holt. mr. holt: thank you. so you know, as efforts are made to put hurdles in the way, to require proof that is difficult or expensive to get, that is -- that if offices are closed and open periods for absentee ballots are shrunk and early voting is discontinued as it has been in some states, in fact, florida, georgia, ohio, tennessee, west virginia, have succeeded in enacting bills that reduce early voting, all of this serves not only to reduce the dignity of americans, by saying the principle of equality applies, except for some people. some people, as i said, who might have physical disabilities or might be elderly or might be low income. but more than that -- but more than that, it deprives us of a working democksthism reason the history of america has been a history of expanding the franchise is so that we could have a more stable, productive democracy. we want everyone to vote. it makes this a richer country in every way. i thank the gentleman for setting aside this time. can't think of a more important t

i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe. i'm an unbelievable daylight savings streak. i have not been to work late in the last two years when this has happened. >> people are saying why is the "today" show on so late today? i went to bed at the right time. normally you racialize and say -- and i got eight hours' sleep. wide awake. painted the studio when i came in. >> i did poor math, slept three hours, butow we're watching the couple. this as their oldest son making news of his own. prince william and princess kate have found their permanent home. they have been staying in a two-bedroom apartment in kensington palace. upgrade is pretty nice. where are they off to?

holt: mr. deutch offered the republican majority an opportunity to close the loopholes in the mining bill that could benefit iranian entities. regrettably that amendment was defeat odd a party-line vote. i come to offer the majority another chance. the bill here on the floor today would leave the door open to similar abuses. this final amendment would close any loopholes in the embargo by targeting intermediaries, those who run web sites and those who act as broker dealers who are providing help to unaffiliated issuers to do business around the globe. this final amendment mandates that those who want to benefit from the provisions of this bill must not have any interest in doing business with the government of iran. furthermore, they cannot be affiliated with any person who is doing business directly or indirectly with the government of iran. if, mr. speaker, this is a serious amendment. mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may resume. mr. holt: this final amendment is a common

nbc's lester holt has this remarkable story of survival, coincidence, and humility. >> less than three to have your dollar go twice as far to help the children -- >> reporter: call it a father's mission. >> please pick up the phone -- >> reporter: barry delay's daughter eden was 4 when she was diagnosed with leukemia. barry and his wife katie took her to the local children's hospital. after 2 1/2 years of chemo, eden was cancer-free. >> they saved her life and we're forever grateful. >> we always love to give back to them so we've always supported them. >> reporter: for years barry worked on telethons for the hospital and bought one of the hospital's dream lottery tickets with a $2 million prize. before this week's drawing barry had a special feeling. >> i knew the draw was coming up today. i thought maybe i might get this call. >> reporter: the drawing was held on live tv. on barry's tv station. at first the drawing's announcers got the winning name half-wrong. >> that's barry delaney of port moody. >> reporter: thinking it might be their barry, his anchor colleagues asked for clarifi

>> congressman holt, i'm not familiar with h.r. 1233. i will say this, that we believe developing additional information will allow us to make more informed decisions in places like the atlantic where we have such a dearth of information. >> let me just add my editorial comment, that i wonder why in the world we should ask the most profitable cubs in the -- companies in the history of the world to go to the taxpayers for assistance in this. we have asked and director bromwich testified that he supported our idea of asking the heads of the oil companies -- bp, halliburton, transocean and cameron, so forth -- to testify before this committee about the deepwater horizon disaster. do you believe the ceos there the these oil companies should testify? would that help the public get useful information about this? >> you know, congressman holt, i don't have an opinion on that. i do believe that there have been significant investigations that have been conducted including the most recent investigation by the joint investigative team that included

meanwhile, i'm amy robach along with lester holt.up in this half hour, crimes that are baffling ohio police. >> the discovery of a new body could bring the death toll to three. authorities are discovering whether victims answered a craigslist ad that ohio police say lured them into a lethal robbery scheme. are they looking for a serial killer? we're going to get more on that, coming up. >>> and tis the season for scammers as the holiday shopping season heats up, so does the chance that you could get scammed online or in stores without realizing it. what you should be looking for, we'll going to tell you all the details, coming up. >>> and soon william and kate will call the kensington palace home. but the palace has seen its share of splits, scandals and tragedies leading some to wonder kite be cursed? do you believe? we're going to discuss the evidence come up. >>> but first, there are museums dedicated to pop culture and creativity. now there is a must-see for all you "law and order" fans out there. it's everything from a crime lab

