. >> reporter: the former boss of the bbc, mark thompson, was hired by the new york times to become its chief executive. there is no evidence he knew about savile, but he may have to head back from new york to defend the suggestion of a cover-up. >> if i can help with the questions i will do so. >> reporter: for the british, the bbc is a source of national pride, funded by taxes paid by every family. now it appears the trusted institution may have turned away while children were abused, kier simmons, nbc news, london. >>> and still ahead tonight for us, the buzz surrounding the product so many people buy to keep going and why that may be the wrong thing for some. and later, a second act for baby boomers, ready to do what they really enjoy. >>> there is something a lot of people buy in the news tonight, consumer reports is out with a new investigation on how much caffeine they put in energy drinks, and why you may not be able to believe what the labels specifically say. our report from nbc's tom costello who has been reporting on the story for some time. >> reporter: the headlines this w

. >> reporter: the former boss of the bbc, mark thompson, was hired by the new york times to become its chief executive. there is no evidence he knew about savile, but he may have to head back from new york to defend the suggestion of a cover-up. >> if i can help with the questions i will do so. >> reporter: for the british, the bbc is a source of national pride, funded by taxes paid by every family. now it appears the trusted institution may have turned away while children were abused, kier simmons, nbc news, london. >>> and still ahead tonight for us, the buzz surrounding the product so many people buy to keep going and why that may be the wrong thing for some. and later, a second act for baby boomers, ready to do what they really enjoy. surprises him. of bacn morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief.

the former head of the bbc, mark thompson, is the incoming chief executive of the "new york times" companyes" ombudsman manager red sullivan has urged them to cover his role more aggressively. the "times" ran a lengthy piece on thompson's role. earlier he told them, "i was not notified nor briefed about the investigation, nor was i involved in any way not to complete and air the investigation." "during my time as director general of the bbc, i never heard allegations or received complaints about jimmy savile." later he also told the times he had heard from a colleague that "news night" was investigating savile but didn't know the details. he said he shared this with other bbc managers and was told the story would not run for "journalistic reasons." this is to see the least a serious problem. the bbc has approved an internal investigation and will have an expert look at sexual harassment claims dating back to the '70s. chairman patton of the governing body writes in "the mail" can it really be the case that no one knew that he was doing? did some turn a blind tie criminality? good questions

his name is mark thompson and the new job is president and chief executive officer of the "new york timestory is spreading far and wide. >> thank you, mark phillips. they say that things are bigger in texas and apparently they are faster too. today the last leg of a texas toll road opens with the nation's fastest speed limit. so you can legally drive 85 miles per hour on this stretch of texas highway 130. it runs south of the austin airport to east of segane. i don't think this is good. if the speed limit is 55 i see how easy it is to go to 70. if you start at 85 people go to 90. >> feel the need for speed. remember that line. >> the idea of being able to go somewhere you can drive fast is exhili rm im exhilirating. >> you think this is a good idea? >> i do. but we have to be aware of how many people die in traffic accidents. >> as you were reading that about going 85 miles per hour, charlie pumped his fist. >> you did too, by the way. >> i know. i love texas. i'm from texas. >>> falling is one of the biggest fears older people has. here's the most common reasons why they fall and how to

mark. sue thompson, abc7 news. >>> they are cleaning up this morning around oakland city hall after occupy protesters combined with anti-war protesters went on a vandalism spree last night. they broke windows and damaged cars from 14th and telegraph, 6:00 last night, targets included city hall, police recruiting station, several banks and other businesses plus cars. police say they were not prepared to move in and make arrests without outside help. demonstrators dispersed before help could be brought in. amy hollyfield is there now. she will bring a live report in 30 minutes. >>> authorities city some of the protesters took part in a violent street march saturday. police arrested 20 after marchers vandalized businesses, cars and other property. police say some threw rocks and paint at officers. >>> protesters demanding an immediate end to u.s. wars, occupieses and military assaults are planning a -- occupying shuns and military assaults are planning a rally where president obama will appear this afternoon. then a celebrity dinner and concert where the protest is planned. >>> traffic restri

