okay, we're still works to get richard engel who is in the region.meantime, let's go ahead and say this rocket launch has failed. they're working to confirm those reports, how do you feel this will play out? >> we have not confirmed that yet independently or u.s. officials, so i'm reluctant to say that, but if it has failed it will be a big set back for the north. the concern will be that they then try to do something else militarily against their neighbors. i understand that nbc has confirmed while i've been on the air that the launch has indeed failed. >> so senior u.s. officials are now confirmed to nbc news that this rocket launch has failed. all indication social security that it has failed that's what one official is saying. they're still looking into it, as soon as that occurs we'll be hearing from the white house. two u.s. officials confirming or saying that the rocket broke up as soon as it took off. but like you were saying, andrea, we're waiting for official word and when that occurs we'll get word from the white house and wait for our ric

. >>> inside north korea, tonight richard engel with a rare look at one of the most secretive countries on earth and the military base that has world leaders on edge. >>> drawing the line. folks who thought they lived in one state, suddenly told they live in another. and now the border war is on. >>> and brewing controversy. a major shakeup and a big change >>> and brewing controversy. a major shakeup and a big change for agent 007. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we start here tonight with the passing of a true television giant. longtime "60 minutes" correspondent mike wallace, a man whose unflinching interviewing style sent more than a few shady politicians and swindlers into a cold sweat, is dead tonight at 93. as part of the most successful television news magazine ever, wallace defined the notion of a no holds barred interview as capable of making his subjects squirm as he was provoking them to anger. but most important, provoking the answers his audience wanted. mike wallace raised the bar for all of us who work on this side of the camera, and there

we'll have the latest report from inside the country from richard engel. >>> and baseball fans in newnd boston collectively put down the sharp objects and breathe a huge sigh of relief as

we'll have the latest report from inside the country from richard engel. >>> and baseball fans in newnd boston collectively put down the sharp objects and breathe a huge sigh of relief as the yanks and sox win their first games of the season. but the real question is, what has gotten into the new york mets? amazings. it is way too early for this.

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filming incoming is much more difficult. >> before too long, engel and his crew find themselves in an extremely difficult situation. the soldiers from restrepo design to mount an operation designed to draw out the taliban. >> the troops broke up into two units. one unit from restrepo climbed down in the middle of the night through the hills and took up a post in a safehouse in the middle of this village. the other unit openly, overtly walked, drove and moved in to the village on the other side and set up position in a farmhouse. >> it's a trap to catch the taliban. and things are going just as planned. until a tragic mistake changes everything. >> so i was filming and suddenly there's this very loud explosion. >> a u.s.-fired mortar lands directly on the safehouse where part of the unit waits in ambush. >> it was a really, really awful moment because what it meant was that the operation that we had thought we were going to have, suddenly turned into this very dire situation. >> i remember as soon as we heard that bang, we knew something was wrong. then we heard the most disturbing thi

carrie engel from valley view farms will answer pet questions. tomorrow, partly sunny skies. the clipper storm system comes on thursday. a slight chance we could see a shower a thunderstorm and tracking a new storm that could come in for saturday. >> carrie engel from valley view farm's is here. how were you today? >> thank you. >> i love your high discuss prevent it seems to match. -- i love your hibiscus. >> thank you. it seems to match. >> the they come in different colors? >> pink and orange -- but read our main colors. -- red is the main culprit in this group grows in the shade and they do better up here north as they come from florida. i have had good luck inside. some of the others i am not sure of. but these do a nice job. >> gymnasts -- my garden its puddling and pulling when it rains. what plants thrive in this? >> none. very few do well without good drainage. maybe add some organic material and compost. creating holes so excess water can go out or bring putting in some trains. unfortunately there aren't very many plants that will do well. >> anything i can use to k

