[ cheers and applause ] lester holt! i got it, david. ys ready? balls to the wall. get in position. clean game. [ whistle blows ] whoa, get it away from me. oh, holt blocked it. gregory's got it. oh, out of bounds. >> get him, david! >> steve: back in bounds! [ whistle blows ] [ cheers and applause ] >> whoo! >> jimmy: he's blocking the goal with his bubble! referee! >> call defense. [ whistle blows ] >> jimmy: lester holt! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: one minute. one minute warning. balls to the wall, gentlemen. hey, whoa! ♪ [ whistle blows ] last minute. [ light laughter ] last minute. two balls in play. [ whistle blows ] he's getting it -- whoa. missing it. oh! going. going. there you go. kick it out to you like -- oh, it's ugly in this corner. there you go. back over that way. two players down. fallon is kicking the ball. fallon kicked the ball in the corner. there's two balls -- two balls. red ball in place. oh, almost! oh! he scored a goal on himself. >> whoo! [ whistle blowing ] >> steve: and that's it! [ buzzer ] [ cheers and

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i'm amy robak with lester holt. coming up, latest on a college student with flesh eating bacteria. >> a tough story. she has had her left leg am at the same time ample at the same time amputated. >> she's got such a wonderful spirit. >> they have got to save her life. >>> dog the bounty hunter in trouble. the reality tv star going through real-life drama, he and his family at the center of a string of recent death threats. stories, coming up. >>> and will smith, star of "men in black," is considered one of hollywood's nice guy. what made him slap a reporter on the red carpet? >> i think i know. >> we'll talk about that, coming up we want to begin with the latest on the trayvon martin investigation. a mountain of evidence released this week with new video, photos, and documents revealing some of what happened the night martin was killed. here is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: these are the last known images of trayvon martin, moments before his death. the 17-year-old captured on surveillance tape at a nearby 7-ele

i'm lester holt, in for brian tonight. amid the international outcry over the massacre of over 100 villagers in syria last week, u.n. observers today reported the apparent mass execute of another 13 people in another part of the country. their bodies found bound and blindfolded. with the situation inside syria tumbling out of control and growing fears of an all-out civil war, the obama administration today moved to tighten the economic screws on the assad government while casting doubt on the prospect of a negotiated peace. how far can and will the u.s. go to end the violence? tonight at least one option, arming the rebels, has been taken off the table. nbc's andrea mitchell is following developments from our washington newsroom this evening. good evenening. >> as more atrocities occur each day, the obama administration today imposed new sanctions on syria but said arming the rebels would only create a wider war. another atrocity uncovered today. 13 bodies, hands bound, found in a village far from hula. and for the first t

i'm ann curry along with lester holt who is in for matt. we've got al roker and tamron hall has joined us. nice to have you here, tamron. coming up in this hour, talking about the answers to your diet questions. >> that's right. one of the biggest problems for anyone who's ever tried to lose weight is hitting that plateau. what do you do to break it? joy bauer talks about that. you lose a lot fast and then you hit that mark. you don't know what to do next. >> all right. so once you get your diet in shape now you want to get your finances in shape. and to do that we need to look at everything from buying gas to grocery shopping. we're going to tell you where you're spending too much money, and how you can save. >> then, a "today" exclusive, the new jersey mom accused of taking her young daughter to a tanning salon opens up about her headline making case and takes on her critics directly. ear going to hear from her coming up. >> also you may remember that last week we showed you this picture of natalie and al and savannah. and we asked you to

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i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. is more than double the number who did so after the first gulf war in the early '90 gs. well, the memorial day activities could be washed out in the northeast after tropical storm beryl made landfall in florida early this morning. beryl is bringing heavy rains and winds up to 70 miles an hour to coastal areas of the southeast, knocking out power to more than 20,000 customers in the jackson vilt area alone. nbc's kurt gregory has more on holiday hazards around the nation. >> reporter: on this memorial day weekend, wild weather is turning the holiday into not quite great day at the beach. >> we're concerned about rip currents. >> reporter: along the georgia coast, northeast florida, an parts of south carolina, tropical storm beryl has canceledmy vacation plans. >> many in the back room is calling us telling us the storm is rolling in. we decided instead of hanging out tomorrow we're going back to gainesville. >> reporter: but for some parts of the country it's the lack of rain causing p