mark thompson. until recently the top executive of bbc.critics even in your times's public -- requesting this appointment asking what did thompson no about bbc killing an investigative story on allegations that a popular bbc host the you see here who died last december at 84 had he molested 200 barrels over several decades? thompson says he knows nothing about the case or the story. tracy: american airlines has big plans on the horizon to expand its network and they include hiring. the airline plans to hire 2500 pilots over the next five years. the airline also announcing it is adding more international and domestic flights next year as part of its five year plan and hopefully there bankruptcy exit plan will be in that. dennis: recovery for california at's economy not looking too bowlen. tracy: talk about big brother. id chips in school uniforms to track your children. we will tell you why one school district thinks it is a good idea. dennis: we will get today's winners on the nasdaq. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of m

mark thompson, a longtime bbc veteran with no newspaper experience.ment are questioning the appointment and asking what thompson knows about bbc's telling the story on allegations that the popular bbc host died in december. you see him here, had molested more than 200 young girls over several decades. thompson said he knew nothing of the molestation allegations. he did not know that bbc had killed the expos a. he may get called to testify on the matter. all of this a big distraction for new york times chairman, the sign of punch saul's parker, patriarch of the family that controls the times. the youngbear package, the nickname he detests, has been publisher of the times since 1992, chairman since 97 presiding over a long downward slide. the first outsider ever hired to run this in solar family company and clearly they do need some once help. the results are kind of bleak. 85 percent drop in net and operating loss, a decline even an online ads that are supposed to be a growth engine. ashley: all right. thank you very much. this whole story, he was a po

the bbc's boss from 2004 until last month was mark thompson.e the head of the "new york times". on october 13th in a statement he claimed during my time as the director general of the bbc, i never heard any allegations or received any complaints about jimmy saville, but now his story has changed. he is now admitting he was told the bbc was investigating jimmy saville by a colleague at a party. he then reported that conversation to other bbc managers and was told the story was not going to run "for journalistic reasons." he insists he handled the matter properly. the claims against saville will remain only claims since his death precludes any prosecution, but the bbc says similar claims of sexual harassment against other current employees, some famous, are also being investigated. bad news for the "new york times". bad news for thebbc, and perhaps more bad news yet to emerge. the number of victims coming forward is growing every day. dan rivers, cnn, london. >>> the holy holiday of eid begins tomorrow, and while there might not be celebrations i

the new chief executive of "the new york times" mark thompson ran the bbc at this time. there's no evidence he was involved, but he may be questioned. >> so if i can help in any way with those inchoquiries, i will so. >> jimmy was knighted at buckingham palace, but as authorities investigate 300 allegations of aburabuse, his reputation has tumbled. >>> let's get another check of the weather now. >> dylan dreyer is on the plaza with an update on tropical storm sandy. good morning. >> we are keeping an eye on sandy. obviously affecting the carolinas. i found some fine folks here from south carolina. who do you want to say hi to? >> we want to say hi to all of our patients and our friends in anderson, california, with hospice of the state, and by two grandsons, alex and dillon. >> squeeze everybody in. >> family, friends, everybody. mostly our patients. they're watching. >> wonderful. good morning to all them. hello out there in south carolina. you know, we are keeping an eye on sandy, of course. but we also have a huge temperature contrast from the way it has been. look at

this now has also crossed the atlantic because the new incoming ceo of the "new york times" is mark thompson. he was the top man at the bbc when this expose was being put together. now, he is saying that he didn't know anything about this at the time, but it's awkward to say the least. he is just about to start his job about 12 days away from starting his job at the top of the "new york times". suddenly there are all these questions about, well, why did you let this ax his expose on jimmy saville when you had all this evidence? is this a coverup basically. >> we're looking at all these pictures of his performances there. were there any signs? was there anything, even whispers about the potential of sexual molestation and abuse of people, these young kids? >>. >> when he was alive. >> there were more than whispers. the police started looking into this in 2009, but they dropped the investigation because they said there was a lack of evidence. that decision is now being reviewed again in light of hundreds of people coming forward amid all this publicity saying they, too, were abused by jimmy sa