richard engel filed this report from pyongyang shortly after the failed launch. >> reporter: this is an enormous embarrassment for the north korean government. officials have not made any kind of comment at all. they have assembled journalists in this country, about 100 reporters brought into north korea. we were expecting to see a live video feed of this launch. instead we were told by officials in washington and reports from south korea and japan that not only had the launch taken place but that it had failed. >> translator: this flying object flew for about one minute before seemingly falling into the yellow sea. >> reporter: we are told we will get some sort of comment from the north korean government, but officials we've been talking to seem to know as little as we do. we actually informed the government minders who we are with that the launch had taken place. he shrugged his shoulders, ran out of the room. so how north korea explains this away, what it tells its own people will be critical in the historic narrative of this country. but a major embarrassment. this is something t

richard engel checks in from pyongyang this morning. good morning from washington, it's tuesday, april 10th, 2010. this is "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. let's get to my first reads of the morning. president obama will pick a popular fight today in a florida swing, aimed squarely at mitt romney. urging congress to raise taxes on millionaires. the president will speak at florida atlantic university at boca raton. this is a political trip. the official event is book ended by fund raisers in palm beach to the north and hollywood and golden beach to the south. obama's focus on the buffett rule begins a week-long firing on all cylinders push on an economic fairness message who the president started pressing for in kansas four months ago. >> do we want to keep giving tax breaks to the wealthiest americans, folks like myself or warren buffett or bill gates? people who never need them or ask for them or keep investing in the things that grow our economy and keep us secure. we can't afford to do both. >> a senate vote next week would requi

. >>> inside north korea, nbc's richard engel as the north says its rocket is ready for launch. >>> an emotional suspension. miami marlins' manager ozzie guillen banned for five games suspended because he said he loves fidel. >> i cannot say it's unfair, unfair. they make that decision. to me, it's very sad situation because i -- they're playing good baseball right now, to not be there for them, and that's important for me to be with the club. but that decision is made, i respect that decision. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama will be making a populous pitch aim administer in boca raton, florida. the president is urging dong raise taxes on millionaires on the buffett rule. though it look likes an obama/romney contest, rick santorum is still officially running, or is he? chris cillizza an msnbc contribute somewhere manager editor of post politics.com and nbc's ron mott joins us gettysburg, pennsylvania, traveling with the santorum campaign. chris, let me go first to ron, because ron, are you hearing anything new here? we want to talk about the buffett

richard engel, nbc news, pyongyang. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, cash mobs. friendly invasion of local businesses lending neighbors a helping hand right when they need it the most. >>> and later, a century of memories at the shipyard where the "titanic" was built. >>> we're back now with the sign of the times, a way of giving new life to this country's small businesses by encouraging people to shop locally. lots of people, all at once. they're called cash mobs. they're all about spending and socializing. nbc's michelle franzen has her story. >> reporter: a gaya d gaya de loretto's, a tiny brooklyn shop this weekend, a steady stream of customers swelled into a crush of shoppers on a mission. >> thanks a lot. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: in about an hour, this organized group, or cash mob, spent more than $1,000. twice the business for d'la reto, on a normal day. >> today was like a christmas day for me here with the cash mob, so it's pretty, it's a pretty special opportunity to have. >> reporter: her store opened just a year ago, and was chosen by the grou

nbc's richard engel filed this report from pyongyang shortly after the failed launch. >> reporter: this is an enormous embarrassment for the north korean government. officials have not made any kind of comment at all. they have assembled journalists in this country, about 100 reporters brought in to north korea. we were expecting to see a live video feed of this launch. instead we were told by officials in washington and reports from south korea and japan, that not only had the launch taken place but it had failed. >> translator: this flying object flew for about one minute before seemingly falling into the yellow sea. >> reporter: we are told we will get some sort of comment from the north korean government, but officials we've been talking to seem to know as little as we do. we actually informed the government minders who we are with that the launch had taken place. he shrugged his shoulders, ran out of the room. so how north korea explains this away, what it tells its own people will be critical in the historic narrative of this country. but a major embarrassment and this is somethin