lester holt introduces us to two of them.ess partners who run a garage filled with the kind of cars most of us can only dream about. >> reporter: imagine growing up a motor head, a car nut and ending up with a full time job buying the sexiest cars in the world with other people's money and getting to drive them when ever you want? that's what mike and zach get to do all day every day. >> we travel in the greatest cars, we buy what we like and live our dream. >> they run classic car club manhattan. it's a rental car agency on steroids. instead of paying 100 bucks a day to drive a ford taurus. have every car we had as a poster on our wall. it's a starting point. >> reporter: they own their business, working full time plus and securing worldwide rights to the concept with more clubs planned for miami and l.a. an entrepreneur seen here at the in-house bar loves the freedom the club buys them. >> i feel lucky and fortunate that i can live like this. the best feeling is i get to give the keys back and walk away. >> mike and zach ar

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. and as if william and kate don't have enough pressure in their lives, we're hearing that their home could be cursed or some people think it's cursed. >> it has a history. kensington palace has housed many members of the royal family including the queen's sister and princess diana. but its had its share of tragedy and scandal. we're going to discuss that coming up. >>> plus we're going to talk about what was a violent start to the holiday shopping season as crowds hit the doors looking for deals. there were several ugly incidents. at least two robberies, two massive pepper spray incidents and reports of gunfire. tis the season. we'll have the details coming up. >> good will towards men after i get my bargain. >>> new developments in the disappearance of a american woman in aruba. robyn gardner went missing in aruba while traveling with jerry gee or dano. giordano. we'll get more on a new ruling. >>> and i got to talk to debbie reynolds out in california. she's a master over the years f

lep lester holt is sitting right next to me.oming up, it's a story we've been reporting far too much on lately. teen bullying. and now shocking video has emerged of one high school student being bullied and beaten. >> these things are hard to watch. in this case, the family, the victims says the girl has been pulleyed in school for some time. coming up, we're going to talk to her and her mom in an exclusive interview. >>> then, awaiting the verdict in the trial on against dr. conrad murray. the jury got the case friday morning and the fate of michael jackson's doctor is in their hands. we will have the latest on that coming up. >>> then we're going to switch gears, live from new york, it's saturday night. not quite. it will be in a few hours. but snl is in its 37th year. we're going to take you behind the scenes from the set and the writing and rewrite and show you how it's all done. >> none of it has teleprompters. it's all cue cards. do you know how many cue cards they go through in the course of a show. >> i can't imagine. >>

i'm jenna wolfe, along with lester holt.esting stories out on the plaza real quick, why are you guys real quick? >> our buddy had never been to new york city. we made a to-do list of the great sites. >> number one. >> drove him at 2:00 in the morning and now we're here. >> just for the record, that story was so much more interesting when i asked you at 4:00 in the morning. >> we're not allowed to say why they are really here. they won a big contest. >> for getting a picture with lester. >> mum is the word. >> we're talking about the royal family again, prince charles and diana. >> there were pictures taken 30 years ago on their honeymoon, never seen before, and they are out. out there, their trip aboard a royal ship. they have been made public, and they are for sale. much more on the candid shots. and we'll talk about the baby speculation surrounding william and kate. we'll tell you about their new london home. 20 rooms, plenty for an heir or two. >> when i was younger, we went to california, got on the bus. kind of cheesy.

i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe. the penn state game, took second fiddle. >> the moment of silence, first time the team played without joe paterno in 47 years. >> i think football was almost second on people's minds. talk more about what's happening there and the investigation still unfolding into sex abuse charges. >>> other news we're watching, princess kate joins her husband and the queen for the biggest royal gathering since the wedding. a special service being held. we'll take you to london, tell you a lot more about that. >>> new developments in the misery of baby lisa irwin. a case that takes strange new turns. the little girl disappeared from her family's home back in early october. house has been searched by police. no suspects have been named. lisa turned 1 year old on friday. the latest on that story. >>> the new look for mariah carey. the figure showing off her new figure. lost 70 pounds after giving birth to twins. shed the weight and gained a big endorsement along the way. looks great. >> that's what yo

