if it is one pitch or ten, this is all worth it. >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >>> and that is our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for joining us. i'm savannah guthrie for brian williams and everyone here at nbc news, have a good night and we'll see you tomorrow morning on today. . a good night and we'll see you tomorrow morning on today. >>> protect and serve. not protect and cash your check and maybe serve if it is good enough. >> right now at 6:00, an oakland a's pitcher lets it fly at a communicate crime meeting. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> a well known bay area athlete is making headlines for speaking out and challenging a local police chief. it was quite a scene for a's star pitcher, dallas braden. >> he was toting a baseball bat and the chief threatened to have him removed from the bay area event. >> braden came

this morning, and we'll speak to him in just a moment, but first more on his story from nbc's kerry sandersorning. that's right, natalie. jason puracal spent 22 months in prison in one of the most notorious prisons in central america. he was wrongfully convicted of drug trafficking and money-laundering, but he's now free in large part because of the very diligent efforts of his family. a homecoming years in the making. >> i'm in america. >> reporter: this past thursday american jason puracal was set free from this nicaraguan prison after nearly two horrifying years behind bars: jason puracal first went to nicaragua as a peace corps volunteer. he joined after graduating from the university of washington. during her sis advice in that country, he fell in love with a local beauty, married and started a family. he settled down selling real estate to a growing number of americans who see this picturesque seaside village as the perfect place to retire. in november 2010, jason's peaceful life was torn apart when police stormed his remax office. his mother was there visiting when her son was taken

this morning, and we'll speak to him in just a moment, but first more on his story from nbc's kerry sandersning. that's right, natalie. jason puracal spent 22 months in prison in one of the most notorious prisons in central america. he was wrongfully convicted of drug trafficking and money-laundering, but he's now free in large part because of the very diligent efforts of his family. a homecoming years in the making. >> i'm in america. >> reporter: this past thursday american jason puracal was set free from this nicaraguan prison after nearly two horrifying years behind bars: jason puracal first went to nicaragua as a peace corps volunteer. he joined after graduating from the university of washington. during her sis advice in that country, he fell in love with a local beauty, married and started a family. he settled down selling real estate to a growing number of americans who see this picturesque seaside village as the perfect place to retire. in november 2010, jason's peaceful life was torn apart when police stormed his remax office. his mother was there visiting when her son was taken in

as nbc's kerry sanders reports now, at least 1 million devices are now jeopardized. >> reporter: thee is among the most popular cell phones in the world, and each of the hundreds of millions of iphones and ipads out there is assigned a unique series of numbers and letters. until last week it was assumed the so-called udid numbers were securely protected from hackers. then a group called anonymous posted million of those numbers online. experts say it's the key that could allow a hacker to track your device's location, revealing where you are, where you've been, as well as allowing access to logons to your accounts without the need for a pass word. >> going to see people break into people's social media accounts, into apps, figure out where they've been and what they're doing, maybe who they're talking to. there's a lot that will happen with these udids. it's a great playground for hackers to experiment. >> reporter: for iphone owner, a huge surprise. >> nobody talks about anti-virus program for the iphone, so i kind of assumed that nobody could ever get in. >> reporter: anonymous qui

kerry sanders, what a fascinating story. thank you very much. now 35 after the hour, here's savannah. >>> prosecutors will call more witnesses today at a hearing in a so-called fatal vision case. a former green beret accused of killing his wife and daughters. at the federal courthouse in wilmington, north carolina for us. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. the murders became infamous partly because of the best-selling book "fatal vision," which portrayed him as a killer. today the author is set to take the stand. >> reporter: the 1970 murders of collette mcdonald and her two young daughters shocked the country. each had been bludgeoned and stabbed. the word "pig" written in blood in the family's home. >> i did not murder my family. >> reporter: jeffrey macdondald claimed crazed hippies broke into their apartment, knocked him unconscious and killed his family. nine years after the killings, a jury later convicted macdondald, but he's always maintained his innocence, for 42 years. >> he'll never admit he's wr

but first, kerry sanders is in florida. >> reporter: you'll assume this is a story about baseball, butn just that. it's a story about second chances. and who among us doesn't wish we could have a second chance at something. >> reporter: adam greenberg was a major leaguer. >> adam greenberg will be the batter. >> his professional career with the chicago cubs in 2005 started and ended his first time at bat. >> oh, my goodness. let's hope he's okay. >> caught right up under my helmet right behind my ear. my helmet flew off and i felt my head explode. my eyes rolled in the back of my head. the first time in my life i didn't have any control of my eyes. >> reporter: in an instant, a career that had just begun was over. >> it was the single most happiest greatest moment of my life matched with the absolute worst thing at the exact same moment. >> now, seven years later, this center fielder who on and off for years could barely stand without falling over is again hitting the ball like he once did. at 31 years old, he sharpened his skills playing for the israeli national team, an independent b

but first, kerry sanders is in florida. >> reporter: you'll assume this is a story about baseball, butn just that. it's a story about second chances. and who among us doesn't wish we could have a second chance at something. >> reporter: adam greenberg was a major leaguer. >> adam greenberg will be the batter. >> his professional career with the chicago cubs in 2005 started and ended his first time at bat. >> oh, my goodness. let's hope he's okay. >> caught right up under my helmet right behind my ear. my helmet flew off and i felt my head explode. my eyes rolled in the back of my head. the first time in my life i didn't have any control of my eyes. >> reporter: in an instant, a career that had just begun was over. >> it was the single most happiest greatest moment of my life matched with the absolute worst thing at the exact same mont. >> now, seven years later, this center fielder who on and off for years could barely stand without falling over is again hitting the ball like he once did. at 31 years old, he sharpened his skills playing for the israeli national team, an independent bal