our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports again tonight from pyongyang. >> reporter: northorea says its rocket is ready for the launch. the satellite loaded. at a press conference pyongyang, a defiant announcement. north korea says it's designing even bigger rockets, and better satellites. and there was more they wanted journalists to see. earlier we were bussed through the capital, along streets now lined with flags. we were taken to see a state run breeding house for turtles. here, this 36-year-old cleans and feeds the breeding pools with a reminder ever present. he says he supports the satellite and rocket launch. he also helped satisfy a curiosity i had, about the mass rallies like the one i saw in pyongyang yesterday. how do you know when you're supposed to hold up the decorations and when you're supposed to applaud? do you receive some training in this? >> translator: we have a conductor. if you want to learn -- >> you'll teach me? >> okay. >> reporter: finally, we visited a sparkling clean factory making apple juice. but the machines seemed to produce remarkably litt

richard engel got a firsthand look at those developments and brings us this report from on the ground in north korea, a country that still does not have the internet. >> reporter: this rocket is poised for launch, north korea says, to carry a satellite into orbit. but u.s. officials worry it could easily be converted into an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the united states. the standoff comes just as this secretive, isolated country has allowed outsiders, journalists, in for a closer look. in one of pyongyang's main squares, we saw up to 100,000 people express devotion to kim jong-il as a giant mural of the departed leader was unveiled. the control of this society was immediately apparent. people stood in rows at attention. applauded on cue and waved pom-poms in a shimmering sea of pink. north korea's vision of a patriotic utopia. this is an important period for north korea and over the next two weeks, there will be a series of festivals, parades and massive assemblies like this one. it's all designed to show national unity and political stability after the death

richard engel with reports inside pyongyang. >> south korean ships are scouring the waters looking for pieces of north korea's rocket, in familiar its engines and guide anxious systems could provide a great deal of intelligence. here, they're continuing celebrations. yesterday, the government unveiled two colossal statues of former leaders. 50,000 military officers crowded into the main soccer stadium here in pyongyang. they were greeted by north korea's new leader. when he entered the stadium, the officers rose to their feet, they applauded and shoot shoute hurrah. when he left, the same display of faith and devotion. he didn't speak. they try to maintain an air of infallibility and rarely speak in public. tomorrow, we're expected to see the biggest patriotic display, a military parade. perhaps several hundred thousands of people taking part. we expect to see tanks roll through the streets. perhaps even displays of other rocket technology. this, the culmination of festivities here, despite the failure of the rocket north korea wants to show strength. lester? >> richard engel inside no

expense of everybody else so is the solution of the communist party usa to do old fashion marx and engels communism from each according to his means to each according to his needs and to have the you know elimination of. capitalism i guess replace it with a centrally run government. are long term goal is definitely a socialist usa which to us is is taking our existing democratic rights and really expanding them to include economic and social rights to. address mounting inequality by as you said socialism is is from each according to their. to each according to their need and from each according to their work and communism is a system much further down the line where everyone's needs are met there is and i think that that's an important distinction ok is there anyone in congress who we know we represents the communist party platform. well as i said you know we have a long term program a vision of socialism and then we have a short term program which is based on what are our political realities now. you know what do we need today for working people and there isn't i think a lot of people in

more from richard engel live for us in north korea.t delay, richard, good morning to you or rather evening where you're at. the worry is a nuclear test to try to recoup that failure of the failed rocket launch here. another oldie, if you will, from the north korean playbook. what's expected, how have north koreans reacted to what has happened as well? >> reporter: well, they are reacting, richard, and it is evening here with a show of patriotism. they are doubling down on this cult of personality. first off, on the ships, those south korean warships are scouring the waters. they are looking, in particular, for pieces that could reveal intelligence. in particular, the engines and the guidance system could provide a great deal of intelligence. technically, those pieces of the rocket still belong to north korea, but it's highly up likely that south korea would hand them over, especially considering that south korea considers this rocket launch a violation of international standards, a violation of u.n. security council resolution. so unli