i'm lester holt. chris hansen is here with two new investigations and big news in a previous one. began with the surprising development in the war on drugs. chris? >> lester, we all know that drugs flow in from mexico, but with crackdowns along the border, cartels have been looking for new ways to get marijuana into the country. and boy, have they found one. by invading some of our most pristine and precious land, the kind of place where your family might be planning to take a vacation. we got exclusive access to an unprecedented dea effort trying to stop it. we're on a dangerous mission with highly trained forces. we need to be quiet. because the men being hunted are members of a mexican drug cartel. they're armed and dangerous and could be anywhere. it's hot in these mountains, nearly 90 degrees. there are no trails up here. we've been hiking for miles through dust and dense brush. but what might surprise you about all this is that although we're hunting the mexican cartel, we're not in mexico. we're right here in the united states, in the state of utah in the shadow of zion nat

i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. today," global diplomacy. thousands of protesters march in chicago as world leaders discuss the fate of the war in afghanistan. >>> ring of fire. a rare solar spectacle dazzles millions around the world. >>> and out of his mind. a beekeepefrom poland puts his survival skills to the ultimate test. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with exit strategy. president obama is meeting for a second day with nato leaders and afghanistan's president hamny karzai in chicago as they develop a roadmap to wind down the war by 2014. meanti meantime thousands marched resulting in dozens of arrests. >> reporter: blocks from the nato summit, police and protesters clash. police using batons and pepper spray. some antinato demonstrators throwing paint at officers. some grabbing the batons and turning back on the police. at leaf two dozen were lead away. some bloodied. the clash did not disturb the summit itself, members proving so-called smart defense plans

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. it's a big saturday. we have the kentucky derby, it's cinco de mayo. >> i thought it may have been something else. a lot to get to this morning including the john edwards trial. another week of testimony wrapped up friday. this time a friend of the heiress whose big money helped john edwards hide his affair took the stand. coming up, we'll bring you the riveting day in court which capped off a week of explosive it testimony. >> and then from the catwalk to the courtroom, she's one of fashion's most famous faces but now former supermodel linda evangelista is asking her son's father, a french billionaire, to pay up in child support, pay up big time, because she is asking a reported $46,000 a month. i believe that's more than most people make in a year. >> $46,000 in child support. they were never married. a lot to talk about there. take a look at this. 32 teens are the newest member of "the guinness book of world records." find out why this iowa class has their friends and family seeing double. you have to

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.see you tomorrow morn on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. from a fire investigation to a dprug investigation. a three-alarm fire at a warehouse in downtown oakland led investigators to an illegal marijuana growing operation. and tonight, police are trying to find the culprit. nbc's bay

i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, good night. >>> this morning on "early today," billion dollar blunder. heads begin to roll at jpmorgan chase in the wake of a massive trading loss. >>> a massive twister bears down on a small new mexico town. >>> and family affair. england's young royals turn out for a charity polo match. captions paid for by nbc-universal television rtd. >r >>>>> hellop >>> >>. they're to pay the ultimate price for mistaken that sent shock waves throughout the financial world. the bank's chief investment officer is among the reported resignations. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: from the ceo of jpmorgan chase, an unambiguous explanation on a stun 2g billion trading loss. >> we made a terrible egregious mistake. there's almost no excuse for it. >> reporter: jamie dimon shrugged off mounting concerns last month that something was terribly wrong with a $100 million hedge investment that now he describes as a bad bet. >> we know it was sloppy. it was a bad judgment. >>

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. you can see that video a thousand times, and each time it will just terrify you. >> there is a reason they put landing gears on airplanes, so you don't have to jump out of the airplane. >> and i get it. you would never jump out of a plane. i would. and after seeing this, i, i -- it just absolutely blows my mind. >> but the first part of the video, i think we'll show it later on, is she doesn't want to get out of the airplane. it looks like she's kind of pushed. her knees kind of locked up. but yeah, it all turns out safely, but my goodness. >> oh, it's hard to watch it . >> but we'll show you more of that. >> in case you haven't seen it enough. >> and we're going to hear from her about this adventure, what she wants to do next. >> we should mention she is okay, thankfully. >> it is memorial day. going to be a washout in parts of the country, some news you probably didn't want to hear. subtropical storm beryl is expected to hit the east coast later today, already bringing high surf and

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. you can see that video a thousand times and each time it will just terrify you. >> there is a reason they put landing gears on airplanes so you don't have to jump out of the airplane. >> i get it, you would never jump out of a plane. i would. after seeing this, i -- it just absolutely blows my mind. >> but the first part and i think we'll show it later on is she doesn't want to get out of the airplane. it looks like she's kind of pushed and her knees kind of locked up. it all turns out safely. >> oh, this is hard to watch it. >> we'll show you a little bit more of that. >> if you haven't seen it enough. >> and then we are going to hear from her about this adventure. >> we should mention she is okay, thankfully. >>> it is memorial day, it's going to be a washout in parts of the country. subtropical storm beryl is due to hit the southeast coast later today. she's already bringing dangerous surf and drenching rains along beaches from northeast florida to south carolina. we've got it all

