smith: .from the lee duncan perspective, did lee duncan get out of this everything lee duncan -anted? orlean: lee. lee's ultimate dream.he had two dreams. one was that the dog would remain alive forever in some fashion. >> smitt: right. >> orlean: and he would say constantly, "there will always be a rin-tin-tin". >> smith: right. >> orlean: he was devoted too3 the idea that this dog symbolized something that would live forever.3 >> smith: yeah. >> smith: yeeh, sure. well, here we are, right? >> orlean: .i would say, exactly. i mean we're talking about this nearly a hundred yearsú since he found the puppy, and if i'd taken any more time working on the book it would have been a hundred years [chuckles]. >> smith: you could haae hit the anniversary, that's right. >> orlean: so in that sense he did create and nurturee3 something. he also, though, ad this persistent desire toohave his story of finding the puppy and the remarkable change that it wrought in his life captured as a film. he wasn't a vain man. it waan't a arcissistic desire to be a star. in fact, everybody remembers rin-tin-tin

. >> you talk about a lot of people including david silverman duncan. let me start down the characters. when did you start wanting to do the general mcchrystal article? what is the first time someone suggested to you or you went to them and asked for it? >> the first time i had the idea was a in 2005 in baghdad. i said "would be interesting to do it with general casey?" i thought would be interesting to get inside the command and to one in the same way that we are accustomed to doing with the troops and the grunts on the grounds. there has been the first hand of what will and joe are saying on the ground. captioning their idiosyncrasies and what they really fear and love, all this experience of war for these low level guys. that grew over the years. it is not about trying to do one on general petraeus. i would end of doing it anyway. i saw that mcchrystal was getting quite a bit of interesting coverage. i thought it was a bigger story. that was one of my models, to try to do a generation kill, to capture that with the highest command. >> who wrote that?

(((our huddle talks fire up))which raven michael clark duncan is sending a message to...s to get together with the football star. plus... fox45's own baltimore idol ... is about to make her national debut... when you can see our hometown contestant on american idol next. you're [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. school night ideas made easy. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait lig

duncan adams threw down a blistering second run to get himself on the podium. >> luke: basically the best day you can imagine for skiing. one of those guys, a very different approach to superpipe skiing. there's no doubles in his run, no really big spins until we get down to the bottom. everything is really big, really smooth, and well-executed. his grabs are there and the judges just love it. here's a switch 900 to cap things off at the bottom. that's the biggest spin he does by a full 180. duncan adams right there ended up in third place, great run on the day. >> second place belonged to justin doer tee. >> luke: he's a real risk-taker in the sport, one of the guys he hears about a new trick and he's already tried it. both directions. spinning right and left all the way down the pipe. when he puts together a run up at the top you never know what you're going to see. everything is brand new for this guy. it's beautiful to watch. >> >> todd h.: second place in breckenridge, colorado. the man who dominated the defending champion, kevin rolland from la plain, france. wow is all i can s

duncan golestani, nbc news, giglio, italy. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, a hidden danger for millions of women. important new guidelines about a vital test to find it. >>> and later, he searched far and wide for a donor to save his life. turns out she was right beside him all along. ew >>> we're back now with the important health news that affects millions of women who face a hidden danger as they age. doctors are sounding the alarm about osteoporosis, urging more older women to be screened. at the same time, there are concerns the tests are done too often. at least for some women. we get our report from our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: a bone density test usually done on older women measures the risk of getting osteoporosis and dangerous fractures that often follow. but the new study finds that women with healthy bones do not need to be tested as often as they have been because few will actually develop osteoporosis. >> it is unnecessary to keep screening every two or three years. >> reporter: dr. ethel cyrus, an osteoporosis specialist, agrees wit

duncan kennedy. >> this is "bbc world news." i'm david eades. the headlines this hour -- nearly a quarter of spain's workforce is now unemployed. more than 57.3 million, the highest rate in the industrialized world. the u.n. secretary general tells world economic leaders that they have a social and moral responsibility to turn around the global economic crisis. >> firefighters had to work around the clock to deal with a blaze in south western china. chinese state media stays fire began in thursday in the tourist town and something like 2,500 firefighters and middle taxpayer doing what they could to put out the blaze which began in the foot of the mountains and strong gusts of wind hampered the work covering about 111 acres of forest. it's not known how the fire started. >> the contenders for the republican presidential nomination have held their last tv debate ahead of next tuesday's florida primary. 2 two frontrunners, mitt romney and newt gingrich had a bit of a clash on immigration and exchanged accusations on personal finances and mitt romne

