lester?> richard, thank you. >>> this latest reported attack on syria by israel adds another layer of complexity to the obama administration as it considers its next move in this crisis. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this. hi, andrea. >> reporter: the u.s. was not surprised or at all caught off on guard. israel was using american-made weapons and likely had u.s. intelligence help to plan the targets. president obama supports the right for israel to defend itself from what could be game-changing weapons. >> the israelis justifiably have to guard against the transfer of the advanced weaponry to terrorist organizations like hezbollah. we coordinate closely with the israelis, recognizing that they are very close to syria. they are close to lebanon. hezbollah has repeatedly said they would be willing to attack as far as tel aviv. so the israelis have to be vigilant and they have to be concerned. we will continue to coordinate with israel. >> reporter: israel

lester? in moore, oklahoma tonight, thank you. >>> there was no escape for the president from his critics today especially those hammering the administration for its crackdown on leaks to the media. new york senator charles schumer today says he's organizing a group of eight senators to work on setting rules on how media leaks about government secrets are investigated. the latest on the crackdown now from nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. >> reporter: journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs. >> reporter: that was the president last week announcing the justice department will institute internal guidelines to the news media. after disclosures that prosecutors, in their effort to crackdown on national security leaks, secretly seized the phone records of ap reporters and the private phone records of a fox news journalist. new questions today about the role of attorney general eric holder, hiding the review. >> you cannot investigate yourself. i think

lester? >> michelle franzen tonight, thank you. >>> after a turbulent week for the obama administration, the white house went on the defensive today. though the president himself steered clear of the controversies. nbc's peter alexander has the latest. >> obama, obama! >> reporter: with the president addressing graduates at the historically black morehouse college in atlanta today, no mention of the convergence of controversies still brewing in washington. still, the white house is aggressively responding, calling accusations of mismanagement offensive and absurd. on the irs issue -- >> there is no question that republicans are trying to make political hay here. >> reporter: a senior advisor speaking out on all five sunday morning talk shows. >> when they want to do when lacking a positive agenda is try to drag washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions trumped up hearings and false allegations. we're not going to let that happen. >> reporter: president obama's team promising acc

i'm lester hit. >> i'm erica hill. prepare yourself, you may not see lester holt after today. >> any of us. >> we have a pool. these are our winning tickets. a security guard right over there. >> so careful and so into it, we're using the back of some old envelope as a record sheet. >> we're saving trees. list, 22 people at "weekend today" have paid their $5. >> i want this on camera for the deposition later when we're not friends. >> i gave a $20 for you guys. if this works out, $27 million per person. for 22 people, not so bad. >> $17 million doesn't go like it used to. >> not when you are living large like holt does. >> it's crazy. >> there are strategies to winning which we may employ later today. >>> o.j. simpson trying to get a new trial after conviction for robbery and kidnapping. his former lawyer took the stands on friday. a riveting hearing. now up to a judge to decide. so what are simpson's chances? we'll check in with our legal expert on that one. >> catch up with the young woman who shocked the fashion wor

lester? >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> for more on all these challenges facing the obama administration, let's turn to cnbc's chief washington correspondent, john harwood. john, clearly these are all controversies, kind of looked at as one thing, but as you separate them, which in your mind meets the standard of scandal and potentially most damaging to the administration? >> they're very different. the phone records case is a legal and law enforcement controversy over a policy judgment, may turn out to be a bad judgment. people in our business don't like it, but there's no evidence the american people are going to be that upset about it just as they weren't upset with some of aggressive tactics the bush administration used in the war on terror. benghazi was a terrible security failure, cost four american lives. but we knew that on day one, and the more we learn about the aftermath, the less it looks like a scandal and more it looks like typical bureaucratic and public re

lester? >> all right, dylan, thanks. >>> let's turn to politics in a week that president obama would rather forget with controversy swirling over the irs, benghazi, and snooping on the associated press. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> so how is the white house taking all of this? i know they refused to call any of these scandals. what's the mood there? >> well, i think they've -- they felt certainly under siege. i think now they're feeling like they're fighting out of it a little bit, separating the issues, trying to treat them more as distractions, calling them out on politics, looking for relevance of the republican party overreaching. but then, also, having to lay out a process for accountability when it comes to the irs, because more is going to be known there. >> and the president just wants to get back to business. he's already talked about a new rule to speed up infrastructure projects, talking about the