lester holt and jenna wolfe.lk about new details in the disappearance much michelle parker. >> she's the young mother who went missing just hours after she appeared on "the people's court." exclusive new footage from her family. the last video ever taken of her with her young children. we'll show it to you in a couple of minutes. >>> a couple of years ago, you and i took on the challenge of let's new something as adults. something hard. i chose to learn italian, and you chose to learn guitar. >> we decided to pick up a hobby later in life. in the news anchoring gig doesn't work out this might be something i could do, minus the singing and some of the actual guitar playing, but you had a chance to go italy and speak italian amongs the in ainatives. >> yes, when i was cover rick the amanda knox trial, i ordered a cab and the cab really showed up. we had a lot of interesting responses. i asked folks to swetweet us wi what they are learning later in life. >> we actually do read them throughout the show, and if they a

i can tell that lester holt and al are just riveted by this. >> i was digging those shoes. >> i'll getisa ling is here to tell us about her special new project that's taken her across the country meeting those who have served our nation. >>> and one of our favorite skaters is back to take a star turn on the famed rock center rink, olympic gold medalist sarah hughes. tamron will be down on the rink wearing these heels. >> i didn't realize i was going to do the interview on the rink so i'm not prepared, i have on these, but you're going to let me borrow some of yours. >> now we've got our good buddy lester holt here. >> let me tell you what's coming up this h week. of course the case against conrad murray we're watching closely. we're on verdict watch all weekend as the jury decides murray's fate. >>> plus countdown to decision day with one year until the presidential election. we'll look back at some of the colorful characters that got our attention in '08. >>> then live from new york we're going behind the scenes at "saturday night live" for a look at the cast and how those sketches co

i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna holt. what stays in las vegas stays in las vegas unless you are prince harry. >> right. he's wrapping up military training exercises here. a colorful weekend he spent in vegas. we'll have more on that, coming up. >> or not to have a colorful weekend in vegas. >>> on a more serious note, without a trace, a woman disappears the same day she appearses on the people's court. friends and family are desperate to find out what happened to her and why. >>> the penn state sex abuse scandal. ncaa is taking part of the investigation. the football team played over the weekend and the sad news about joe paterno and his bout of cancer. we'll have the latest, straight ahead. >> thanksgiving days away, believe it or not. we have the inside scoop on the macy's thanksgiving day parade. i went to the studio where the balloons and floats come to life. it definitely brought out the kid in me is an understatement. that thing behind me, that was a tricycle. >> there are so many christmas decorations up, i feel li

i'm a lester holt. it's a mystery people thought they had the answer to, the murder of a teacher, within hours police were on the scene. there would be an arrest, a trial and a conviction. case closed? not on your life. because in this story a bombshell came in after the verdict. here's josh mankiewicz. >> 911. >> i need an ambulance now. >> february 2009, coldwater, michigan. >> what's the problem? >> my wife! >> your wife? >> yes! >> in one day, one moment -- >> is she breathing? >> no! she's gone! she's gone. >> -- the innocent, simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. >> oh, my god! no! oh, my god! >> gives it off to foley. >> it was a moment tom foley never would have imagined 23 years earlier. back then, number 30 -- >> going to be 15 seconds left exactly. >> -- scored the winning basket giving his high school the regional title. >> it's good! he hit it with five seconds to play. >> and earning young tom a places in coldwater's basketball hall of fame. >> i get goose bumps

i'm lester holt. big sky country, a small town and a famously dangerous highway. that was the setting for a deadly crash that would seem to unite two families in shock and heartbreak. except they were about to find out that this tragedy was also a mystery and the truth about what happened on that late winter night might be darker than anyone knew. here's keith morrison. >> march 19, 2009. night fell heavy in montana's flathead valley. something off that night.3 f1 something wrong. at mary and randy winters' house, anxiety spiked. where was she? >> it just felt like something was not right. >> it's hard to explain that there's something not normal. >> you could set your clock by their daughter justine. that reliable. but a new driver, too, just 16, due home at 8:00 from her boyfriend's house. and even though she wasn't very late, the feelings seeped in like a poison. something wrong. >> i called her starting about 5 after 8:00 and no answer. called the house where she was at, and they said she had left

