now here is lester. >> we'll be back with more of "today," after this. >>> a bittersweet for kate edwards yesterday. the daughter of elizabeth edwards was married in a north carolina church with her daughter, john edwards. a former presidential candidate facing a prison sentence walking her down the aisle. we have more from washington. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. for a young woman, kate edwards has certainly been through a lot in life. the loss of a sibling, the recent passing of her mother, and, of course, her father's highly publicized political scandal. this weekend marks a new beginning. kate edwards, moments before walking down the aisle, and into a new life. on saturday, the 29-year-old married her college sweetheart, 30-year-old trevor upham. the ceremony held at a church in chapel hill, north carolina. according to those at the wedding, her father, former presidential candidate john edwards, was there to walk her down the aisle. >> i think that this day for the edwards family is kind of a bright spot in what's really been a dark year. >> reporter: that's because kate can't s

after so much family turmoil, sadness and grief, a day of celebration for kate edwards, the oldest daughter of john and elizabeth edwards. she's getting married this afternoon in north carolina. and we're now learning just how significant a role her mother played in planning the wedding. it's the dream wedding that her mother had helped her plan. the theme, reportedly rustic romantic. the guest list, small for such a prominent family. only about 150 are invited. she and her fiance, trevor uppen, will marry at a small, methodist church. but the reception will be here at the edwards estate. her younger sibling so prominent on the campaign trail years ago, will be in the wedding. her sister, emma, will be her maid of honor. and her brother, jack, a groomsman. elizabeth edwards died this past december. but before her passing, she helped kate plan out the special day. >> all i care about her being is happy. it gives me great confidence as i go through this to know that standing behind john and emma and jack, is this grounded woman. >> reporter: and walking down the aisle, her father, john. the t

the wedding of kate edwards and trevor upham took place in chapel hill, north carolina. e couple was joined by family and friends at the edwards' family home for the reception. cameras caught john edwards as he left being escorted by a police officer. >>> and recent comments from rush limbaugh have sparked an uproar in the u.s. and even africa. he criticized the president for sending troops to uganda to help fight a terrorist organization. now a woman who's a victim of that group has a message of her own for him. plus, a warning tonight. chunks of a german satellite could fall to earth at any moment. details where it all could land coming up next. who need imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my po

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. >>> kate edwards the oldest daughter of john and elizabeth edwards got married just a short time ago in chapel hill, north carolina. on hand to walk her down the aisle her father the disgraced two-time presidential candidate and former senator from north carolina, kate's mother elizabeth died of breast cancer just two weeks after kate became engaged to her college boyfriend. >>> a lot of military families are expected to be very excited to have their loved ones home for the holidays. president obama's announcement that after nine years in iraq u.s. troops are leaving. that was music to the ears of so many military families. the president reiterated that message again in today's weekly address. >> in iraq we've succeeded in our strategy to end the war. last year i announced the end of our combat mission in iraq. we've already removed more than 100,000 troops and iraqi forces have taken full responsibility to the security of their own country. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, the iraqi people have a chance to forge their own future. and now the re

. >> kate edwards i did an interview with her last week, with the susan g komen walk, the three-day walkat she had to say about her mother, elizabeth edwards. >> even in her last week of life she never gave up hope that a cure cox out there and she could beat this thing and i think passing that on to other women and as my fiance beautifully put it to our team earlier, you know, making this commitment to the walk is so important because other people may get a little bit more time with their elizabeth. >> and we saw yesterday, as i say, the games, all of the pink, the hats, the socks, the gloves, which was really exciting and the white house is going to be lit up tonight. dr. jill bidenson involved as well today. and then on october 14th and 16th, i think, nancy, the empire state building is going to be lit pink? >> right. right. so we light up a lot of these eye cops. as you know, andrea, we have our big promise of washington at the end of the moment, we have walks, races, and the reason we do this is not just because we like it to dress up in pink and have a lot of pink rib are.s, but it

. >>> and the wedding of kate edwards. long-time boyfriend in north carolina yesterday. her father john edwards walked her down the aisle. how did kate remember her home, elizabeth, during the ceremony? >>> we showed you the video of a girl's overjoyed response of going to disney world. this morning two other kids were told the same thing. wait until you see their reaction. those stories and story a little bit later. >> it keeps growing. the kids's reactions is priceless. we're going to have one reaction from right here in d.c. >> maybe so. get those video cam radios ready. >> if you have video, let us know. >> let us know first. >> that's right. >> we can make you an internet sensation in no time. for us, what we need now is a little bit of warming sunshine to get a cold >>> today hundreds will lace up their running shoes and hit the pavement for the icc bike ride and 5k. the event take place on the first segment of the enter county connector and benefits special olympics maryland. the state highway administration are spon

. >>> also, kate edwards married her long time boyfriend in a ceremony in raleigh, north carolina, yesterdayter of former presidential candidate john edwards. as you know, his political career ended in scandal. he walked his daughter down the aisle at the ceremony, and it is a ceremony that her mother, who died of breast cancer last year, helped plan. >>> 31 minutes past the hour now. festivities that have been decades in the making. we'll take you live to libya for the nationwide celebration as the war torn country is set to declare today as its national day of liberation. stay with us. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical

kate edwards got married over the weekend. andrea mitchell has the story. >> bittersweet indeed. the only reason why this is not just another wedding announcement this young's bride's happiness was achieved after terrible loss and her father john edwards' political and personal scandals. on a picture perfect fall weekend in chapel hill, john and elizabeth's daughter got married. a joyful day for the bride and groom, trevor upham whom she met at princeton university, the maid of honor, her sister, emma claire. the father of the bride ducked in and out of a back door trying to avoid photographers but he walked kate down the aisle. >> he was bursting with pride as just about any father would and i guess a father who has been through the kind of things he's been through. >> later this week edwards faces a hearing on criminal charges of alleged misuse of campaign funds. he asked that a trial date be delayed until january, after kate returns from her honeymoon. not invited to the wedding, rielle hunter, mother of john edwards younge