here's duncan golistani. >> reporter: these seals are the lucky ones. they were found stranded on the dutch coast after stormy weather. so many pups have washed up, they're calling this rehabilitation center an orphanage. wrenched from their mothers, some pups still had umbilical cords attached. at least now they're being cared for in the tents put up especially to cope with the huge numbers. the director explains high water levels mean the seals can't find sand banks to rest on. >> normally it's around 150 and now we have 365, even, and today there were another seven, so we'll go up to the 400s. >> reporter: at mealtime, every helping hand is needed to make sure the seals eat the herring, not just to rebuild strengths but also to give vital medicine that fights against worm infections. marine biologist terry utney from boston is one of the volunteers working around the clock, nursing the seals back to health. >> i come in here to get some hands-on experience with them and help with the patients. >> reporter: the seals are unlikely victims of the storms

duncan kennedy gets touchy- feely. >> the length some artists will go to. this mesmerizing exhibit is called tape recorders. take measures go up and down as you move past. lozano- work of hamemr. the pulse room. hold this sensor, and the lights flash at your heart rate. >> they have a very paternalistic attitude towards the public. they measure how many go to the gift shop. but i think you give the chance to represent themselves and to express themselves, you'd be surprised. >> surprised at an interactive art gallery? this one is called the year's midnight. just watch my eyes. face tracking. smoking. all those microphones, 17 of them. you speak. it sends back somebody else's reporting. >> to be honest, it is a complete nightmare because so many works of art should not be touched because they are delicate or maybe this service is fragile. so we are giving mixed messages out, the the but there is no doubt about it that the audience wants to interact. we have been able to devote an entire floor to this variety of different ways of interaction. as you can see,

duncan, always great to see you.e to ask you, after we hear that the deal is essentially dead -- is there something -- okay. >> we're getting a lot of other -- you know what, duncan. we have some audio issues here. we're going to iron that out and come right back to you hopefully as we get those fixed. sorry. we were having a lot of voices and things like that. >> i'm looking at a couple situations that i find are what's been going on in 2012 scene. honeywell. initially people think that's disappointing because he used the word challenging in his release. the macro is not so great. by the end of the day people say of course the macro's not that great. look at the number he's delivering on a not great macro. i want to buy the stock. that has been a theme throughout this earnings season. in 2011 it was the opposite. oh, my, he mentioned macro. sell the stock. 2012, look at that. look how well he's doing. >> all right. should we give it another try? >> yeah, i think we've got those issues ironed out. again, dsorry for t

but there are some real candidates here tonight, don, in duncan.n is, you know, there is going to be a forum behind me in a high school cafeteria. this is the heart of the evangelical state of south carolina. newt gingrich and rick santorum are going to come here tonight and face questions from a pair of congressmen and party activists about where they stand on the issues. but again, this is the real battleground for evangelicals and rick santorum in particular is talking a lot about faith on the campaign trail. here's a flavor of what he's stay saying to be stump here in south carolina. >> it's not just about the economy. the economy is very important. we're all concerted about making it and providing for ourselves and our family and growing and prospering as a nation. and we just feel that we have the economic plan to get this done, to strain government, to grow this economy, create better jobs. but there's also another issue that t a least i felt was being short and that's the importance of being a family in our society. >> reporter: so santorum

but the japanese ships who claim they're catching whales for scientific reasons fight back. >> duncan kennedy reporting there. the hollywood director, steven spielberg, gave his new film "warhorse" its premiere here in london last night. joining him was the british royal couple, the duke and dutch duchess of cambridge. the film is based on a stage play based on a horse. steven spielberg found himself sitting next to the royals, and he told the bbc how the duchess reacted to the screening. >> i was sitting next to her. all i know is at one point my wife was sitting to my right, right in front of my face, she passes a kleenex to the duchess of cambridge, and i just saw it going across my face, and i saw it arrive and stop. but i didn't want to intrude on her experience, so i never glanced over. >> so the royal eyes were dabbed. >> well, according to my peripheral vision, certainly the duchess. >> needed a bit more than dabbing, honestly. >> well, the play did that to me. when i came out of the play, i came out a soaking, wet wreck. >> steven spielberg talking about the premiere last nig