i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolf. i think the penn state game took second fiddle to everything. >> the team coming out without joe paterno. first time they've played without him in 26 years. >> last home game. >> i think football is almost second on people's minds. we'll talk more about what's happening there and the investigation still unfolding in those sex abuse charges. other news we're watching, it's all in the family for the monarchy. princess kate joins her husband and the queen for the biggest royal gathering since the wedding. it's for a special service being held today. we're going to go live to london and tell you a lot more about all that. >> and then back home we're going to have new developments in the mystery of baby lisa irwin. it's the case that continues to take strange new turns. the little girl disappeared from her family's home back in early october. the house has been searched by police, but no suspects have been named. lisa turns 1 year old on friday. we'll have the latest on that story. >>> the

north carolina holt of michigan state. the maryland women open up at comcast center. the turks win.he maryland woman a couple of years ago had consecutive runs going to the final four. indeed they are back to it again. >> this is one of my favorite times of the year college -- >> football, basketball. >> exactly. stay with us. thomas up next with a look at the forecast. i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. [ male announcer ] the average home has over four internet-connected devices. we were gonna storm the castle. i love your hair. [ sarah ] thanks i went to your guy. it's perfect. i thought we were storming the castle. [ male announcer ] that's why you need the internet rated #1 for supporting multiple users and devices simultaneously. verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-tty/v. >> they're saying the normal is 59. >> to get temperatures of around 60. that is not too far from normal. the weekend will feature a lot of sun tomorrow. 62 degrees on sunday. sunday it will

holt: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, this is another great example of legislation in search of a problem. driven by ideological fervor of its sponsors rather than by any practical approach to safety, h.r. 822 would amend existing federal law to establish a national standard for carrying concealed firearms. as the sponsors well know, these matters have long been the province of the states. it's fascinating how quickly the majority ignores the 10th amendment when the gun lobbying comes calling. why needlessly create a conflict or should i say a shootout between the second and the 10th amendment? passage of the law enforcement officers safety act of 2004, which i voted for and which permits qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across states, makes this essentially redundant and unnecessary. the bill before us would have the effect of overriding new jersey's own laws in this area which police officers and hunters and other citizens tell me works well and keeps our citizens safe. ask our law

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.l see you tomorrow morning on "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we begin in the south bay tonight where a 14-year-old girl was shot to death and three of her friends wer

nbc's lester holt remembers frazier's life. >> reporter: he was one of the most feared and respectedeavyweights of his or any era. born and raised in south carolina, joe frazier won a gold meddle in the '64 olympics. in 1970 smoke injoe became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and the first to beat mohammed ali knocking him down in the historic fight of the century in madison square garden in 1971. that was the first of three epic battles between frazier and ali. ali would beat smokin' joe in a rematch three years later. the 14-round fight known as the thriller in manila. ali defeated frazier when the fight was stopped by the referee. after that battle frazier would step into the ring only two more times, but would never recapture his heavyweight title. bitter for many years about the way ali treated him, traysier had only recently forgiven ali for his brutal taunts over the years. in the end smokin' joe finished his professional boxing career with 32 wins, four losses and one draw. after retirement frazier battled financial problems eventually opening a jim in philade

control they were in the military high command of egypt was sitting in the pentagon when the group holt's kicked off and waited for a signal from the pentagon when to return and take control of those events so all the instigators of the conflicts turned who seem to be you know the united states and maybe some of the european powers if you know look at libya will they be able to restore your morality in these countries or is it not even in their interest i don't think give a moment's thought to normality or normalization i think what their concern is especially the pentagon has its military control the next step will be on this so-called transitional national council and libya's is to have that puppet government give the legal permanent basing rights inside libya something they've never had before apart from sudan some of the things defenselessness they have nato forces in there the african is coordinating this the pentagon's africa command which is. interestingly enough created just after china's two thousand and six africa diplomacy were forty heads of african nations were invited to bei

lester holt will be here with you this weekend. remember, we fall back tomorrow night.et the clocks back. we hope to see you right back here on monday. in the meantime, have a good weekend. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, dark cloud hovers over another bay area solar company that also received a massive government loan. good evening, everyone, i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin with a nail biting day for the silicon valley solar industry. san jose's sun power reporting a management shake-up and possible layoffs af