lester and erica. >> dillon, thanks. >>> as you mentioned earlier, with david gregory, lester, it's been a deadly weekend for american troops in afghanistan. jenna wolf has more on that and the rest of the morning's headlines. >> hey, guys. good morning. good morning, everyone. yes, it has been one of the deadliest days in recent history for members of the u.s. military over in afghanistan. seven troops were killed in two separate attacks. a nato spokesman says five died when an ied blew up. more were killed when an afghani soldier turned the gun on them. they're stepping up attacks as part of its spring offensive. >>> in california five women are dead after the back of their limousine that they were riding in caught fire. it happened early this morning as the limo was driving over the san mateo bridge. the california highway patrol spokesman says four other people in the back of a car were injured. the driver was not. no word on how that fire started. >>> two workers at a wisconsin daycare facility are facing felony charges for allegedly standing by while several children were attacking

lester? >> all right, jenna, we'll check back with you for the rest of the headlines. >>> meantime, in cleveland, residents are trying to come together this morning and find a way to help in the horrific kidnapping case. ron allen has more on that and what new challenges may lie ahead for one of the victims. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. yes, area churches and houses of worship have been asked to take up a special collection this morning for the four survivors and their families. one of the many ways the community is trying to support them, especially michelle knight, who for many reasons, received the least attention during this entire ordeal. [ chanting michelle ] they marched for michelle knight because they see her as the forgotten one. amanda berry with her daughter and gina dejesus returned home to joyous reunion with family and friends. but knight left the hospital with no fanfare for a secret location. >> we just want to let michelle know that, you know,

lester? >> thanks, dylan. >>> britain's prince harry is in colorado this morning, part of his high profile tour across america. today his mission is to bring attention to our nation's wounded military veterans. taking part in a competition today called the warrior games. nbc's mike taibbi is in colorado springs to tell us more about it. mike, good morning. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, lester. how are you? it's a little chilly out here but is going to heat up over the next six days. some 260 ill and injured and wounded veterans from all five u.s. service branches and from the uk will be competing in paralympic style sports, seven of those sports, over the next six days. prince harry has been a supporter of wounded warrior efforts and programs over the years and he is popular here. he was greeted warmly last night not just because he is a prince, one of the most famous people on the planet of course and britain's most eligible bachelor and a constant news story in great britain b

lester? >> all right. thanks very much. we'll turn to the latest on the investigation into the boston marathon bombings. new details emerging about the cause of death of one of the accused bombers and federal authorities once again facing some tough questions surrounding the case. our national investigative correspondent michael isikoff is in our washington, d.c. bureau for us. michael, good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning. tamerlan tsarnaev, the alleged instigator of the bombings whose body is being prepared for burial died from gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma to the head. one of dzhokhar tsarnaev's friends were allowed into the country when he didn't have a valid visa. authorities searched neighborhoods near the university of massachusetts dartmouth campus on friday looking for evidence that tsarnaev may have tested explosives before the bombings as more evidence emerges about bungling prior to the attack. federal officials admit that one of the accused bomber's friends, az

lester, let's begin with this death toll. a lot of americans went to bed last night hearing a number 51, some of them 91. a lot of us woke up this morning to see it downgraded to 24. we talk about the fog of war in situations like this. is that what happened? >> it looks like a war zone and it was, in fact, a fog of war. the chaos and confusion of those early hours of a hectic search and rescue operation. meantime, today the first victim identities were released, that of a little 9-year-old girl killed in her school. today new images of the storm as it barreled into moore, reinforcing what everyone here is saying -- >> the whole roof just came off. >> reporter: this one was beyond anything they can remember. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: survivors emerged from shelter into an alien world of utter destruction. >> the lord giveth, and the lord taketh away. >> reporter: aided by cadaver dogs, today's searchers went door to door. the twister is responsible for at least 24 deaths including 9 children. 7 of them were still inside pla

