mark potter, nbc news along the rio grande. >> by the way, you can see much more of mark potter's emmy-award winning reporting on "the war next door." it's all on our website, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> when we come back here tonight, a real life rocket man takes flight. and some very good dogs get their first ever taste of freedom. >>> maggie daley has died. for 22 years when no one in chicago could imagine a mayor not named daley, she was first lady of the city. she remained an enormously popular figure. she devoted herself to her family, her husband my -- mayor richard daley and to the school children of chicago. for summer programs, after school programs, one we profiled as a "nightly news" making a difference segment. she was an advocate for the arts and architecture in chicago. maggie daley bravely and openly fought breast cancer for nine years. she died surrounded by her family. she was 68 years old. >>> the nation's oldest four-star general has died. ralph haines was a product of west point. he led the first cav, first armored and 3 corps and was vice chief of staff in the army. saw hea

mark potter, nbc news, edinburgh, texas. >> there is a lot more from the front lines of the war next door. it's on our website, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> and up next here tonight, why a big star is telling his fans not to buy his new album. >>> and proof that no matter who you are, you still have to wait for the cable guy between 3:00 and 5:00. >>> sobering news today for all those with a soccer player in the family. it's about headers. it's a new medical study that says frequent headers show brain injuries similar to that seen in patients with concussion. also known as mild traumatic brain injury. those who fared worse are the players who made head contact with the soccer ball over 1,000 times a year, which among frequent players, including practice isn't all that many. one doctor says the worry here is degeneration of brain cells and lacerating nerve fibers in the brain. >>> this year's tournament of roses parade in pasadena, may look a lot like the current state of the u.s. economy. first of all, the occupy protesters are planning to flood the event with thousands of people. second

more now from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: once again, it appears to be game on. after a lockout, lawsuits and bitter negotiations, the wee morning hours brought news of a tentative deal pending ratification by nba players and owners. >> we're optimistic that that will all come to pass and that nba season will begin on december 25th, christmas day, with a triple header. >> reporter: if as expected the agreement is approved and those three games are played, the nba will have averted a major disaster. >> i think both sides realized that this was the 12th hour. it wasn't the 11th hour. this was the time that they had to do a deal. and if they didn't do a deal, they would lose the season. >> reporter: this year's season will be shortened from the traditional 82 games to 66. but fans are thrilled the game has been saved. >> i was so excited that we finally got to watch basketball again. >> i love this game. like that's my favorite thing to watch. >> reporter: among them the nation's first fan, president obama. under the proposed ten-year agreement, players reportedly g

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mark potter live at miami international airport. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to up jenna. pretty quiet here today, but it's a it's expected to build here at miami international airport. today and tomorrow, expected to be heavy. good news, so far no delays have been reported around the country. at this airport specifically, 117,000 people are expected to travel today, a spokesman says that's about the same it was this time last year, the air transport association had predicted a 2% decline in air travel this year, but at a couple of airports we called last night in san francisco and atlanta, we were hearing about slight increases. throughout the country, planes said to be very full. jammed. people are urged to get to the airports early today so they can get through the check in and screening, along with everyone else, jenna. >> mark, tens of millions traveling on the roads. what can we expect from roadways? >> reporter: a busy travel day. 90% of travelers are heading home by car. aaa predicts 38 million people will be on

nbc's mark potter is live at busy miami international airport. good morning, mark. >> good morning to you, darlene. here at miami international airport and others around the country today and tomorrow are expected to be very heavy travel days. the good news is that no major delays are reported nationwide. at this airport alone 117,000 people are expected to fly today. that's about the same number as flew this time last year. with planes very full this year, travellers are urged to get to the airports early. as for the 90% of all travellers who go by car, today is also a busy day for them as many people head home. triple-a predicted that 38 million people would be on the roads traveling 50 miles or more. up 4% from last year. we won't know whether that actually occurred for several months after more surveys are taken, but as the day progresses, we do know that the roads will get busier and busier, and so everyone deserves to be very careful out there. darlene. >> nbc's mark potter. thank you. >> well, police are trying to talk to the woman suspecte

a way to make a profit off of those who've been hit the hardest in our economy now according to mark potter advisory group which monitors the consumer payment industry prepaid debit cards have been. a very popular way for the banks to pile on the fees in two thousand and ten the durbin amendment a last minute add to the dodd frank bill caps how much banks could make off the consumers who use their ordinary debit cards are those same restrictions don't apply to prepaid cards designed for the unemployed and those on food stamps now i'm hearing how the big banks are taking money from not only all of us all the time but even those that are suffering the most think it's really not surprising that so many people are protesting the financial firms in fact then diego has taken their disgust story the banks a step further yesterday was that withdrawal wednesday at the imperial county labor council called on the public to remove their funds from the banks now the move comes just a few days before nov fifth which is being called bank transfer day calling all people closer accounts of for profit banks