. >> i listen to rush and mark thompson. how do you like them? >> stephanie: ooh. ends through democratic means. they're an offshoot of the original marxist party, the other side of that. >> stephanie: so corporate -- the stock market is at record highs, corporate profits are at record highs. that's pretty tricky for a marxist, isn't it? >> the whole obamacare thing is a sock to the insurance companies. they're making a lot of money off of it. >> our belief is we have different -- you were raised into a system that gave you wrong info and now you're stuck with it and you're locked into it and now you have to defend it. we don't think you're a bad guy. you have core upted info. >> stephanie: we try to help. we're helpers. joe biden on the campaign trail. in ohio. >> polls are open now from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. folks, go win it for us now! go vote now! >> stephanie: can i just say i loved his debate with paul ryan. >> oh, man! >> here is my impression of the debate with the sound off. i was watching this debate. here is my impression. [ laughter ] >> and then th

mark turgeon has a lot to be excited about. high expectations for his team. while at georgetown everybody is ready to dance. oh, yeah. john thompson iii kicking it old school with the hoyas. a seniorless squad doesn't have him worried. they are going for glory this season. that's your sports in a minute. i'm carol maloney. hope your saturday is a good one. >> carol, thanks. >>> as for the redskins, they'll most likely have robert griffin iii back under center on sunday against the vikings. rg iii took part in a complete practice yesterday and is officially listed as questionable on the injury report with a concussion. the head coach mike shanahan says if griffin passes his test, then he's going to start. rg iii says he has learned one lesson from this injury -- get out of bounds.

. >> back in tallahassee, thompson and fellow democrats are rallying behind mark paford's 1189, to makefor people like la van bracy to register voters. >> i'm hoping he'll put this on the agenda. >> at this time time we take up house bill 629. >> house bill 629 -- representative harrold with house bill 811. >> creates a -- >> outmanned and outgunned the democrats alternative voter bill, hb 1189, is isn't even introduced. >> i go to the capital and somebody asks me what do i do? i don't say i'm a legislator. i say i'm a funeral director. i serve families. >> when he's not at the capital, den knicks baxley is at home in ok ocala florida. he's a fifth-generation floridian. >> you learn to do a lot of things in a suit when you're a funeral director. mow the yard quarterback -- you respect the person or station in life. and i think that learning to serve through funeral service is just kind of opened the door for me to serve in public policy. i had time to go to the floor at 9:00. >> back in the state capital, baxley is busy at work in committee and on the house floor. what he is not doing i

. >> back in tallahassee, thompson and fellow democrats are rallying behind mark, a new election billld make it easier for people like la skron bracy to register vote sglers dropping this off with the chair. it's my elections bill that i'm hoping he'll put on the agenda. at this time we'll take up house bill 629. >> house bill 629 is -- >> next we have represent haralson with -- >> creates a public -- >> outmanned and outgunned the democrats alternative voter bill, hb-1189 isn't even introduced. >> when i go to the capital and somebody asks what do i do, i don't say i'm a legislator. i say i'm a funeral director. i serve families. >> when he's not at the capital, diana nis baxley is at home in ocala, florida. running the family's funeral business. he is the son of a preacher and a fifth generation floridian. >> you learn to do a lot of thing this is a suit when you're a funeral director. mow the yard, wash the toilet. sit with families. death is no respecter of person or station in life. and i think learning to serve through funeral service just kind of opened the door for me to serve

has been a pretty well-defined framework going back to other deputy attorney general, larry thompson and markhillips, going back almost a decade in terms of fairly well enumerated ground rules that the department and individual prosecutors consider when undertaking a decision whether to charge a company or not. and i think that those 10 years -- the tenures of the department engaging on these issues has led to a fairly sophisticated understanding amongst parties on what the appropriate outcome is of a particular case. i can say that certainly in my district, a decision as to whether to charge a company is one that i personally make. it is not something an that an individual prosecutor kind of does on their own. just to finish up. in terms of the factors, which were laid out in deputy general thompson's memo, and are now codified in the u.s. attorney manual, there are nine factors. i'm sure they are well-known to many of you or all of you in the room. there are two in particular that i think are key ones. my office is contemplating the very tough decision as to whether to charge a company. tho

thompson, nbc news, new york. >> spectacular. that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us and please don't forget "rock center" tonight. it includes matt lauer's interview with marko see you back here tomorrow evening. good night.