lester? >>> can you ever imagine saying no to getting a raise at work? some people are happy to do it because the extra money could actually hurt them financially. it's known as the cliff effect. it's 3:00 a.m. welcome to dan greely's day. >> i drink a lot of coffee in the morning. >> reporter: dan is a single father of three young children ages 2, 4 and 6. they live in a city near boulder, colorado. >> 4:00 i pack their bags. 5:00 they're in the car going to day care. >> reporter: at 6:30 a.m., dan arrives at his job at a nonprofit community center and food pantry. >> this can go on there. >> reporter: more than nine hours later, it's back home to cook, clean and play. >> i don't get a break. i love it. every minute of it. it's my life. >> reporter: back in 2010, life looked promising. dan, who was earning $44,000 a year, was about to be promoted to director of facilities and operations. the additional raise he figured would finally allow him to fulfill a dream to buy his own home but then -

lester, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the figure you mentioned, 13,000 homes in the path, that's destroyed or badly damaged. that's a huge impact in a town of only 56,000. imagine that. $2 billion in damage and this town is still beginning to accept, understand, and grieve the loss of so many who live here as we learn more names of the dead. at the same time, folks continue to marvel that so many people walked out of wreckage like this alive. >> i hope everyone's okay. >> reporter: each new view of the massive funnel makes it harder to comprehend how so many people survived. it's a question mike soto has wrestled with since he was pulled from under his house on monday. >> that's a miracle. >> reporter: mike was in a closet when his house fell in around him. trapped he scraped a metal wire through an opening to attract his neighbors' attention. >> i could hear the voices saying, make a noise, keep making noise because they could not find me. finally they found me. >> reporter: most of the dead have been identified. among t

lester, thanks. all day long the people of oklahoma have been seeing their governor on television starting with a long briefing this morning. i guess around the noon hour. and can you imagine being the chief executive of the state and being handed a crisis like this. we are joined by the governor of oklahoma, mary fallin. governor, thank you, on such a busy time for finding time to join us on the broadcast tonight. first of all, since you got people watching tonight from new york to san diego who don't know anything about your state particularly or your town, what do you tell people about what moore, oklahoma, is and what the folks here are like? >> well, moore, oklahoma, is about community. it's about neighbors helping neighbor. it's about coming together in a time of crisis like this and doing whatever it takes to help our people, help our fellow man, and we've certainly seen that. and we had a terrible disaster here april 19th of 1995. we had the federal building bombed. and oklahoma became known

i'm lester holt. i will have new details in the case of the three missing women found alive in ohio next on ""rock center"" with brian williams. >>> ladies and gentlemen, this is the national broadcasting company. >> tonight on "rock center," important new developments in cleveland saga including new questions about another missing girl, ashley summers. could she be connected to the other three young women? al lester holt speaks for the first time with the fbi special agent who finally got to meet the young women she devoted so many years to searching for. >> i tried to just tell them, you know, i'm just so happy to see you. i'm sure they were looking at me like who are you? >>> also tonight walking the boards on the jersey shore with the governor of new jersey. >> you're not the step child. >> look over there. have you seen it? it's the same way it was six months ago. >> except the problem is everyone has to decide what they're going to do with their own homes. >> tonight chris christie takes on reco

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i'm lester holt.ls in the case of the three missing women found alive in ohio next on "rock center" with brian williams. >>> defying the rules. >> there's no greater adrenaline rush. >> there's something wrong with me. >> defying the odds. >> it is just in my dna. >> i have a lot of fun and take a lot of physical abuse at the same time. >> even defying gravity. >> well, i think i would jump out of an airplane. >> when i do a big jump, anything can happen. >> it is all in a day's work for the extreme athlete. >> what we are doing is really a different sport altogether. it is extreme and it is dangerous. >> and in sports like these, you can't reach such extremes without risking your very life. >> it is not as glamorous as it looks.

