have been here to katherine jackson's house because she's the temporary guardian and if debbie rowe decides to shoe fue custody, she'll be next for investigators. as we see in this new tape, debbie rowe may already feel at pressure. she's the mother of the world's most watched children. >> are you ready to fight for your children? are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> reporter: she wasn't from a dermatologist assistance to international intrigue with her shocking marriage to michael jackson in 1996 and the birth of two children. now 12-year-old prince michael and paris now 11. after a 1999 divorce, she all but disappeared until now telling nbc los angeles anchor chuck henry that she wants the children

chris jansing has our report. >> reporter: she is the mother of the world's most watched children. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked. >> reporter: she went from a unknown determine taulg assistance, to a well known mother. and after a divorce, she all but disappeared. until now. she told chuck henry that he wants the children, including blanket, jackson's son by a different mother. >> she said michael and i had an agreement, but he broke the agreement, and he died. >> reporter: under california law rowe has a clear legal claim to custody, but a judge will consider more than biology. >> put yourself in her shoes, and say i want them, they are mine. and it really begs to question whether they don't know her. >> reporter: rowe admitted as much. here she is in 1997, saying the children were her gift to michael. >> he changes them and sings to them, and i don' need to be there. michael is -- i would have nothing to do. >> reporter: and again, on britain tv in 2003. >> my kids don't call me mom, because i don't want them to. they are not -

. >> l's go to cris jansing ght now. chris, what arethe legal velopmts there in califoia, the state court? >> i thinknk this is obvbviousl very signififint and bking moreignificant asas we len justst how mucmichael jackn's estate wilbe worth. hihisrecords have been selling li crazy. there's the possibilility ofll thes videoeos. the nameme and likens of michael jackson is at stake her hehere's wt was rereally ccial about this hearing. elawyers who ar named asas the ecutors in this will id, look, we c c't wait any lger. therere is biness at hand that nenes to b tendndedto. ta a look at where i am. i'm m at the staples center. there are big concerns abouthe mber of people who will l be out here w whunauthorirized miael jacksoson t-shirts, othth sortsf memorabilia.a. a big part of any celebty's estate, afafr theye gone, anand elvis is a peeectxample of this, is the corol of the name andd likeness. soe know that these lawyers will be taking -- actually, a lawy and a music exececive, the twoo that were nameme in th willll will be ha

nbc's chris jansing has the latest. >> reporter: for more than a decade they were hidden behind masks. >> reporter: their father's farewell became the formal unveiling of prince michael and paris and blanket. it was a heart-breaking debut. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just want to say i love him so much. >> reporter: with that, 11-year-old paris collapsed into the arms of her aunt janet. >> a picture is worth a thousand words. you can't look at that and not realize the close relationship that these kids have with the jackson family. ♪ smile though your heart is agoing ♪ >> reporter: at the memorial, it was the unscripted, unspoken moments that resonated loudest. paris' head resting on her grandmother katherine's shoulder. embraced by aunt la toya. prince leaning on aunt janet, clinging to family. ♪ we are the world we are the children ♪ >> reporter: and singing one of their dad's songs. >> whatever beefs there were between the brothers and sisters and michael in life, you know that they will take care of those children. >> repo

and chris jansing back. and i think we visited briefly once in california, and now you are here for the next couple hours. >> yeah, something more significant than michael jackson. >> and jonathan is still here. and i want to bring eric, a crisis management expert, and author of the book "damage control." and the beginning of this conversation is mark sanford, and where it ends, i have no idea. eric, i will begin with you, though. adapting the title of your book, what, in a nutshell, is your point? >> well, i think that a lot of damage control is characterized by the silly mother goose where if you say you're sorry, the problem goes away, and you need to apologize and show concern. there is not a lot of data that show the mother goose chestnuts is what really works. and what happens with sanford, he seems to believe that there is some correlation between how many times you apologize and whether the problem goes away. and what i would tell you is what the data in my experience shows there are situations where

for "today," chris jansing, nbc news, los angeles. >>> doctor nancy synderman is nbc chief medical editorgood morning to you. >> hi, matt. >> chris just said this can't have to happen. the fact of the matter is we are a medication society. so, isn't a certain amount of this almost inevitable? >> well, it is inevitable. because you're right, we like pills. we go to the doctor, with the expectation of getting something. and we've become phenomenally complacent about over-the-counter medications and herbal supplements. simple things like garlic, ginkgo biloba, st. john's wort people may use to treat various things, they could all have drug-drug interactions. it's important to remember, anything you put in your mouth can have some medicinal properties and can interact with whatever else you're taking. >> are doctors asking enough questions of their patients? >> no. >> and are patients being up front enough with their doctors? >> no, neither. and this is part of the problem that we don't have kmpgss conversations, and patients, particularly those who have expendable income to go to more than o