duncan kennedy reports from sydney. >> five miles out to sea, two men, two boys, and an ice box. it was all they could grab as their boat sank in under a minute. >> looks like two adults, two children. >> the box was supposed to keep cans cold, not save the crew. you can see one of the 11-year-old boys clinging to it as tight as possible. luckily this skipper also sent out a may day message using a g.p.s. device, and this helicopter arrived. within a few moments, a raft was thrown down for those in the water to scramble into. after inflating it, they all climbed aboard, hauling the ice box with them. soon after that, a police boat also arrived at the scene, and all four were taken on board back to shore. it was there that 11-year-old riley smiles and his dad, scott, came to talk about their experience. >> tell us what you remember about what happened this morning. >> well, i was -- >> for riley, the moment was overwhelming, leaving it to dad to talk about the experience and the box. >> just something to float on. it was beyond the point of return. >> the boat now lies in 65 meter

duncan golestani, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.rian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. we'll leave you with a live look at the red carpet at the golden globes. the stars are arriving. the coverage begins here next. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon.

duncan golestani, nbc news, giglio, italy. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, a hidden danger for millions of women. important new guidelines about a vital test to find it. >>> and later, he searched far and wide for a donor to save his life. turns out she was right beside him all along. i've been so looking forward to this. when my asthma symptoms returned, my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. dulera is not for people whose asthma is well controlled with a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled your doctor will decide if you can stop d

duncan golestani, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday.rian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. we'll leave you with a live look at the red carpet at the golden globes. the stars are arriving. the coverage begins here next. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> you better believe it. >> reporter: at duncan, team pride donuts.kles are not burgundy and gold but baltimore ravens purple. and they're selling like hotcakes. full disclosure. you know who else crossed the purple line? this man. this man's my son. ever since he was a little boy he's been a redskin fan. he knows about sonny and billy, john riggins and thiseman. but you know what he did last sunday? you know where he was? he was in baltimore rooting for the ravens. why? >> to watch my ravens win. >> what about the redskins? >> got sick of wasting my time and money on the redskins organization. >> reporter: i should have been a better father. here. have a purple donut. >> so good. >> reporter: i'm pat collins. news 4, laurel. >> i want the donut. >> we wonder how pat gets those people on the street to cooperate with him. and now we have to wonder how he persuaded his own son to be part of his report. >>> here as look at what we're working on next in sports. >> yes, ladies. you heard what the fans have to say. we'll tell you how the ravens players feel

nbc's duncan go golisagni. this was because of rough seas that the certainliers could not get back in there again. >> yes, that's right. i think it's been a frustrating day for the rescued workers on the island. there are many of them. today they had wanted to blow four holes into the costa concordia so they could search places that up till now have been blocked. but that changed overnight when the ship moved ever so slightly meaning it was unsafe for divers to be on. so largely, there hasn't been much activity today. towards the end of the afternoon, a few helicopters went over and started dropping equipment on there. we understand that's going to be used in the coming days to start getting liquids off there. so really what we're seeing is a change of strategy away from a rescue mission and more salvage operation. so hope fading for the 20 plus people that are still missing. >> duncan, we saw an incredible image earlier of what this wreckage at this point looks like from space. you see the vessel there on its

duncan, good morning. >> good morning, lester. you know the costa "concordia" is so close, and yet for more than a week divers have struggled to get the access they need. the families here are desperate for information so when it does come, it's not what they're hoping for. finally, the costa "concordia" is opening up to rescuers. navy divers have been blasting their way in to search for the missing, yesterday they pulled out the body of a woman near this deck, wearing a life vest, she was close to one of the emergency gathering points. for the families of the other 20 people missing, all they can do is watch and wait. that includes the children of gerald and barbara heil from minnesota. they made the painful trip to the "concordia," the cruise liner that was supposed to give their parents a dream vacation. meanwhile, new audio of captain schettino telling the coast guard he would be the last person to leave. captain, one question, everyone will abandon or will someone remain on board? the captain's reply, i will stay here. of cou

