our own parent company, by the way, comcast nbc universal, pledged to hire 1,000 vets over the next three-year period. wes moore is here with us in the studio. he was a captain in the u.s. army, 82nd airborne in afghanistan and has worked to get other vets hired since he got home from war. nice to have you. and no fair, by the way. you had a degree from johns hopkins, you were a rhodes scholar, but yes, you were an army captain, and someone, in this case, citibank, hired you, and as i said on this broadcast last night, if you have seen a sergeant major in the army in the field, you would hire them person so fast because they can do anything. >> it's so true. it's important for america to understand that not just working with vets, but hiring vets isn't a charity, it's an investment. you think about -- i think there's two real misconceptions that people have about veterans. people think particularly in light of the sergeant bales incident, they're ticking time bombs. the fact is the vast majority of veterans who come back home don't have any form of post traumatic stress syndrome or any type of

even though tiger came up short of the title at last weekend's honda classic, ratings for comcast's nbc tv network were up 78%. in tonight's "beyond the scoreboard," rick horrow speaks with the executive director of the tournament, beginning with the return of woods to the contest. >> reporter: from. >> from a revenue standpoint we're projecting a 30% increase in attendance and concessions and a few other things. on the expense side it does affect that because we have to improve our security on course, we have to increase our transportation. we have to increase our concession, the food, the merchandise, so on and so forth and of course the media. the credentialing requests have gob from s 25 to over 300 requests this week. >> reporter: what kind of risk do you take as a tournament director in the game of golf to begin with? >> we can't control mosh they've, so a financial risk for us right away comes in the form of weather. we don't have insurance against the weather. we can certainly acquire it, but it's not something that we do. economically for us the weather is an enormous factor. o

our own parent company, by the way, comcast, nbc universal pledged to hire 1,000 vets over the next three-years moore is here with us in the studio. he was a captain in the u.s. army, 82nd airborne in afghanistan and has worked to get other vets hired since he was home. you had a degree from john hopkins, you were a rhodes scholar, and someone hired you, and as i said on the broadcast, if you have seen a sergeant major in the army in the field, you would hire that person so fast because they can get anything done. >> it's so true. it's important for america to understand that not just working with vets, but hires vets, isn't a charity, it's an investment. there's two real misconceptions that people have about veterans. people think particularly in light of the sergeant bales incident, they're ticking time bombs. the vast majority of people who come home don't have post traumatic stress or brain injury, and with proper treatment, there's no correlation with the incidents and the murder sprees that we saw with sergeant bales. and many people think they're robots, yes, sir, no, sir. these veteran

. >> but you're standing here in front of comcast nbc universal. kind of job you want to ask for? >> absolutely. these guys have wonderful. they want to get to the bottom of what makes me happy and i think that we can work something out. >> i can tell you you have a fantastic voice for broadcasting, if i might say so. to anybody who is listening you really do. in terms of veterans who are listening today who are at home, who may be feeling that they also want some help, what is your message to veterans in terms of the openness of companies to hiring them? and what is your message to companies? >> well, my message to companies is that absolutely hire veterans. those guys, every single veteran that i know is -- has experience with getting the job done, regardless of what it is. that is what we did. in terms of the veterans, reach out, find other veterans, find a support network and go to events like these. you'll definitely be happy. >> thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> and also we want to tell everybody that you can take part on

uses to be and comcast now owns nbc and universal and they are among the top ... there they are. but time warner is there, too. interesting list. no doubt people that work in business are afraid of this president and his policies. >>neil: but some are hedging their bets. >>reporter: the bans are figuring, how much worse can it be unless gingrich or santorum wednesday, and where the banks say, okay, and i am coughing as i say this, this is no way they will win. we have to show more support to the president, but i don't see them even hedging that much with the president, they don't --. >>neil: but when it gets close to the election and it looks like the polls are showing the president will be re-elected will they say, all right, we don't want to be on the wrong side. >>reporter: i don't see that. the sentiment is so against the president, he bashed them and supported occupy wall street, and he has taxes galore aimed at them. i don't thing they will make that case. i don't. but who knows. but so far and the republicans are beating themselves up good, with the numbers going to partic