kate edwards, the daughter of john and his late wife elizabeth married her college sweet heart. n: more pressure for the supercommittee here in washington. brenda buttner live with more on what could happen if the lawmakers doesn't come to an agreement on time and it doesn't sound good. >> it doesn't. bank of america has deposited many headlines of late. a most recent a stunning prediction from a b of a analyst could shake stocks if it comes true. ethan harris dropped this forecast. another u.s. debt downgrade will come in a few weeks. that because the deficit commission will not come up with a credible deficit reduction plan. the last time they expected an increase in borrowing costs. instead a major market blow and a big fall in consumer confidence. the panel is charged with getting rid of $1.2 trillion in deficit over the next decade. they have been meeting but no one know hass they are doing. closed doors hide all of the proceedings save one public hearing so far and another coming up next week. if they don't come up with a deal by the 23rd of next month, huge cuts in militar

. >> then kate edwards. she married her long-time boyfriend yesterday. walked her down the aisle. how did kate remember her monday, elizabeth? we'll show you. >> and we showed you this video this week. the girl's overjoyed response when she learned she was going to disneyland. this morning two other kids were told the same thing. wait until you see their racks. not quite as rosy. those stories and more when jen and i see you a bit later on "today." >> we're arranging, redecorating here. it is time for sun "sunday brunch" and joining us is russell from coopers and all things great. >> tavern and woody's rum bar. here today we're doing cooper's tavern and we're doing some of the menu items for next thursday night. >> that is to benefit baltimore county, which is the court-appointed advocates for children in foster care. we'll talk about that in just a second. >> you are -- >> these court-aappointed special ad vowcathes work for these children in foster care. -- this is going to help raise money for awareness and -- >> before a pokes sman -- spokesman -- our

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trevor upton's -- kate edwards and dr. trevor upton. on what promises to be a soft, southern fall afternoon, ms. edwards, 29, will be escorted down the aisle by her father john. that will celebrate the marriage with family and friends at the sprawling home for parents built in a country site not far from chapel hill, north carolina. everyone close to the family knew that mrs. edwards will not see this day, she died of breast cancer two weeks after the engagement but the mother and daughter died into wedding details while they still had time. "i felt so lucky to share the joy with her, leaving through bridal magazines and to talk about whether." she wrote this for the november issue of "glamour." in the last week she told me she was comforted to know i set forth on my own life plan. the wedding offers family and friends chance of joy and celebration after years of turmoil and that that played out dramatically on the public stage. back to your calls. margin is an independent from florida. what do you think about rick perry's proposal of th

kate's marriage. prosecutors said edwards received money to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair. >> no otherandidate has ever been charged criminally with any case that approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross, the former head of election and previously a consultant for edwards defense argues the case goes against the law. >> none of the money was used for campaign events. no tv ads, to pay campaign workers or advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million provided by two supporters. >> i don't think it's that novel. >> reporter: former prosecutor says the government laid out a strong case. >> the defense doesn't want the case to go to the jury. they are trying to get out of the case on a technicality. >> reporter: edwards insists he did not violate the law and claims case is politically motiva motivated. >> edwards pleaded not guilty. a trial is scheduled to start in january. pat? >>> accident alcohol poisoning is ruled amy winehouse's official death. a coroner made the announcement saying the singer's unexpected death was t

kate's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted, and received unlawful contributions in order toement in an extramarital affair, and thereby, preserve the viability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has ever been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross the former head of enforcement for the federal election commission and previously a consultant for edwards' defense arguing the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign-related expense. no tv ads, no radio ads, the paid campaign workers, otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters, which was used to hide his pregnant mistress rielle!h/t-9 hunter in fancy d on private jets. >> i don't think it's that novel. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor dan boyce says the government has laid out a strong case. >> the defense doesn't want the case to go to the jury. they're trying to get out of the case on a technicality. >> repo

kate's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted, and received unlawful contributions, in order toent in an extramarital affair, and thereby preserve the viability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has ever been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross, a former head of enforcement for the federal election commission and previously a consultant for edwards' defense, argues the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign-related expense. no tv ads, no radio ads, to pay campaign workers or to otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters, which was used to hide his pregnant mistress, rielle hunter, in fancy homes and on private jets. >> i don't think it's that novel. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor dan boyce says the government has laid out a strong case. >>> the defense doesn't want this case to go to the jury. they're trying to get out of the case on a technicality. >> r

kate down the aisle. >> he was bursting through pride. >> later this week,edwards faces a hearing on krimial charges. he asked that a trial date be delayed until january. not invited to the wedding, rial hunter. kate's mother was not there. >> we got engaged shortly before she passed away and got a chance to talk about what the wedding would be like and messages she had and she was so happy because she loves my fiance and i was on this path that she was happy with and comfortable with. >> kate wrote in glamour magazine i feel lucky to have shared that joy with her and talk about the wedding. mom advised me to think carefully about the ceremony. it could be an important map for our life together. through it all, cancer, betrayal and tragedy, now legal challenges. kate is the glue that holds the family together, whether standing by her dad or eulogizing her mom. >> she could bring out the brave in her mom. she brought it out in all of us. her last days, she was comforting us. >>> elizabethedwards talked about her marriage and children. >> did i waste my life, i decided i didn't. maybe i didn't get the s

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