we'll talk this morning with arne duncan and the president's new plan and is it economically i believe? ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree side by side ♪ but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the charming outfits. take away the sprites, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. >>> welcome back, everybody. we're coming to you this morning from the beach hut cafe, which is in jackson beach, florida, having breakfast with our panelist. david frum is joining us. >> remind me not to go to bat with you guys. >

all three going to be with us here at 30 rock and we'll also talk to arne duncan. [ male announcer ]d a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la [ man ] whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye-care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. [ male announcer ] ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now, that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. forty years ago, he wasn't

the featured several speakers, including arne duncan. their 21st anniversary mlk de prayer breakfast. >> hopefully you have some warm you will needause it. cold, but the wind is making it feel colder. the wind will settle down tomorrow. alongnshine comes back, wind direction, allowing warmer temperatures in work and school week. outside, mostly cloudy skies, today, 39atures at reagan national, 76 high. record 31, but feels 10 degrees colder with the wind chill. the wind out of the north, at 14.st and haymarket, high today of 34. 28 rockville. final stop, frostburg, md., maryland, 17ide of degrees. a high, only 20. the temperature have cooled a with earlier this afternoon. 27 now manassas, the same in culpeper, fredericksburg at freezing, along with quantico, 32 lexington park. the colder air of to the north west, 30 degrees the actual temperature in chicago. 20 detroit. trend on therming way. the yellow and orange is milder air. this will slowly move towards the mid-atlantic. days, anotherf followed by arow, nice warm up monday and tuesd

tight end for notre dame will return to season at what time pitching coach stan dave duncan down.roposed the on line the pope postponed not agree to changes final score 5-2 blackhawks plan strong. >> that is the news tonight have a good night. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions and new or worsening heart failure. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start hu

quienes tambien recibieron ayuda de funcionarios como el secretario educacion arne duncan...endiendo el idioma necesitan una buena educacion, es cuestion de acciones, de hacerlo, no importa de donde vengas si quieres lograr el sueno americano, es a traves de la educacion" mientras tanto, el presidente obama tambien hizo lo suyo en una escuela en la capital... " si tienes siete o 76 anos, puedes encontrar oportunidades para hacer la diferente en tu comunidad..." hoy se recuerda el nacimiento del lider de los derechos civiles..el doctor king hubiera tenido 83 aÑos... en una reciente entrevista con una de sus hijas, bernice king dice que hay una ardua lucha por delante para seguir con el legado de su padre... "48- años mas tarde, seguimos teniendo las mismas injusticias sociales y economicas y ahora esta impactando tambien a la comunidad latina" donar unos minutos de su tiempo, beneficiaria a toda una comunidad, dice el director del programa one city... "hay tanta necesidad en toda la comunidad, en las escuelas, estudiantes tenemos 160 personas ayudando el anio entero a los estu

duncan, thank you again. i know you will be staying on top of it. >> real mystery. >>> we're going to turn to the young mom in oklahoma who aimed her gun at an intruder when she was on the phone with 911. the operator told her she couldn't shoot until the man broke into her home. and the stunning moments that followed were all caught on tape. ryan owens has the story. >> i wouldn't have done it but it was my son. >> reporter: this young mother takes maternal instinct to a whole, new level. >> i walked over and got the .12 gauge. went to the bedroom. and got the pistol. put the bottle in his mouth and called 911. >> reporter: 18-year-old sara mckinley killed a man, she says to protect her baby. >> i have an infant baby. >> reporter: late on new year's eve, police say two men, one armed with a 12-inch hunting knife, were trying to break into her home outside oklahoma city. mckinley recognized one of them as someone she thought was stalking her. >> he went from door-to-door, trying to bust in. >> are your doors

you have not made an endorsement congressman duncan and here you are on the program that counts for south carolinians. will you tell us please who you will support and why. >> i cast an absentee vote and i have decided to stay out of endorsements and watching it like fox news. >> candidates have not call asked? >> no, we have put them off and not endorse. i want the vores to make up their own minds and they are analyzing. tommy ham house and both candidates newt gingrich and mitt romney were talking to the voters at the lenth hour and voters can make up their own mind. >> congressman duncan thank you so much. greg. >> before we go. you want to keep it right here. we have breaking coverage. this is the best coverage of the south carolina primary. you are tuning in to election headquarters and you should. keep it right here on the fox news channel. we have bret baeir and megan kelly will kick it off at 6:00 east yern they will go until we know the winner. in the past greg, we picked up the reigns. and you never know. keep it right here on the fox news channel. am death tollrising in the ita