. >>> henry wofford joins us from our nbc comcast noise room.es i guess that means you're talking baseball? >> spring training is on a roll. game action begins saturday, pitchers are looking forward to batters, stepping to a plate. bruce bochy said at spring training rotation today, to get in depth details we have to go to the cactus state with the latest. >> reporter: it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that tim lincecum is set to pitch in the exhibition opener on saturday, can you pencil him in for opening day as well. if more interest is a fact that madison baumgartner will be set to pitch sunday. when asked if that would be the way the rotation looks to start the season? the manager said it's definitely being considered. >> we'll see where we're at. if it doesn't go well, then we're in an area where we're going to have two righties, three lefties. so if that's the case there's more than likely matt cain then and timmy would be split up. we would put madison between them. >> good news on the injury front as freddy sanchez took ground balls a

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for the record, e news and nbc bay area are both owned by comcast. >> i wonder if she knows what positionplays? >> probably not. >>> from the silver screen to the west end, "the bodyguard" will be making its london stage debut. a website has been launched for the fuse cal set to open in london's famed theater district. the musical is based on the hit movie starring kevin costner and the late whitney houston. it is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week. >> monumental landmark. >> coming up, howcover up? cor up? we'll tell you if a bikini ban is in the works for the upcoming summer olympic games. >>> welcome back now. mostly clear conditions here in san jose. overcast, dark skies in the city by the bay as we have a system on the way. 65 in san francisco, down to 58 tomorrow and sunday we'll clear up. have a great weekend. >> this just in, an o limpec sport is about to get, let's just say less skimpy. >> the international volley ball federation says the days of mandatory bikinis are over in the sport of beach volley ball. the federation says it's trying to be more flexible to accommodat

." >> what a great day it is at comcast and nbc and whole nbc universal family is here along with hundredserans about getting veterans back to work. it's a real honor now to speak with dakota myer. medal of honor recipient. he's from kentucky. we'll talk basketball in just a second. i want to talk about work. you're medal of honor recipient working with hire a vet program in toyota. your future deservedly so more assured than a lot of your friends and your colleagues in the armed services. you're a young guy. you have some friends getting out of the military now. you and i were chatting. having a hard time finding a job. how do we get men and women that deserve a job as much as anybody back to work in america? >> you have to understand what you're getting. there's a gap between the veterans and employers. the veterans have to do better with knowing how to market themselves. for instance with me, i can't just say i'm a sniper because what does that mean to you as an employer when you get me as a sniper? you don't have sniper positions open, what's that going to do? thing is you have to know

comcast is a majority owner of nbc. >>> an emergency whale rescue in southern california tonight is a success and it's the second type of rescue in just one week. this gray whale is among many migrating north from baja and the second to be found tangled in nets and ropes. the rescuers rescued the wail with long hooks. >>> jeff ranieri joins us now. the weekend is going to be sloppy, isn't it? >> three weekends in a row, people are -- come on, jeff. but it's coming our way as we head into saturday, we'll have the full-time line on that rain and how long it's going to last coming up in just a few minutes. >>> coming up in sports, after a power outage on opening night, the a's found their home run swing against the mariners this morning. but would it be enough for a victory? >>> plus, giants fans know all about the garlic fries. but the giants have some surprises in store for 2012. mmm! new tasty treats next in sports. >>> silicon valley technology is giving a bay area man a chance to drive a car for the first time in years even though he can't see. >> nbc bay area's business and tech re

we should say that nbc 4 and comcast are proud partners with you once again.ght back on "viewpoint." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. here are some of the stories we are following this sunday morning. at least 39 people are dead and hundreds more injured from this weekend's tornadoes. the twisters ripped through the south and midwest, doing major damage in indiana and kentucky. the red cross has already set up shelters in 11 different states to provide food, water and other resources to those affected. >>> a driver who left the scene of a deadly crash in prince george's county is now in custody. police arrested 21-year-old darren britt in the district. he is being held on a gun charge. police say he is the driver of an suv that crashed into a tree on suitland road, killing 18-year-old tyesha williams. >>> and rush limbaugh has apologized for degrading comments he made about a georgetown law student. we will be back with another update coming up in about ten minutes. >>> and welcome back to "viewpoint." again, we are here with our friends from the gr