i'm lester holt.he three missing women found alive in ohio next on "rock center" with brian williams. >>> newly disclosed e-mails are producing mounting pressure over the white house talking points on the benghazi attack. also, a decision in what to do with the site of sandy hook elementary school. plus, in this morning's office politics, luke russert tells alex why he thinks congress is like a jenga game. and after an abrupt recess, what's next for jodi arias? she says she wants the death penalty. will she get it? good morning, everybody, i'm betty nguyen. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." now, here is what is happening today. first, to front page politics.

i'm lester holt.etails in the case of the three missing women found alive in ohio next on "rock center with brian williams." >>> a polar bear mauls a woman. >> oh, my god. >> a half ton bull dives into the stands. a gorilla gets her hands on a toddler. the child's mother is terrified. the mother, she was screaming frantically at the top of her lungs. somebody do something, that's my baby down there. that gorilla has my baby. >> lions take down a baby buffalo. >> she's going for it. she's going for it. she got him. >> but the herd fights back. >> oh! >> in a world where animals and

i'm lester holt. this is dateline. who knows what mysteries lie at the heart of a marriage. anything can happen behind closed doors. here's hoda kotb. >> how much do we reveal to the ones we love? do we keep our betrayals behind closed doors? or do we hide in plain sight, masking our deeds with words? >> text message says i'm fine, just clearing my head. >> that was kevin mangle for a time, clearing his head he told his family and friends. facebook status, wants to be alone. >> maybe he just had enough and needed a vacation for himself. >> but there was a trail of electronic messages that seemed to tell another story, a far more sinister one. >> we were all floored when it was all there for us to read. you can't make this stuff up. >> which was fact? and which was fiction? >> these tex messages don't even seem real. they don't seem real. >> long before kevin mangle had a facebook page or a cell phone he had a cute little sister to worry about. >> he was the stereotypical little brother. he would follo

lester holt will be with you this weekend. we will look for you monday night. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. >>> good evening. g478news in the south san jose g neighborhood where the bomb squad has just detonated a grenade found inside a home. >> happening off i-85 near the elementary school. george is live at that scene with the latest. what's the update? >> well, just few short minutes ago, we're going to roll some tape and you can hear how loud it was. it was a explosion, so loud the neighbors who gathers around here jumps up. the san jose bomb squad treated this as a live grenade. public works showed up about a half an hour ago and put 50 sandbags around a hole in a front yard to contain this explosion. police are telling us an elderly woman was cleaning out her garage when she found a grenade on her workbench. the bomb squad came out and determined it could be a live grenade and we found out this is an old american made grenade and the fire department was called out just in case to put out any flames. police say the woman did not know wh

that's just my first lester's murder there are principles going back eight hundred years to magna carta holding that people cannot be. punished by the state without being sentenced. speedy trial of peers that's only eight hundred years old. they have their excuses but i don't think they really apply a bit beyond that there are other cases where which come to mind right away or should i wear a person is murder who could easily be apprehended. with severe consequences the most famous one is. bin laden he was there were. years of special forces trained mabel's navy seals broke into his invaded pakistan. broke into his. compound. killed a couple people captured him he was defenseless i think his wife was with him but the. hundred structure just murdered him through his body into the. ocean. with. that that's one of the beginning of the apprehension of bin laden and the assassination and dumping his body in the ocean and of course the narrative completely fell apart. and also you've said that you know in the aftermath of nine eleven when the taliban said we will give you bin ladin if we if y

jonathan lester, update news reporterw wasting my life away in this classroom every thursday from like 9 o'clock in the morning until whenever o'clock in the morning. chris chandler, update news reporteri i got dragged to ucsc to watch a bunch of hippies smoke pot in the name of some sort of holiday that they call 4-20. okay? now i am a god-fearing christian, and i find it appalling. elizabeth olveda, update news reporterw when me and jonathan went to the homeless encampment and the homeless man that i interviewed, after we were done with the interview, him and his wife actually offered us dinner and it was just so sweet of them and it was just so nice and, i don't know kate loewen, update news reporterw when i first did the live shot and manny the groundskeeper walked up to me when the video camera was on and i had to shush him on camera and then swat him." cirque du soleil plans to return to the bay area. update news reporter megan rodriguez says one s-j-s-u student is inspired by the performance. ">>>fans of cirque du soleil say it's more than just entertainment...it's an art form..

