lester? >> kyra simmons tonight, thank you. >>> the plane involved in this crash was an american-made boeing 737. tonight representatives from boeing and the ntsb are en route to the scene. joining us now for more insight into the crash is former ntsb chairman mark rosenkur who you saw in kyra's report. what can american experts bring to this investigation? >> lester this is a very seasoned group of investigators that have had a great deal of experience in working in overseas crashes. they'll be working closely with the indian authorities to take a look at operations, structures, survival factors, all of the things that come into play when you're doing an investigation like this. >> weather is not considered a factor right now. what factors could typically lead to a plane overshoot a runway on landing? >> there are a number of things that could go wrong on landing. perhaps the pilots were going too fast. perhaps they went too long on this runway. perhaps the reverse thrusters had not been app

i am jenna wolfe, alongside lester holt.come, climbing to the top of mount everest, not just anyone, but a 13-year-old. imagine this. it's really an amazing story. a 13-year-old becomes the youngest person to summit mount everest and guess one of the first thing hes did after summiting, he called his mom. we'll talk about that phone conversation with romero's mom from the top of the world. >> he's trying to do the highest peak on every continent. i think after this antarctica is next. >> he's done the others? >> after that, what do you do? >> sixth grade. >> maybe a driver's license at some point? >> that's nothing, compared to this. >> haen you heard about the health setbacks from bret michaels and that will not stop him from participating in the fin ale of kwlt the celebrity apprentice." what's it like to hear the donald say "you're hired." >> she's ready. >> i'm still reigning queen. >> she hasn't taken that off in 360-some odd days. >> looking forward to a cat with her coming up. >> you had a chance to sit down with broo

lester? >> anne thompson in venice, louisiana, thank you. every day engineers fail to cap the leak is another day closer to ruin for those who depend on the gulf waters. as nbc's michelle cozinky reports, all they can do now is watch as the encroaching oil slowly strangles their way of life. >> this is like a six-week katrina. there's no end in sight. >> reporter: in the bayou village of myrtle grove, they donate make their living on the water, but their lives. >> i'm looking at my entire life savings and i'm looking at my retirement home that could very well be in just a big puddle of oil in the next couple of weeks. >> reporter: and this, the first day they've seen that oil, now inside the endless rich estuaries of the baretarya bay. >> it's inconceivable that something like this could happen and nothing happens about it. >> reporter: so surgeon glenn swartzberg and others who hadn't seen it yet set out. it didn't take long. oil-soaked booms, teaming pelican grounds, almost too much to bare

nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to today on a saturday morning, i'm lester holt. >> we want to get right to our breaking news this morning, the crash of an air india express jet liner. >> it happened in the southern indian city of mangalore. the 737 in a flight to dubai  appears to have skidded off the run way during light rain. there are survivors, people actually thrown clear of the wreckage. >>> and then we will head to the gulf where there is growing anger over the gulf spill disaster. millions of gallons of crude oil still gushing into the gulf one month after the explosion of bp's oil platform. the plan is to pump heavy mud and cement into the well. >>> police a story of survival on the open sea. for three day days, three boaters took turns holding on to a cooler. >>> and a terrible case of bullying, five people charged with forcing a 14-year-old boy with a tattoo with offensive images and words. >>> first let's get the latest on the crash of that air liner in india. kia simmons joins us from london. >> reporter: already the loss of life makes this t

this is a poem that lester framed in the style of guadalupe and i have copies here for sale and this is a story briefly told of the guy who was the first anarchist to fall in the mexican revolution. many of us know about the brothers and check the vara was part of the group and she jumped the un on the revolution to the revolution began in november 2010 and he falls in may of 2010 in the raid on the town of chihuahua and he's buried there. beginning with some words from him. the life. a gentle breeze flows through the palace is in the dungeons, stables and cantinas, factories and barracks, the birth of the revolution. a sudden shot he does not see the bullets he tumbles from the saddle. the weeping. the bones praxides. the dusty boneyard sweet sugar dancing with abandoned [inaudible] [applause] a poem for another revolutionary hero i also read but i like to read it is called across the chihuahuan desert. [inaudible] , three flat tires. he has a hangover and is just below the parlor. [inaudible] she's 118-years-old. he is tired of of revolution and losing horses just a ghost lost in t

lester. >> thank you. two questions. regarding the defense department announcement that our nuclear weapons are now a little over 5,000 compared to 30,000 in 1967 does this mean the president believes other nations with nuclear weapons will reduce their number like we have? and if so, which nations? >> well, i would say, lester, this president has followed in a long line of presidents that have understood the need to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons. one that comes to mind is ronald reagan. >> does the president believed a majority of the american people believe that this number of our nuclear weapons should have been made public? >> i'm sorry the first part? >> does he believe the number that we now have should have been made public? >> does he believe it should have been? he believed so much that he did. [laughter] thank you. [inaudible conversations] with >>> afghan president karzai is on a trip to the united states and will deliver remarks with secretary of state clinton. now a recent hearing on the president's p

i'm sorry, lester. the second question? >> the last one. is the president's reaction to how mexico treats illegal aliens from central america as detailed by syndicated columnist michelle malkin? >> i'm not aware of the president -- >> i mean, they are very tough in enforcing that border. >> i will take a look at that. >> on the times square incident, is this like the incident on christmas day in that it was a missed opportunity -- it was a near miss? remember how angry the president was on screening for the flight that came into chicago on christmas day? custis -- >> detroit -- >> does this incident represent in times square on saturday night represent an incident where they just looked out in a terrorist incident in have been? >> i think the president and the mayor have both mentioned that as you heard for many years of the people see suspicious activity to quickly alert the authorities. the president -- bill handed me a note that the president spoke with doing jackson to come and and thank him for his vigilance in alerting authorities. an