nbc bay area.com and search for prom. >>> now for a look at what's coming up in sports we have jim of comcast sports net with action. >> that's a darn good story. i have three daughters. that looks great for the girls out there. here's what's coming up in sports, the home of the giants became the home to the earthquakes today. mls action came to the is it he and we're going to tell you how the local club did today and the giants and a's did battle in texas league action. we'll tell you who came out on top next from the exfinity sports desk. >>> good evening. the giants and as, doesn't matter whether it is the regular season or cactus league, there are always bragging rights between these two. they went at it in phoenix. giants wearing special green hats on st. patrick's day, top of the fourth inning, and keyela faces tim of the giants. looks likes a home run. right? a fan reaches over and makes the grab and that is ruled a ground rule double. nice play either way. two batters later derek barton gets it through the right side and he will try to score and nate and you're how the. what a great thrill that was. giants hit

nbc news, new york. >>> up next here tonight, news for parents whose kids play contact sports. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. >>> the nfl is dealing with an unfolding scandal. coaches who paid bonuses to players to injure their opponents. it's been called pay for pain. in plain english, it's a bounty system. and in truth, this kind of thing has gone on in one form or another at all levels of football for a long time. league officials met today with former new orleans saints defensive coordinator greg williams who arranged cash bonuses. the league is expected to investigate the saints' past three seasons. punishment could include fines, suspensions and lost draft picks. this is just getting started. this news comes on a day when we learn that even mild concussions in children, mostly sustained during sports, can lead to problems with attention and memory for a year or longer. a new

nbc acquired universal. the first new channel is set to start next month with the other three by 2014. they're the first batch of ten stations featuring minority programming to be launched on comcast. >>> the marine corps marathon is more popular than ever. this year the race sold out in two hours and 41 minutes. which wouldn't be bad timing in a marathon, as a matter of fact. registration opened at 3:00 this afternoon and before 5:45, all 30,000 slots were sold. the runners will take their marks on sunday, october 28th. >> and it was a good day to start training. >> yeah. for sure. tomorrow another great day to get out there. really when you're training for a marathon, there's no bad day. out there right now, pretty nice. not just pretty nice. it is simply gorgeous. 11:19 at night, it is spectacular outside right now with temperatures still in the 50s in most locations. outside, temperatures today reached a high temperature of 67 degrees after an average high of 53. well above average today. you may have noticed a beautiful full moon tonight. it is really spectacular out there. clouds trying to move in. mostly clear skies, the sun has gone down by now. winds out of the south at 1

comcast in a couple minutes. >> we'll see you in a couple of minutes. have a great evening. >> good night. >>> response to an nbcay area editorial. >> i'm susan shaw. last week we criticized the yearly ritual of layoff thtss or pink slips given to thousands of schoolteachers on march 15th. parent express the majority view. it is offensivive. many get pinked each year two months before the end of the school year and are expected to chin up and keep going. scott, a teacher from fremont, adds call backs are in 24 hours saying you have your job back again. it is a union negotiated contract item. any emotional harm is self-imposed. and chris adds maybe we need to send pink slips to all government employees every year on march 15th, especially those who are elected and deal with the budget. as always, we thank you for sharing your views. tell us what you think at nbc editorials. the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut che

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nbc. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast.er. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. >> announcer: today's money is brought to you by bank of america. >> this morning on today's money, financial rules to live by. despite years of saving 50% of people will run out of money during retirement. what can you do to make sure it doesn't happen to you? jean chatzky is the author of "money rules, the simple path to lifelong security." welcome. >> tank you. >> these are simple rules you explain in perfect ways. let's get to them. if you can't see it and you can't touch it, you won't spend it. >> this is why 401(k) works. you have to get the money out of your line of sight. you can do it for other things. any goal you want to save for, get the money into a separate account. >> how about this one? just because someone will lend it to you doesn't mean you should borrow it. >> this is the lesson of the credit cris

nbc bay area on facebook. see you in about a half hour. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast.d verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. >>> we're back now "today," 8:30 on a monday morning, the 19th day of march, 2012. nice crowd out on the plaza this morning. it's spring break rolls along here in new york city. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, who's here while ann is taking some time off. we're joined by al roker and natalie morales, as well. and coming up, we're going to catch up with charlize theron and kristen stewart. they are two of the stars of the new "snow white" movie that is coming to theaters. "snow white and the huntsman" this is not your typical snow white movie. ear going to be talking about them in just a little while. >> also we're going to talk about laundry detergent. are all laundry detergents created equal? no. good housekeeping did some tests. we're going to find out if the high-priced brands