i'm lester holt. she was no stranger to a cam raxt as a model, this young girl's picture had been taken hundreds of time. but the picture that interested police was a few seconds of grainy video secretly recorded during the last hours of her life. here's dennis murphy. ♪ >> reporter: new year's 2010 was arriving on a shivery night by miami standards, by temps in the low 60s were enough to chill the south beach seemsters. and there in the front diving into the sizzle was a couple from michigan, paula and kevin. doubt from detroit for an impulse long holiday weekend. >> kevin, how did the idea of let's go down to south beach for new year's come together? >> paula. that was my baby. she didn't skimp on herself and she liked to live the good life, you know. and going down to south beach was, like, that was it. >> reporter: a down and back, hit the clubs, do some shopping and hello 2010. >> it was great. like we had is it all figured out. go down to south beach, celebrate the new year, come back on monday.

i'm jenna wolfe alongside lester holt.his half hour, we're talking more about the john edwards trial. >> the prosecution rested last week their case in this campaign corruption trial. the former presidential candidate could spend decades behind bars if convicted, but tomorrow, his lawyers begin telling his side of the story. and the question is, will edwards, who is by the way, also a former trial lawyer, take the stand and try to convince the jury? we'll get into that, coming up. >>> also, it's been a pretty busy week for celebrities, and especially celebrity moms, moms like jessica simpson and reese witherspoon. we're going to look at what's happening in pop culture during our "week in buzz." >>> and it's almost the moment we've been waiting for. yesterday, we surprised three deserving moms with head-to-toe makeovers for mother's day. they have new hair, makeup and clothes and are getting ready for their big reveal on national tv. in a few moments, we'll see how their families react to their new glammed-up look. exciting

i'm lester holt. brian will be back here on monday. i'll see you a bit later for "dateline" friday and tomorrow morning for "today." have a great weekend and good night, everyone. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. what's your status? for facebook it's sold. to millions of investors but it was a bumpy ride today. there it is. from coast to coast and from harvard to menlo park to wall street, the biggest ipo in history making headlines even after the closing bell. our business and tech reporter scott budman has been at facebook headquarters since

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. >> the news broke just a short time ago. the libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing pan am flight 103 over skokland is dead after a long battle with cancer. he was released in 2009 under humanitarian reasons and it outraged people. >>> then we're going to go to chicago where president obama will host dozens of people today. thousands of protesters are planning to march to where the summit is taking place. we're going to have a live report from chicago. >> did you happen to watch the preakness yesterday? >> if i didn't watch it, it was incredible. >> a replay of the derby. >> absolutely. it was bodie meister in the lead, it was i'll have another, which is going to set up a fantastic belmont stakes on june 9th here on nbc. it was an unbelievable finish and an unbelievable call at the end of this race, which is exciting. >> then we're going to switch gears and have an interview with dawg, the bounty hunter. >> yes. recently, ooet he's received threatening e-mails threatening him and his family. >> 270 people were killed

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. what do you thing are the chances that as he's going down, he's saying, let there be cardboard there, let there be cardboard there. >> i'm wondering if he's thinking maybe this wasn't such a good idea. he did have a parachute on and he could have pulled the cord. >> he walked away and he did well. >> we're going to talk to him later in the broadcast. >> it is memorial day weekend already. >> we're going to talk about the weather. temperatures in the 90s gripping much of the nation this weekend. tropical storm warnings are up, along the southeast coast. beryl is this year's second named storm. the hurricane season, by the way, hasn't even officially begun yet, but the weather didn't get the memo. we've got it all covered for you. >>> and then is it a mystery solved? a new jersey man has been charged in the murder of little etan patz. 33 years ago the missing child was put into the spotlight. >>> plus, we're going to look at history being made. this morning the space station crew is har

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. you want to talk perspective? i thought i had a great week because i had 11 holes punched on my free frozen yogurt card and i got a free frozen yogurt. i was psyched! >> awesome! >> mark zuckerberg, his company goes with the ipo, billions of dollars and then he goes and gets married. >> you know what the bigger story was, though? >> what? >> he was wearing a tie in that wedding shot. there you go. >> that's how you know who already wears the pants in that family. oh, no, i don't think there will be a hoodie. >> i think she put her foot down. you can wear the hoodie on wall street, but tie for the wedding. >>> meantime, did you see the preakness? >> like the derby. >> the second race of the triple crown, just like the derby with i'll have another following bode meister until the very end again. >> all eyes on belmont now. what is that, three weeks from now? >> that's going dob on june 9th, and it's going to be a heck of a race as we have another horse going for a triple crown. >> what's it been, like 30 years since