thompson says there are some kids who just aren't ready to be away from home. if you can't shake the homesick blues, then definitely let someone know. after all, there's always next year. >> to mark of the stories we've covered. >> most kids agree, there's not much better than a good piece of bubble gum. >> it's just fun. you could just spend a whole day bubbling -- blowing bubbles. >> it's nice, it's tasty, and it's fun. >> but there's more to bubble gum than meets the eye -- or the mouth. for instance, why did walter diemer, the man who invented it, make dubble bubble pink? >> they only had one food color that day to play with, and it happened to be pink. guess what. he made the first batch of bubble gum pink and forever and a day thereafter, it's always been pink. >> there's an art to bubble blowing, and no one knows that better than ina cambridge. she's the dubble bubble national bubble blowing champion, and we caught up with her at dylan's candy bar. >> chew for 15 minutes to get all the sugar out so that it's elastic. my second tip is to blow slowly and steadily. [ pop! ] >> well, i guess there's nothing left to do but give it a try. here's something i bet you didn't know.

mark turgeon has a lot to be excited about. high expectations for his team. while at georgetown everybody is ready to dance. oh, yeah. john thompson iii kicking it old school with the hoyas. a seniorless squad doesn't have him worried. they are going for glory this season. that's your sports in a minute. i'm carol maloney. hope your saturday is a good one. >> carol, thanks. >>> as for the redskins, they'll most likely have robert griffin iii back under center on sunday against the vikings. rg iii took part in a complete practice yesterday and is officially listed as questionable on the injury report with a concussion. the head coach mike shanahan says if griffin passes his test, then he's going to start. rg iii says he has learned one lesson from this injury -- get out of bounds. the redskins play minnesota at fedex field at 4:30. >>> federal regulators say they are one step closer to suing google over accusations of trying to stifle competition. the federal trade commission reportedly will recommend filing an antitrust lawsuit against the search engine giant. the ftc claims google is abusing power, pushing search results from its

thompson next thome. td ameritrade's president and ceo. he will tell me which candidate will be better for you and your money. facebook at a crossroads. will mark zuckerberg convince investors that they climbed out of their post-ipo ditch? third quarter earnings call is starting. we're on it. we'll bring you every detail. >>> gouging calfornians at the gas pump. stringt environmental regulatis could be costing drivers big bucks here in the golden state. california governor gray davis is here with his take in a f fox business exclusive. even when they say it's not its always abou money melissa: first, take look at the day's market headlines. the bulls in full rreat. a wave of poor earnings reports trigger ad widespread selloff. the d dove 243 points, its worse loss since june. l 10 s&p 500 sectors closed in negative territor the nasdaq fell below 3,000 for the first time since august 6th. not good. >>> they missed third quarter independent estimates and lowered full year outlook. dupont announced a restructuring plan that would lay off 1500 employs. >>> yahoo! was one of the market's few bright spots. its shares lept 5%. yahoo! was stablized wit

>> the thompson present to my have been working on that for quite some time. as a matter of fact last year i brought senator markerr and representative don man to lead to the present and we agreed that it would be opened as a federal prison. i fought tooth and nail to get out there and work with these people. this is why relationships in congress are so important. i don't look at democrat -- a person as a democrat or republican. it is about building relationships to get things done. i think that -- i mean, this happened. you know, the prison was sold. now the real work happens because we have to go in and try to get folks to give us the funding needed to get it open. i will do everything i can. that is 1100 jobs, $202 million of economic impact by from the get go. just me, we won't have any problem filling it out. we have every prison across america filled above capacity take to the same minute. ♪ the epitome of dysfunction in congress. the fact that this person was sitting there vacant that we had bury much a consensus of wanting to open this, 1100 jobs, get the $200 million economic impact. my opponent is behi

today marks the 25th anniversary of black monday from the dow dropped 22.6%, its single largest percentage decline ever. natalie, back to you. >> not a good reminder. mary thompson, thanks so much. >>> well, it was a rough night for the bronx bombers as the new york yankees were defeated by the detroit tigers, 8-1, sending the tigers to the world series for the first time since 2006. heading into tonight's game, defending world series champs, the st. louis cardinals lead the san francisco giants 3-1 for the national league title. >>> and a high school football player has kicked his way into the record books. check it out. this is austin rehkow from spokane valley, washington nailing a 67-yard field goal bringing his team to a 62-55 point victory, and it beats the current nfl record which is at 63 yards, so they better start signing him up. it is 7:16 right now. back to savannah, matt and al. boy, he must be -- >> what was the final score in that game? >> 62-55. >> that's a basketball score, even i know that. >> wow. >> all right. put them over the top with that. >> the poor yankees didn't get the touchdowns they were hoping to get. >> one of the local new york n