kerry sanders, what a fascinating story. thank you very much. now 35 after the hour, here's savannah. >>> prosecutors will call more witnesses today at a hearing in a so-called fatal vision case. a former green beret accused of killing his wife and daughters. at the federal courthouse in wilmington, north carolina for us. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning to you. the murders became infamous partly because of the best-selling book "fatal vision," which portrayed him as a killer. today the author is set to take the stand. >> reporter: the 1970 murders of collette mcdonald and her two young daughters shocked the country. each had been bludgeoned and stabbed. the word "pig" written in blood in the family's home. >> i did not murder my family. >> reporter: jeffrey macdondald claimed crazed hippies broke into their apartment, knocked him unconscious and killed his family. nine years after the killings, a jury later convicted macdondald, but he's always maintained his innocence, for 42 years. >> he'll never admit he's wr

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as kerry sanders found out, it's a trend that is leading to big changes at malls across the country.at time again, parents and students hitting the stores for back to school shopping. retailers are fighting for your dollar with heavy competition from online shopping. but malls are fighting back offering new services to turn your shopping trip into a unique experience. instead of just buying products. >> we're going to create a lift. >> you get to take part in something special. >> usually when i go to get a facial, i go to a spa. coming to the mall is easier to because you're coming to shop. >> i like to touch everything and smell it. you can't get that when you order online. >> reporter: it's not just for adults. malls are offering new ways to entertain your kids. at this mall in florida, kids can spend hours creating their own works of art. >> the families come here. they can paint, spend time together and also eat. we have the best cupcakes in miami. >> reporter: this store even offers classes and hosts birthday parties. >> it's a nice quiet place to spend time, a fun creative out

this morning, and we'll speak to him in just a moment, but first more on his story from nbc's kerry sanderslunteer. he joined after graduating from the university of washington. during her sis advice in that country, he fell in love with a local beauty, married and started a family. he settled down selling real estate to a growing number of americans who see this picturesque seaside village as the perfect place to retire. in november 2010, jason's peaceful life was torn apart when police stormed his remax office. his mother was there visiting when her son was taken into custody. >> i was thinking that this is all some strange mistake, and things would be over pretty soon. >> reporter: instead, jason was held in prison for nine months, then charged and convicted, ultimately sentenced to 22 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering. jason's wife scarlet. >> i know 100% that jason is innocent. >> there are no drugs in this case. >> reporter: jason's family back home launched a full-time campaign to win his freedom. they received support from a wide range of current and former u

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nbc's kerry sanders is in mime we details on this. e reason the old iphones like this one, the more popular one with a much anticipated iphone 5 are so popular is because of all of those apps in the phone, but as it turns out some of the apps, the older apps, may have a flaw that puts your personal information that's in these phones at risk. the iphone is among the most popular cell phones in the world, and each of the hundreds of millions of iphones and ipads out there is assigned a unique series of numbers. until last week they thought the udid numbers were protected from hackers and then anonymous posted a million of those udid numbers online. experts say it's the key that could allow a hacker to track a device's location, revealing where you are, where you've been, as well as allowing access to logon to your accounts without the need for a password. >> we're going to see people break into people's social media accounts, into apps, figure out where they have been and who they are talking to. there's a lot that will happen with these

michael vick somehow missed kerry rhodes and james sanders is gone. philadelphia lost three fumbles on the day. 12 turnovers through three games. arizona is undefeated! falcons undefeated. chargers were undefeated. ryan to tony gonzalez who can't dunk any more. >> he can. stop it. >> yes, he can. this was peyton manning's first pass of the day to andre johnson. texans undefeated. those are the highlights. can you catch them every morning on nbc network from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. got this from peter king. you had the nfl and representatives for the locked out officials. they met all day here in new york city in front of a mediator. the talks have just broken up about an hour ago. substantial differences remain. no further talks are scheduled. what does this mean, tone? >> as a coach, dan, i'm disappointed but you can't worry about it. i got to tell it my players, we have to concentrate on football. don't complain about calls or anything. it is what it is. >> as a player, block it out. nothing you can do about it and you can't worry about somethin

sanders: thank you. madam president, today i am very proud to introduce the older americans act reauthorization bill of 2012 with 14 of my colleagues, including senators blumenthal, kerry, mikulski, begich, akaka, durbin, gillibrand, leahy, wyden, franken, johnson and merkley. this bill is the result of an impressive team effort. we have reached out to a number of members on the committee and others who have brought forth ideas of their own. and i'm very proud as chairman of the subcommittee on primary health and aging to have introduced this bill. and i want to thank the director of the subcommittee, ashley cunningham, for her work as well as sophie cassamo and erica sullway. madam president, it is important to me that this important piece of legislation has not been dealt with during this session. but on behalf of the millions of elderly people to whom it applies and for whom it will make life better, i am introducing it today because it will lay the groundwork for what we have got to do next session. madam president, originally enacted in 1965, the older american act, older americans act was the first edition by the federal government to help senior citizens remain