what i care about now is me, timmy duncan. don't like those people, but i don't have to associate with them. i can't tell you ten people's names, i've been in this building two years. i go to work 13 hours a day, i put the blinders on and i have to focus on me. think about $250 a month. i take care of the whole building as far as the electrical, the plumbing, keep all the machinery on line so the production can continue. mentally, it keeps me out of this world. >> prison jobs provide the inmates with small paychecks. for tim duncan, this money affords him basic necessities. >> if i can't eat it right here in my cell, i won't eat it. one, the main liners probably made it. no telling what they do to the food. chop up some jalapenos with my raiser blade right here that i'm not supposed to have. i got some roast beef, bbq sauce, steam the buns and put it together and eat it. i get pretty extravagant with the recipes in here, this is me. if i was on the streets i'd be eating the same way. this is my home, this is my environment, my

and duncan, i know this is just unraveling right now. what can you tell us? is a bizarre start of the year for the queen. this is happening very rapidly. we heard about it first last night. it's been shrouded in secrecy. the body was found on new year's day. that's a day the queen and prince philip went to church and were in front of the tv cameras. we're only starting to find out the details now. it appears, as you say, there was a really rather a gruesome secret being hidden just there on the queen's back garden. when all the royals were there celebrating the festive season. >> as we talked about in lama's piece, how do investigators go about -- this happened on royal property. and we heard in lama's piece, that some people believe the royals will not be questioned. but, you know, they were there. what do you think's going to happen? >> norfolk police have to make up the rules as they go along. i don't think there's been an example of a murder case coming into the grounds of the royal palace. sandringham is close to the queen's heart, where they always spen

the featured speakers included the educational secretary -- education secretary arne duncan. >> it is chilly outside. the cold temperatures will be sticking around for a while. >> we have a cold night ahead. we are watching temperatures slowly fall. it is 31 outside at the airport. fredericksburg is looking at 36 degrees. there is a surface float to the west of us. it will move south overnight keeping clouds in the forecast. temperatures will not be as cold as last night. temperatures will be back in the 50's. the full forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >> still to come on abc 7 news -- >> police are interviewing friends of the 17-year-old howard freshman who has been missing for four days. details are coming up. >> we will have the latest on the countdown to the south carolina primary. they are gathering for a [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. [ beep ] [ mom ] scooter? the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender

plenty of time for tim duncan. running hook and nothing but net. he had 28 but none bigger than that one. the spurs win. >>> kevin love had a field day against the rockets. 39 points and 12 boards but that wasn't enough. the t'wolves fell apart in the fourth and minnesota needed more love. >>> the red wings beat the blues at home. datsyuk scored his 14th goal of the season. >>> if it seems like every week another championship team at the white house, you're right. dallas mavericks and st. louis cardinals visited the president earlier this month. yesterday, it was the boston bruins turn. the stanley cup champs made the trip to washington, d.c. but notice abundant was the goalie tim thomas. he snubbed the president, tweeted that he believes the federal government has grown out of control, threatening the rights and liberties of the people and exercised his right as a citizen not to visit the white house. as far as the nhl is concerned, tim thomas is now in the dog house. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the

. >> duncan kennedy reporting. the parliament of pakistan has voted in favor of a resolution supporting democracy. the prime minister has been ordered to appear in the supreme court on charges he failed to reopen a corruption case against politicians including the president. a report from islamabad. >> today, the political crisis shifted to the supreme court. the embattled civilian government has few friends here. anticipation outside as judges consider government failure to reopen a long-running corruption case against president zardari. soon, it was clear the judges have had enough. they open contempt proceedings against the prime minister having waited for more than two years, said there were left with no option, ordering the prime minister should appear in court personally on january 19. the rush from the court room as the news broke. if convicted, the prime minister will be disqualified from office. the foreign minister david her response. "this is not a small thing, "though he said. we will consult our expert