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i'm chris jansing in for alex whit. welcome to msnbc saturday.ll that and the latest on the terror bombings in indonesia. longtime cbs anger man walter cronkite died last night in his home surround by family. for years millions of americans welcomed cronkite into their homes. tuning him in times of crisis and celebration. nbc's brian williams reflects on the life and legacy of cronkite, the most trusted man in america. >> heres a bulletin from cbs news. in dallas, texas, three shots were fired at president kennedy's motorcade in downtown dallas. >> reporter: he'll be forever linked to the assassination of our young president. and with american spaceflight. >> man on a moon. oh, boy. >> reporter: and the downfall of a president. >> we should try tonight to pull together the threads of this amazing story, quite unlike any in our modern american history. >> reporter: for 20 years in this country, 25 million americans each night got their news from walter cronkite. >> and that's the way it is. >> reporter: and for all those watching in living rooms a

good morning, everyone i'm chris jansing in for alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. first up this hour, the latest from washington. after an unscheduled statement on friday, president obama is taking on his critics this morning, urging congress to back his plan for health care reform in his weekly internet address. >> the same folks who control the white house and congress for the past eight years, as we ran up record deficits will argue, believe it or not, that health reform will lead to record deficits. that's simply not true. >> nbc's live at the white house. mike, what's the status of this debate? where are we on this kate care reform package? >> chris, hardly a day goes by when the president doesn't make a statement in support of his health care initiative. but it is in serious political trouble. we are talking about potentially changing how every single american gets their health care coverage, how much they pay for that health care coverage, how businesses will have to pay into a fund if they don't provide employer-provided health care. right on down the line.

even chris jansing is saying, wow, this is azing. whenid youcome around i personally feel thisuy and like this guy? where your introduction? >> i think after kind of i'm a huge -- as i said "back to th future" fan and the cafe they arplaying "beat it." i'm singing along. i' been deejaying about seven years an private parties and clubs and whatave you. just comng in and being exposed to tat ty of si not only michael jackson but, you know, different artist inis genre has shaped crrent musicand akon and so and so. >> so u hear that and understand that? >> when the 2 anniversary of "tiller" came out on carbon dioxide and you cd and akon and so many other aists contributingo m and for me, at first you'd hear that song or those songand to hr them with our aists today, our artists, quote/unquote, it's a different aspect of what -- >> you had to go bac and see and discoveror yoursf? >> right, exactly. >> did youdiscover ff the wall earlier? >> i havegrea song "i want you back." a lot of tis stuff,clubs are playing it now are all remixes. tcp

i'm chris jansing in for alex wi witt. welcome.e'll have all those stories plus the latest on the terror bombings in indonesia. first the passing of a broadcast legend. long time cbs ang choreman walter cronkite has died. he passed away at his home on friday in new york. he was 92 years old. from 1962 through 1982, congress kite ang chored the cbs evening news. during that time, he became one of the most famous faces and trusted voices in america. and he made his signature signoff, and that's the way it is, household words. here's nbc's chris clackham with a look back at his remarkable life. >> when walter kronk height veered from his usual straight reporting on the cbs evening news for this 196 editorial against the vietnam war, president johnson was watch in the white house and he he's said to have exclaimed, that's it, if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. it was instances like that that helped justify cronkite's longtime moniker as the most trusted man in america. walter cronkite was born in 1916 in st. joseph, misso

i'm chris jansing. >>> there's breaking news.tagon has just released the identity of a soldier seen on video that appeared on a taliban website saturday. the soldier captured in afghanistan is identified as private 1st class bow bowe bergdahl. he's 23 years old. he's from ketchum, idaho. we first saw this video late saturday and it is the first sign of bowe bergdahl since he went missing june 30th. on the tape you can hear him being prompted to talk by his captors. >> your message to your people. >> yes. to my fellow americans who have loved ones over here, who know what it's like to miss them, you have the power to make our government bring them home. please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here wasting our time and our lives. >> we'll have a live report from nbc's jim miklaszewski at the top of the hour. >>> a new report in this morning's "washington post" sheds fresh light on cia interrogation techniques used to get some high-profile al qaeda detainees to talk. interviews with u.s. offi

for today, chris jansing, nbc news, los angeles. >> and we certainly wish her the very best. >> she's been a guest on our show a number of times. we'll keep our fingers crossed. also coming up, daughtry, out on the plaza, live concert in our 8:30 half hour. they're going to be rocking out there. first your local news and weather. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. want to get a check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> a lot of times this is in the white marsh area, heavy delays on southbound i-95. white marsh down to beyond the beltway northeast, much of it due to an earlier accident. you are still dealing with these delays this morning. take pulaski highway and philadelphia road as your alternate. the w parkway, right where it meets the beltway, heading towards west nursery road, almost at a standstill. we have an exit westbound on joppa road towards harford road. on eastbound i-70, earlier accident. 19 loss per hour approaching 29. it will take awhile to get through this morning. 16 on the northea

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for today, chris jansing, nbc news, los angeles. >> and we certainly wish her the very best. >> she's been a guest on our show a number of times. we'll keep our fingers crossed. al coming up, daughtry, out on the plaza, live concert iou f hour. they're going to be rocking out there. first your local news and weather. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, jul 14th, 2009. a beautiful morning here on this tuesday. our time is now 7:56 a.m. >>> in the news for today, the naval criminal investigative service is trying to figure out how a sailor died at ft. myer in arlington. the woman's body was discovered in henderson hall yesterday morning. her body was discovered when she failed to report to work at the pentagon. a senior defense official tells nbc news there was foul play involved. no information about the victim has been released just yet. >>> today the d.c. council will vote on an independent investigation into marion barry's use of contracts. the d.c. inspector general is asd to investigate a series of questionable city contracts worth several hundred thousand dollars that berry promoted