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lester -- host: winston salem, north carolina. lester, you are on the air. caller: if they do not do that, it will not happen. guest: that is true. the obama administration has pointed out that the gulf of mexico accounts for one-third of domestic petroleum production. it is not realistic that this accident is as a tragic will lead to a halt in domestic drilling in the gulf of mexico. more likely, would you are likely to see is a renewed debate over the wisdom of the standing -- expanded offshore drilling. in has been energized by this accident. they are calling to reinstate one program that had existed for many years on certain places of the continental shelf. the debate may not be so much about whether, but whether to expand. >> on the issue of expanding drilling, the financial times says the oil industry expects to spend billions of dollars on the well development. up 37% from the previous five- year timeframe. where are they when it comes to deep water drilling? five guest: because of federal policies -- guest: the oil and gas industry has to go deeper a

lester -- host: winston salem, north carolina. lester, you are on the air. caller: if they do not do that, it will not happen. guest: that is true. the obama administration has pointed out that the gulf of mexico accounts for one-third of domestic petroleum production. it is not realistic that this accident is as a tragic will lead to a halt in domestic drilling in the gulf of mexico. more likely, would you are likely to see is a renewed debate over the wisdom of the standing -- expanded offshore drilling. in has been energized by this accident. they are calling to reinstate one program that had existed for many years on certain places of the continental shelf. the debate may not be so much about whether, but whether to expand. >> on the issue of expanding drilling, the financial times says the oil industry expects to spend billions of dollars on the well development. up 37% from the previous five- year timeframe. where are they when it comes to deep water drilling? five guest: because of federal policies -- guest: the oil and gas industry has to go deeper a

. >> let's get a preview with lester holt live with that. >> good morning, aaron and kimberly. to the heart of the growing oil spill. >>> what caused india's worst plane crash in 13 years. >>> and a 13-year-old boy is the youngest to summit mt. everest, what does he do at the top? he calls his mom, of course. we'll hear from her about that conversation. >>> and joan rivers with a preview of tonight's "celebrity apprentice" finale. >>> and the only female mechanic on the he wilemans circuit. >> you can get cell reception on top of mt. everest. >> satellite phone. i am surprised as a kid he wasn't just texting her. your fingers get cold up there. >>> the season finale of minute to win it is tonight. guy was in northern virginia recently. tonight at 11:00, he talks about what makes that show so addictive, and you see this. he convinced craig to compete in one of the contests. i could just watch that all day. craig didn't do so well. we'll tell you that much. tune in for more. >> watching craig, looks like he's in high speed. twitching. >> i think i may stay up late. >>> kim martuc

lester, we admitted 1.1 million people into the united states. we approve each one of those.most generous nations in the world with regard to immigration. we want to continue to be welcoming to those who abide by our laws and to will have the ability to contribute positively to our country. unfortunately, as we have seen twice in the last month, the united states continues to be a target of terrorist activity. many of them are getting more sophisticated in their efforts. visa fraud has%been rampant in the student marriage and religious worker categories. we must ensure the integrity of the background check are not sacrifice for the expediency of reducing the backlog. we have to be a backlog. i know you are working at that. we also have to maintain integrity of the system. mr. shahzad that was arrested, though we are still gathering information on him, we know that he was sworn in as a united states citizen april 9 of last year. even though he had previously appeared on the traveler enforcement compliance system and that come under scrutiny of a local joint terrorism task forc

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help me out, lester. 55 is probably a lot. 38. you said 10.hat could be an early entrants in the number of questions. is there a more specific number? >> 90 reporters usually arrive. >> so, 90 reporters second question. did appear as if i did not answer my second question? we had 90, 35, 55, and 8. it is not clear whether his i do not believe the president has ever taken 38 questions at once. what is -- >> what is the president's's reaction on the michelle malkin column. she was very tough eye oon enfog the border. >> the times square incident, it is this like christmas day? fois this a near miss it? times square on saturday night, did they just get lucky and a terrorist incident. if people see suspicious activity they are too quickly alert the authorities. the president spoke with wayne jackson to thank him for his vigilance. those authorities acted quickly. anything from becoming. >> do not question the original owner of this car >> those were some of the of states. >> people over there in montana, how unusual is that behavior? how high on t

to put it into perspective, the reason why lester was so horrible is because it was only the second best year in mankind's history when it comes to production of goods in history. we all thought it was going to be the best year. all the prognosis was built on that. we can do it. we can deal with the -- these problems but it takes a lot of creative destruction. it cterritory investment and hard work and reforms to make the economy more healthy. as thomas edison said," opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." the road to recovery is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. if we can get thisrnp message through about the difficulties this time but also about the possible solutions, the road left to travel on, then we can do it but time is of the essence especially with these that we are building now. time is not working in our favor and the clock is ticking. so was my clock, so i am done. thank you. [applause] >> we have a few minutes for questions that we will try to provide for each of our speakers. wa