duncan kennedy, sydney. >> this is "gmt," from "bbc world news." the headlines -- leading republicans are prepared to battle it out in the first test of the republican nomination, the iowa caucuses. critics say that the new hungarian constitution friends social freedoms. aaron is here with the business news and the aftermath of the gulf of mexico disaster. >> i will talk about that in a minute. let's start with bp, saying that all of the damages from the gulf of mexico oil spill should be paid by halliburton. they have already paid out $21 billion in compensation related to the explosion of the deepwater horizon rig in 2010. this latest legal case pretty much joins the ranks of our raft of legal wranglings. many analysts are expecting outercourse settlements. >> there is very little chance that this will actually go through. as you said, halliburton has claimed an indemnity. but if bp can argue that negligence was taken by halliburton employees, that would be overridden. the likely outcome is a settlement, even though halliburton is currently adama

nbc's duncan golistani has the latest. >> reporter: recovery operations were again interrupted todayf bad weather. experts monitoring the ship's stability said it moved three and a half centimeters overnight on sunday because of high winds and waves. it comes as officials warned it could take up to ten months to remove the liner from the sea bed. there are still 16 people missing as well as thousands of gallons of fuel that need removing. rough seas keep stopping the efforts for both. high waves are also bringing garbage and debris off the concordia worrying locals about the long-term effects on the environment. >> translator: let's hope we are able to solve everything without pollution. that's the main worry. that is the serious worry we have. >> reporter: that calling for an island wide meeting to discuss how to protect the area from pollution. duncan golistani nbc news london. >>> police in maine are disclosing the nature of troubling evidence they found in the first days of a search for a missing toddler. ayla reynolds is almost 2 years old. she's been missing now for six weeks.

gingrich not doing education, gingrich has been in these communities with me and secretary duncan.e didn't say that when he was in inner cities with us. he said he wants to speak at the naacp convention, he spoke at the national convention, he didn't mention food stamps one time. he didn't mention having children violating child labor laws and becoming janitors one time. pull the tape when he spoke at my convention two years ago, none of that was said. this is a cynical, manipulation of racial demagogue to get votes. >> reverend al sharpton, thank you, sir, great to have you here. >> thank you. >> don't forget catch more of the reverend al on politics nation airs weeknights at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> it appears republican presidential front-runner mitt romney forgot the value of a dollar or maybe he never knew, either way he does not appear to know now. at least the way that he thinks about dollar is not the way you think about dollars. what that means for the 2012 election coming up next. >>> two election news items today, both slightly mind blowing. first a appeals court rejected

. >> reporter: the driver 51-year-old charles duncan suffered a heart attack and fell to the floor asus was moving through the intersection of fillmont avenue in philadelphia's northeast. the bus with more than three dozen kids aboard was drifting she says into oncoming traffic. >> i usually panic at everything. >> reporter: but not this time. >> i reached over and just grabbed the wheel and pulled it over to the side and got off the road. >> reporter: once stopped kids began calling for help. and also placing calls to their school calvary christian in philadelphia. >> she turned the bus and we got into the ditch and then it was just like that moment that we paused and were like someone call 911. >> reporter: shielding small children from the sight of duncan on the floor students began to pray for the 51-year-old who died later at the hospital. >> a great guy. always had a smichlt kids loved him. >> reporter: the sudden news of the death shocked parents and co-workers who are grateful to the 17-year-old who made sure the kids aboard the bus were safe. >> we had three children on the b

duncan golistani, nbc news, giglio, italy. >>> carnival's costa cruises will refun everyone and offer 30% off any future cruises with the company. at the same time passengers are already filing class action lawsuits. >>> here at home senator rand paul had a frustrating day trying to get back to d.c. from nashville. the kentucky republican was stopped by tsa after scanner found something unusual at the airport. from there the tsa says paul was escorted out of the screening area because he refused to undergo a patdown. this caused him to miss his flight. he was able to get rebooked. a little later officials say the security scanner identified an issue with the senator's knee. senator rand paul is the son of presidential candidate ron paul. >>> coming up later in this half hour why some local leaders are not supporting the effort under way to rededicate the d.c. war memorial. >> and dozens of road closures today as thousands of people descend on downtown d.c. for the annual march for life. >>> i'm darcy spencer in southwest washington. federal offices opened two hours late today because