lester holt from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. "today" then right back here tomorrow evening. have a good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good saturday evening. i'm diane dwyer. we have been t

lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we'll look for you right back here on monday night. in the meantime, have a great weekend. in the meantime, have a great weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> occupy black friday. protesters take their noej some of the busiest shopping spots in the area. we'll take you to the standoff with police that's happening right now. >> reporter: frustration in south san francisco tonight. good evening, coming up, resident are cleaning up after a massive water main break. >> reporter: plus, new information in the shooting

lester holt will be here this weekend. have a good night and a great weekend. have a good night and a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we're following the news on the peninsula. caltrains says trains are stopped by burlingame and san mateo right now. a caltrain spokesperson says a sensor was tripped on a caltrain bridge in san mateo, and an inspector is on the scene right now to check the bridge's integrity. we'll continue to follow the story. obviously it's causing a

>> congressman holt, i'm not familiar with hr-1231. i will say this we believe developing additional information will allow us to make more informed decisions in places like the atlantic where we have such a dearth of information. >> let me just add my editorial comment. and i wonder why, why in the world we should ask the most profitable countrys -- companies in the history of the world to go to the taxpayers for assistance in this. we have asked and director bromwich testified that he supported our idea of asking the, the heads of the oil companies, bp, halliburton, transocean and cameron and so forth to testify before this committee about the deepwater horizon disaster. do you believe the ceos from these oil companies should testify? would that help the public get useful information about this? . . thank you for being here, and thank you for the delay in going over a little bit. i know that time is precious. would like to read a statement. there has been a stream negative reaction to the decision regarding keystone in the united sta

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. >> my name is maxine holt. >> reporter: it was a press conference to announce another effort at occupying city property. >> we have called this press conference -- >> reporter: interrupted by a not in my backyard backlash. >> for tomorrow november 19. >> excuse me. we live here. this is not an appropriate place to have this happen. >> this is a public space. >> reporter: a public space that "occupy oakland" has targeted as the site for its next tent city. fox square adjacent to oakland's fox theatre on 19th and telegraph. the city-owned plot empty now but designated for revamp next spring. >> like anyone looking for a new home, location, location, location. >> reporter: "occupiers" see this location as the future of the movement but today the city posted no trespassing signs. residents of the ecofriendly urban condos surrounding the lot are deeply divided between supporting the movement -- >> i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: -- and just wanting it all to go away. >> all these people that are just going to messing the place up and tents, i don't look forward to it. >> reporter: offi

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i'm amy robach along with lefrt holt.his day with us. coming up, we're going to have more on the penn state scandal and tell you what you can tell your children about it. >> it is, it is so horrible, we find ourselves trying to talk around the allegeses here. imagine trying to talk about this with your children. but there's some important things that this is a conversation that has to be had. we're going to talk to a psychologist about how you can do with this with your children, what you can warn them of. we're going to give you some practical information about these kinds of things. very often, they are people you know and people you trust to perpetrate them. >>> also coming up on a much lighter note, we're going to be talking about the movie musical that won ten academy awards. we're talking about westside story, the music, the sing egging, the dancing and 50 years later, it remains a classic. i recently had a chance to sit down with a few of the movie's stars and sit down and find out what it was like to be a part of

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holt said he was carrying signs used in the protest back to the law school. >> i heard them call out hey, stop. i said and i looked and said you have no right to stop me. i am going to keep going to class. that's when the six surrounded me and one of the officers put my arm behind my back and twisted my wrist. >> police let him go and ordered diaz to stop and hand over id. >> i don't have id on me. i have my lunch and i'm going to go eat and they said what's your name? i said why are you stopping me and what's the purpose. they said that's not the way it goes. >> they're handcuffed her and cited her for resisting an officer. they let her go after administrators told police the bull horn was theirs and diaz was a student. the staff later sent an e-mail warning to students that said if you are carrying signs, banner, bull horns or other amplification devices, you will likely be stopped by ucpd and asked to produce identification. there have been confrontational incidents in the last couple of hours that demonstrate the officers expect immediate compliance with the request for id. campu