richard engel has been granted rare access inside north korea and has more. richard? weeks of official celebrations all designed to help reinforce the transition of power from the late kim jong-il to his song kim jong-un. in one of pyongyang's main square today, a sea of people expressed joy for their great leader and eternal president. and praise for his descendents. what stirred their excitement was this, a giant mural unveiled today of the late kim jong-il. and when the assembly was over, the thousands just walked away. orderly, nos trash left behind. uniformed school children, families and workers simply left. in a nearby park, accompanied by a government minder, kim jong told us everyone supports the state. >> you feel it's a good system for the people of north korea? >> yeah, everybody understand and they uphold the line of the, our party. >> this weekend, journalists were taken by train to a military base to see this. n north korea says it's an observation satellite. officials say it will circle the earth for two years. it will blasted off about i a 100 foot ro

. >> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions, and you bright quite -- you bring quite a collection including a sugar substitute. >> it is amazing. imagining that in some teeth in the summertime. >> it is really sweet. this one? >> this is a cross between parsley and celery. it is a nice the herb. you can use it for seasoning. then, some of the regular suspects. lavender, rosemary, sage. >> they add so much. >> here are some questions. what are the best plans for deep shade? >> all plans want a little bit of sunshine. ferns are very good in general. use them all in the right place. you want to make sure you have some oil in those areas because usually it stays moist. there really are things that could grow pretty well in shade. >> when is the best time to trim back your trees? >> in most cases, after they bloom. you can prune them. the other great time is when they are dormant. as you get into summer, i would be careful. if you have that one that will hit your head every time you go through with a lawn mower, take it down. dormant is prob

nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more inside north korea. >> reporter: this rocket is poised for launch, north korea says, to carry a satellite into orbit. but u.s. officials worry it could easily be converted into a intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the united states. the standoff comes as this isolated country allowed outsiders, journalists in for a closer look. in pyongyang we saw up to 100,000 people express devotion to kim jong-il as the giant mural of the departed leader was unveiled. the control of this society was immediately apparent. people stood in rows at attention. applauded on cue. and waved poms-poms. north korea's vision of patriotic utopia. this is the first time journalists have been allowed into north korea since kim jong-un came to power. >> in washington state students are being called heroes after their school driver suffered a medical condition. a seventh grader grabs the wheel, steers the bus to the shoulder, turning off the ignition and even did chest compressions on the driver while they were still moving. another student jum

richard engel, nbc news, pyongyang. >>> according to a new poew poln it comes to the shooting of trayvon martin, americans are divided by race. 91% of african americans say martin was unjustly killed. only 35% of whites thought so. >>> george zimmerman appeared publicly for the first time in a florida courtroom. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: in handcuffs and jailhouse jump suit, george zimmerman stood before the judge for less than three minutes, showing no emotion. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: only responding as the judge outlined the second-degree murder charge and rights in the case. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the hearing amounted to a legal formality but provided a bit of insight in the prosecution's case. a probable cause affidavit shows that state investigators believe trayvon martin, a 17-year-old african american, was profiled by george zimmerman and that zimmerman confronted martin and the struggle ensued. court document also outlines a meeting between martin's mother and investigators where she listened to the 911 recording to the night her son was killed. >> so you think h

joining us live from pyongyang is richard engel. how did you learn the news that the rocket launch had happened? >> reporter: we certainly didn't hear it from north korean officials. north korea has brought in 100 reporters and we were expecting to have a press conference. there was some anticipation that we would even see this go up live with a slight delay on video screens but instead we were told by officials in washington, we were alerted by our own news desk, reporting coming out of japan and south korea that not only had the rocket gone up but that it had failed and one of the moments i'll remember today as we rushed into the press center, the only place that has internet, the only place that has computer access, and we saw our link to the government here and the minder said, are you ready? we're going to go in a few hours to a music festival. we said, what, what music festival? there has just been a rocket launch. we were met with a completely blank stare and he shrugged his shoulders and ran out of the room. a short while ag

