all you had to do was rip matt lauer.is a veteran, one of the best interviewers in the game. i didn't watch the parade. i am sure he did a fantastic job, always does well. regardless of the fact, personal attacks, taunts, jibes are not necessary. people are below the belt in regards to his performance. i think it is cruel, a period mob mentality and it is easy tore people to dis another person in the comfort of their home in relative anonymity. >> through the screen names. 20 seconds. chris brown deleting that twitter account. do you think he will be back using that social network? >> of course. he will probably be back by the end of this week to be honest. he can't stay away, and his fans don't want him to stay away. he'll be back. back by popular demand. he has to have his handlers verify all the tweets before they go out. he misspelled ho. come on. >> i was too polite to point it out. thank you for noting that. >>> still to come, new york police officer produced a good news story for cynical press. a remarkable young m

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah gurthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, i'm savannah gurthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. nice images to see out of london over the past couple of days. we've been watching duchess of cambridge. she seemed a little shaky as she held the railing. we're going to have more on that story and, of course, the ridiculous prank played out by the deejays later on. >> good job, prince william with the flowers. >>> a story we covered a few months ago. two bodies discovered in a wooded area in iowa on wednesday. while authorities believe they are the remains of two young cousins who vanished back in july. >>> on a different note, an important rossen report investigates for travelers. how thieves can easily get past the lock on your hotel room door. and this is really easy. >> very scary story. >>> and then have you ever been to a restaurant and walked in and realized it is so loud you cannot hear the other people you are having dinner with? well, there

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. we'll have more on that navy s.e.a.l. who died in afghanistan in a moment. >>> also new details on a tragic plane crash over the weekend that claimed the life of latin music sensation jennirivero. we'll get the details on that and talk to jenni's brother. >>> les miserables star-studded cast will be here. >>> deadly and daring raid in afghanistan that saved the life of an american doctor. atia abawi is in kabul. >> reporter: a turn of events as this navy s.e.a.l. lost his life saving a fellow american citizen in afghanistan. it all started in the early morning hours of sunday as a joint u.s. afghan special team went in to save the life of dr. dilip joseph, an american doctor who was kidnapped two days before with two members of his afghan staff. the staff was released earlier when a small ransom was made but the taliban was asking for $100,000 for dr. joseph's release. general john allen felt that his life was in imminent danger and then called for the rescue mission as special operat

three of their co-workers talked to nbc's matt lauer about what happened friday and how it affected them and their students. >> we were hearing screaming out in the hall and they were hearing more, um, popping sounds, gunshot sounds and the sounds over the loud speaker and they began to get upset. and i just kept reassuring them that they would be okay, that they were loved, that their mommies and daddies would be there soon. and that we had them. we had them. we would hold them tight. um, and they did continue to cry, but they were able to hold it together. they were -- they were amazing. they were quiet when i needed them to be and they held each other and they were perfect. they were perfect. >> chris, where were you? >> i was in the very front of the building in a meeting. we were holding a parent meeting. many of the leaders of the building were around the table. and we heard the first gunshots and we knew exactly they were gunshots. and immediately, the leaders in our building did what they needed to do and they ran out of the door to go take care of the situation. the remaining pe

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mourns 20 children and six women who tried to save them, some of the teachers who survived talk to matt lauer. >> it just kept going, so the noises that i started to hear were pops and, of course, i then at that point said, you know, we've got to do this lockdown. >> immediately the leaders in our building did what they needed to do, and they ran out of the door knowing that that gunfire was showering the hallways and the classrooms. >> i just kept reassuring them that they would be okay, that they were loved, that their mommies and daddies would be there soon and that we had them, we had them. we would hold them tight. and they did continue to cry, but they were able to hold it together. they were -- they were amazing. they were quiet when i needed them to be, and they held each other, and they were perfect. >> friends and family remember 27-year-old victoria soto, a teacher who sacrificed her life for her first graders. >> the response is overwhelming. there's so many people here. it's nice to see how the community has come together, all classes. >> could you go to her and ask for a hug and

i'm matt lauer along with savannah gurthrie, al roker, and mr. willie geist.up a little late. we should mention that. and among the topics hoda will be weighing in, the grammy nominees. >>> also ahead, if you have an idea for a new product but you're not sure how to get started, we'll ask our friend solei moon frey. they actually had an idea, put it together, made it work despite the hectic family schedules too. >>> and we've got gift ideas for women with style. everything you need from beauty products to fashion accessories, all for $100 or less. >> that sounds good. as parents, i think we all agree we make judgment calls every day. how about disciplining someone else's kid. maybe someone's over for a play date. do you impose your values and rules on that child? how about sharing family financial problems with your own children. we'll tackle some of those questions with real moms just ahead. >>> but first, turn to your left a little bit, we have pat moynahan here, the front man for the grammy winning band train and also served as our hollywood elf a little wh