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morning a great loss on her funeral you could've made a killing on the funeral her political guest lester the funeral was just a dom an indictment of the shambles that was the. issue of go all of those well i often make that. allusion myself and my director usually i'm glad somebody has a board with cried at the funeral was that it was just like it was like a thing from star trek or something couldn't believe it there's a tear for making the pardoning of sold it and all the shots of michael portillo. and this bizarre wasn't it and to think they went so large and in such a time of supposed to stand it's you know it's disgusting all right well i'm we're way over time but frankie boyle thanks so much for me thanks for all the guys report cheers month all right. ok not going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert our time my guest frankie boyle if you like the same e-mail placed as our kaiser reported r t t v dot are you the next i'm asked by a. secret laboratory. was able to build a most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a d

number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lestergeist, matt lauer, brian williams and anthony mason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now ♪ ♪

. >> lester holt and erica hill join us live. >> good morning. we were saying the same thing.here has may gone? >> i thought we were still in february. >> we have a lot to talk about on this saturday morning. we're covering the scene of the commuter train derailment in connecticut. it's left more than 60 people hurt. huge mess out there. we'll get. a live update for you. >>> also 35 million americans under the threat of severe storms today after a wild week of weather. kind of a scary statistic there. the good news is dylan is tracking the powerful storm system and will have the latest. >>> here's a face you have to vote for. the mayor of a minnesota town. he's not even in the first grade yet. but he's got that political charm. look at him working the crowd. how did he get elected? we'll find out. >> who needs a baby when you have a cute kid in yourself. >>> powerball fever this morning. coming up, you'll hear from a seven-time jackpot winner who says, yes, you can increase your odds of winning. the guy did win seven times, right? >> that's amazing. >> we'll share his tips wit

paramedic lisa lester described what she encountered as she drove up to help the wounded. >> they were just covered in mud from head to toe. all you could see was the whites of their eyes. >> reporter: she squeezed them all in this ambulance, 18 people in all. >> that legal? >> no. >> reporter: lisa reunited with one of the women she helped that day. >> so glad i got to see you. i wanted to get your name. >> i couldn't remember yours and i looked at the paper. i'm so happy you're okay. >> i'm happy to see you. >> i'm so happy, thank you so much. >> reporter: there are so many acts of hee roarism ever have where you look, so many people coming together to help the rebuilding effort. you see armies of people raking laups and picking up rubble. it is such an inspiring sight to see amidst the tragedy here. this, of course, where seven children, they were killed in the plaza towers elementary school when that tornado struck. really the school took a direct hit. cnn's john king toured the devastation with moore police sergeant jeremy lewis. >> in terms of when people first responded here, i

tonight we begin with lester holt who looks at what went on here. >> this whole area right here, guys, it's completely destroyed. >> this is how the day after looks in moore, oklahoma. wreckage and ruins. >> the building was just rubble. there was cars on top of the school. there was fire everywhere. >> incomprehensible loss. >>. >> the school is gone. the hall ways and everything. >> even seasoned tornado watchers are looking at scenes like this and asking how can anyone survive such fury. >>. >> the building starts shaking. i was covering over and i remember the boy saying i love you, miss cross. don't let me die with you. i said we are not dying. we are not dying today. quit saying that. i did the teacher thing that we are probably not supposed to do. i prayed. >> as the scope of damage became clear, tough questions are being asked. how did children end up huddled in fear in a place that couldn't protect them. how did other kids escape unharmed and why couldn't more people get underground to safety? >> we thought we were dead. >> tornados were tearing through the region for days. t

number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lesterillie geist, matt lauer, brian williams and anthony mason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now at 11:00 eastern. thanks for watching. "man hunt" starts now. ♪