. >> that was richard engel reporting. now that that is -- erupting is mou -- mount aetna is dropping again. so far officials have not had to issue warnings for people believe houses. it is not affecting air travel in the area. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> beautiful, sunny day. not a cloud in we had clouds this morning, but they have dissipated. we had a little cloudy is just off of ocean city. there have been showers in southeast virginia and eastern north carolina. even that is disappearing right now. let's look at the situation as we see it. in a little short on rain. we've not even at 1/10 of an inch so far. we are over four inches short on the year so far. average temperature of this month so far, 52.8. at edgewood, 57. parkton, westminster, a 54. here is the satellite image. we are high and dry. you can see that there is a big area of high-pressure over the eastern seaboard now. it is holding this storm to the west, away from us. this line, center point, we are east of that. tempe

. >> that was richard engel reporting. watch for the latest on that situation at 5:00 on nbc bay area and at 5:30 on "nbc nightly news." >>> fbi agents fanned out on an island in alaska after two coast guard members were found shot to death at work. authorities call it a double homicide. the victims were at their work stations at the kodiak island communication base. the commanding officer of the station says it is equipped with security cameras but he doesn't yet know if they captured any evidence. it is the first murder at an alaskan coast guard facility in more than a decade. >>> to decision 2012. learning more about why rick santorum decided to pull out of the republican race. he said it was becoming too difficult to raise money since his loss in wisconsin. santorum says part of the fund-raising problem was because of constant media scrutiny about whether he would drop out. santorum suspended that campaign tuesday. >>> the president of california fish and game commission is off the hook today. dan richards made headlin

nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is among the few with inside access to this story. you listen closely, you can barely make out orchestra music. i'm not sure if you can hear it on your end, but we can certainly hear it here. and across this city today, preparations are under way for a series of events and parades and concerts all designed to show this country's strength, to celebrate the 100 years since the birth of the country's founder and part of these festivities also include this controversial rocket launch. today north korea said the rocket launch will go ahead sometime between the 12th and the 16th. in fact, north korea says the rocket is ready to go right now. the launch is sparking international condemnation, particularly from the united states and south korea. both of which say this will only further isolate north korea, and even russia and china are calling on north korea not to do it. but in this time of festivities, this time of national pride, it seems very unlikely, at least at this stage, that north korea will back down. thomas? >> richard engel repor

engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. engel: you know, once again the republican leadership has shown it's more interested in playing political games than it is in getting things done. we're talking about student loans here. we should be putting our heads together and coming up with a better way to pay for lowering student loan rates, not eviscerating health care prevention. this is nothing more than a cynical ploy. you know, the american people want us to work together. we have an opportunity to do this. this is what we really should be doing. there are lots of loopholes that we could close. my colleagues have mentioned big oil and big gas. we could close those loopholes. we have corporations making lots of money. could close those loopholes. but what do the republicans decide to do? they decide to hurt health benefits and prevention benefits. this is not the way we should be going. we need to put our heads together and help these students. the democrats have side time and ti again that this is our priority. we have vote

richard engel is chief foreign correspondent and has been reporting for us exclusively all week from inside pyongyang. >> reporter: we are now in kim il-sung square. the invauling of the statues ended 20 minutes ago. the scale of this event is enormous. this is nos task to organize in a country where most people don't have the cell phones so they come in groups with their schools, with their factors. it's all organized at a fairly local level and they are still coming out. maybe there's 100,000 people here, maybe more. it is very hard to know. everything in this country is highly orchestrated. the reaction so far today to what is being described as a failure of the rocket and satellite launch has been one of celebration. >> translator: even big countries like russia and the u.s. only succeeded in launching a satellite an after many failures. although we failed this time, i'm proud that we're able to try to launch a satellite and i'm sure after this farrell, we can succeed nef launching a satellite in the future. >> reporter: people expressing their absolute devotion and confidence to

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