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. remember last week, you took the redeye back from los angeles because you got your "doctorate"? >> yep. >> and i had no sympathy for you. you know, you were up all night, you were exhausted. i had no sympathy. last night, i got in from the derby around 1:00 a.m. i'm exhausted. i apologize profusely for how tired you must have been last week. >> no, no worries. tell me about the derby. >> unbelievable. >> can you get the same sense of the come-from-behind thing when you're watching in person? >> absolutely. you feel it. you get excited. you know, you feel like you're racing along with them. and you should see the people in the audience. they're whipping at random things and they're yelling and screaming. it was such an explosion of excitement to be there. i advise everyone to get to one of these triple crown races at least one time. just an unbelievable experience. >> it was very cool. how they know when to make their move. >> a lot of strategy. >> nice to have you back here. >>> also

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolf. remember last week you took the red eye back from los angeles because out got your doctorate? i had no sympathy for you. you were up all night, i had no sympathy. last night i got in from the derby around 1:00 a.m., i am exhausted. i apologize profusely for how tired you must have been last week. >> no problem. tell me about the derby. can you get the same sense when you're there in person. >> you feel like you're racing along with them. you should see everyone in the audience. they're whipping at random things. they're yelling and they're screaming. it was such an explosion of excitement to be there. i advise everyone to try to get to one of these triple crown races at least one time. >> it was very cool. how do they know when though make their move, anyway smp. >> there's a lot of strategy involved. >>> also ahead this morning, president obama officially kicked off his campaign recollection on saturday. six months to go before the election. how will this campaign shape up in the mon

i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. >> and the trial is now over. jennifer hudson, of course, was in the courtroom on a regular basis but the jurors say that did not factor into their guilty verdict of a man convicted of killing three of her family members. we'll have more including her reaction coming up. >>> it was the latest coux. we'll have the latest from washington. >>> then the colossal $2 million misfire by jpmorgan. in an exclusive interview on "meet the press," the ceo talks about what happened. >> we know we were sloppy, we kn know we were stupid. >> are banks too big to fail? what does that mean for you? we'll have much more on thatting in just a moment. >>> and we're going to switch gears completely and look at summer celebrity weddings. some of hollywood's biggest stars could be preparing to say i do in the coming weeks. we'll have all the details you want to know. >>> first let's get more from veronica de la cruz at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. jennifer hudson is thanking the prosecutor and jurors. she released a statemen

i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> "nbc bay area news" starts now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we begin in san francisco tonight where an apartment fire injured at least eight people including six firefighters. stephanie is in the mission district where it happened with the latest for us. stephanie. >> reporter: the good news that people were not seriously hurt, but very devastating for those that live in this blue apartment building. we just saw a couple come back and the woman got emotional. our firefighters have been letting some people go in and take out valuables, but people cannot go back anytime soon. firefighters still investigating what ignited this blaze. it began before 10:00 this morning. in 15 minutes it went from a one alarm to three-alarm fire. firefighters say it appears it started in a common stairwell between the building, and they kicked off an aggressive attack inside and contained it by noon. we spoke with a man whose ground floor business was

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. >> and i'm lester holt, in for matt this morning. welcome back from cannes. >> okay, thank you so much. >> the story that they made you go? >> they made me go. they made me stay for two days. it was so hard. but no, it's really fun. >> great to be here with you today. we're talking about what happened in chicago over the weekend. things got a bit rough and tumble. this is the last day of the nato summit there with new protests planned, some downtown businesses have actually told their employees to stay home today. >> exactly. you can see why in these images from sunday. dozens were injured, including at least four police officers and demonstrators voiced their opposition to the war in afghanistan and other issues. protests that provided a rather unusual backdrop to one couple's wedding day photographs. she does not look particularly pleased about that. we'll have more on this straight ahead. >> also we're going to get the latest on the mysterious disappearance of a 10-month-old girl in missouri. you might recall the story of lisa irw

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. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>>ood evening. the weather is a big story on this holiday weekend. another day of unseasonable heat enveloping the center part of the country. temperatures hit the 90s today from the great lakes to the gulf coast making for one of the hottest indianapolis 500 races in years. with a high of 96, fort wayne, indiana, was more than just a dozen cities breaking or expected to break records today. while tonight folks living in the southeast are bracing for the late night arrival of beryl, which grew today into a full-fledged tropical storm, and will bring lots of rain and wind as it comes ashore along the georgia/florida border. this, as millions of americans het outdoors to try to celebrate the beginning of the summer season. we have two reports tonight. michelle franzen is at coney island to start us off. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. plenty of folks here at the boardwalk as americans around the country mark the start of summer. but a tropical storm bearing down on several