nbc's mark potter has more. >> reporter: good morning alex at the miami international airport and othersirport alone, 117,000 people are expected to go -- get on the planes here. supervisor says it's about the same as last year. they're expecting a 2% drop in air travel this year at a couple of the airports that we called last night, san francisco and atlanta, we were actually hearing about increased travel. the best news of all is that there are no travel delays around the country. the news is pretty good out there weatherwise. throughout the country also, the planes are said to be very full, they're jammed and so travelers are urged to get to the airports early today so that they can get through the check-in and the screening along with everyone else. meantime, on the roads, there's a lot of activity there today as people are heading home. this is one of the busiest travel days for drivers this year. 90% of the people who are traveling this holiday are actually doing so by car. aaa says that 38 million people will be driving 50 miles or more. up 4% over last year. we're not sure that a

mark potter, nbc news. >> searching for life on mars.ourney nasa has planned for the newest mars rover. that's next. >> and there is always excitement for a college basketball game. that was an understatement when president obama came to towson. >> coming up, we'll tell you why the temperatures expect to be above normal today. the insta-weather plus forecast after the break. >> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thanks so much for joining us. >> let's take another look outside with ava. it is unusually warm. >> it is unbeliefably warm. we hit 70 degrees yesterday. can you believe that? it is not going to be as warm today. it is still feeling good for the end of november. rain showers moving into ohio. we have a dry day in store. because we are out ahead of that storm, we have winds from the south and temperatures mild. let's look at the forecast for today. up to th mid 60's by the afternoon. 10 degrees above normal. continued clouds. winds out of the south. as we go tonight into tomorrow, we'll -- increase rain chances. we'll have

here's nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: over the long holiday weekend, the search continues around orlando. as police and volunteers look for any sign of 33-year-old michelle parker volunteers also targeted black friday shoppers. handing out flyers, urging anyone with information to contact the authorities. >> anyone who's helping is so important. no one we could have covered the ground that we covered in this amount of time. >> reporter: they have offered raised their reward offering to $50,000. hoping that will lead to a break in a case. >> it might spark somebody to say, you know what, i'm going to help this family. >> reporter: parker the famimot of three disappeared november 17th, the same day her people's court tv show air. arguing over the cost of a loss engagement ring with her ex-fiance. smith is the father of two of her children. the he hummer was found abandoned across town. >> police, right now r on a three-track investigation. track number one the victim disappeared on her own volition. track number two, she's a victim of she knew and track number three, she was a random victi

for today, mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> and once again, here is left perpendicular. >> celebrity photographer linda solomon has made a career out of taking pictures. now she's teaching her passion to a special group of kids in the bronx in new york city. >> my dream is for a horse. >> i want to sebe a model. >> ask kids what their dreams are and you expect to hear about horses and super heroes. you might not expect to hear this. >> my hope is to go to college. my hope is for getting a job. >> 10-year-old cayline is thinking about a job because like all the children in this room, she's homeless. >> all photo journalists are on assignment. >> but today, they're not homeless. they're professional photographers. >> i'm going to let you use my camera. >> celebrity photographer linyn solomon built a career on foe to go fear. but her passion is what she calls passion of hope. thanks to a grant from chevrolet, solomon is visiting 10 homeless shelters in ten different cities this year. >> my hope is to keep my street lean. >> first she asked each child to list their dreams. >> get a's. >>

mark potter, nbc news, miami. >>> in a moment, it's a key block voters in a ballot for the white house, let me remind you, something out of the jetson's, and the latest stunt had him flaing alongside a pair of jets. they flew in summation for a while. they eventually released his parachute and he glided back to mother earth. cool, huh? the johnsons, right? yeah. which house is yours? the one with the silverado out front. so, what do you do? well, ahhh... nice! [ clown horn ] ♪ and bingo was his name ♪ [ shouting ] [ child crying ] ♪ i...ahh. [ male announcer ] for those who live life for a living. the chevy silverado. from worksite to home front. chevy runs deep. >>> newt gingrich dropped a political bombshell this week on his party when during the last debate it's said that the gop should take a human approach to illegal immigration. let's take a listen. >> i don't think we're going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out. i don't know how the party who says it's a party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that

this marks the beginning of the end for the popular movie series following the trend set by harry potterthe final chapter is divided into two movies. >>> it's official, demi moore and ashton kutcher