i'm lester hoelt. rock center with brian williams starts now. is the national broadcasting company. >> tonight, on rock center. >> a woman fighting for her life makes a frantic call to 911, but help doesn't get there in time. her family and police blame this 911 operator who tonight comes out of hiding and talks about her role for the first time with kate snow. >> how could you not stand up and scream and say, i have to get somebody to this person right now? >> i didn't hear it. if i heard as much as you are saying, then i would have. >> also tonight, he's one of the last victims of the boston marathon bombings still in the hospital and along with his fiance he has a statement to make about grit and boston strong. >> a million people would not have the same attitude you have. >> i don't have the same attitude. >> you don't? >> i'm so mad but he is so good. >> and zach, comedian and beard enthusiast and private guy considering he's a big movie star. >> sometimes i think i'm shy about pictures. i'd like to write you a note. no thanks. just walk aw

lester holt joins us as well. >> we'll break it down for the ladies for the newest trends in beauty,uster hit on the plaza. >> all right, first lester has a look at what's going on in "weekend today." >> we're keeping a close eye on the severe weather from the heat wave expected to hit both coasts to flooding and dylan throws a dinner party, we are her guests and we behaved. preparing the food was only one of her challenges. what you need to know before entertaining this summer. >> she's a good cook apparently. >>> new judges in a new live season of "america's got talent" i take the stage to find out what it's like to audition. i thought i could do a newscast. >> is that what you were there for? >> how long did you last before you got the buzz? >> about 12 seconds. howard was like get out of here. >> should have brought the bass. >> yeah. >> you could have sang a bit. >> i think it works out well for you. >> good thing you have a kid in the business who can support you. >> exactly. >> lester, with he look forward to seeing you on "weekend today." al how about a check of the weather?

i'm lester holt. i'll have new details in the case of the three missing women found alive in ohio next on "rock center" with brian williams. >>> newly disclosed e-mails are producing mounting pressure over the white house talking points on the benghazi attack. also, a decision in what to do with the site of sandy hook elementary school. plus, in this morning's office politics, luke russert tells alex why he thinks congress is like a jenga game. and after an abrupt recess, what's next for jodi arias? she says she wants the death penalty. will she get it? good morning, everybody, i'm betty nguyen. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." now, here is what is happening today. first, to front page politics. the white house says republicans are playing politics as new details surface in the benghazi attacks. at issue, the disclosure of e-mails related to the attacks on the u.s. compound in libya that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens. nbc news has confirmed that the white house, with i

lester, thank you very much. some of the first images to capture the nation's attention in the aftermath of this tornado. the image of those two elementary schools that were leveled by the storm. one was the plaza towers elementary school, where tragically seven students died. yesterday, a couple of first responders gave me a tour of what some here are now calling sacred ground. >> this is actually the gym. >> reporter: walking among the mud-caked ruins, there are small clues that this used to be a school, filled with children. >> if you look at this book here, "discovering pompeii" and it's ironic. one of the most historic scenes of destruction ever, and you come out to this. >> reporter: major mark murdoch of the moore fire department and jeremy lewis of the moore police department were among the first on the scene. >> we had several civilians that were waving at us, telling us that they had some trapped children in here in the hallway. >> reporter: both men faced with the immediate aftermath of the ef-5 tornad

>> i'm just think being lester getting down and getting back up. >> okay.our great american adventure on monday look for partly cloudy skies at 1:00 a.m. whene start off, yeah, woo! andhen by the afternoon, chance o some showers. saturday, wet weather in the southeast, mid-atlantic states, strong storms in the plains, beautiful weather from texas into the southwest and sund, sunday, we're expecting more showers along the southeast and atlantic coast a larger area under a risk of strong storms from oklahoma into southern minneapolis, minnesota i should say, look for clouds in the >>> 9:33, you made it to friday. a gorgeous day. puffy clouds over =jásunol. temperatures a little on the cool side for today. we're going to warm you right back up as we head into the weekend. right now the westerly flow transporting that cool, pacific air all the way inland. temperatures, just about room temperature, perfection for friday. 69 in livermore, 66 in fremont. a little cool in the city today but we'll warm you up saturday into sunday. staying hot for monday of next week

number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lester holt, willie geist, matt lauer, brian williams and anthony mason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now at 11:00 eastern. thanks for watching. "man hunt" starts now. ♪ ♪ >>> we will hear from the president of the united states who will address the country mere moments from now and speak from the east room. it will be a confirmation of a huge development. >> good evening. tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. ♪ >> tonight we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who have worked tirelessly to