here's what they told nbc's matt lauer in their own worsdz. >> i heard what sounded like a popping soundome noises coming over the loud speaker, sounded like weeping noises and really wasn't sure what was going on at that point. and then, realized that we were in some sort of a situation. so, i gathered my class over to -- my coat closet area, which is what we practice in our lockdown and had them sit down on the floor. i locked the door. >> were they very upset? >> they did continue to cry but they were able to hold it together. they were -- they were amazing. they were quiet when i needed them to be and they held each other. and they were perfect. they were perfect. >> we walked down the hall and we went out an exit door of a building. and i did pass some blood on the floor which wasn't a lot, hopefully, the children didn't see it. i told them to look up, look away. we followed one another. we walked the sidewalk down by the soccer fields to the firehouse. >> what was that scene like? >> the parents were very upset. and parents came and picked up their kids and hugged them and kissed t

. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the obama administration says it is prepared to go off the fiscal cliff. let help spur a deal? new images of the duchess of cambridge leaving the hospital this morning with prince william at her side. a surety under fire for an incentive photo taken at a party. the students are not being disciplined. an investigation about thieves are gaining easy access to your rooms. music from john travolta and olivia newton-john getting a lot of attention this morning appeared that and much more when we get started on a thursday morning. >> scary. 6:53. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head ou >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. these us some of the best -- these are some of the best. >> this morning we asked, do you think eating or putting on makeup should be included in distracted-driving fines? i love this one. [laughter] >> we will post more ans

i'm matt lauer. savannah guthrie is in newtown, connecticut. the president's remarks at that vigil last night were moving, powerful. they were spoken, of course, not only as the nation's leader but also, savannah, from a heartbroken parent's point of vi view. >> no question about that. there were loud, audible sobs as the president read through the names of those who had fallen. the president wrote these remarks himself and i can tell you it contained a more forceful call to action than even some close aides had expected. before that he met privately with first responders and families of victims. the daughter of sandy hook principal, dawn hochsprung, tweeted these pictures of the president holding her daughter, and said mom would be so proud but not as proud as i am of her. >> savannah, classes are set to resume wednesday for the students of sandy hook, but they'll be held at a school in a neighboring town for the foreseeable future as you might expect. the investigation into the shooting is raising the possibility that the death toll could hav

stop to the travesty called buck wild" and even went on the "today" show to complain about it to matt lauers is the one of the best states in the nation with the best people and it's just not who we are. to portray this as a norm, it's wrong. that's all i've said. i'm just hoping to instill some decency in people and say listen, is this entertainment? is that what you have to do today to make a profit? >> i'll answer that. yes and yes. [ applause ] i'm surprised that a presumably intelligent man would call attention to the show. the same thing happened with "jersey shore" and no one listened to that. if anything, this is the sort of thing that helps mtv and they know how to make the most of it. >> from the network that brought you "jersey shore" comes an all-new controversial show from small town west virginia that senator joe mansion is calling just awful. >> it's a shame we have degraded to this. this is not the west virginia that i know. this is not entertainment. "buck wild." this old white guy hates it. you'll love it. only on mtv. >> see? [ applause ] today was -- i don't want to brin

if i'm tom brokaw, if i'm matt lauer or brian williams, i'd be embarrassed by what my news organizationdoing regularly now. >> you know, what's interesting to me is that i think this whole conversation about race over the last four years since the president's been in office. i mean, there has been an undertone where we haven't used racial language specifically, but there's been a racial con connotation. >> this is where i disagree. >> he's one of the most educated men ever, and we're still questioning whether he's born in the country. >> here's the thing. we actually haven't had a conversation about race, and that's where i disagree with you. because a conversation about race is something that happens outside of the dog whistle attacks. both sides -- either side, no side, throw it all off. we were called a nation of cow yards by eric holder. the president had a moment with professor gates. he had all these times when he could have led on the issue. regardless of color, any president has that opportunity. he had greater opportunity. instead he used it. >> sean: we'll put you all back in

. >> out on the plaza, along with potty mouth, i'm matt lauer, al roker and willie geist. can we stop for one second? we did something not together but the same thing on saturday night. go ahead. >> stones. stones in brooklyn. >> they were unbelievable on saturday night. >> i'm seeing them saturday. >> are you? >> yeah. >> it's a fantastic, fantastic show. >> people keep saying they're too old to do it. they're not. mick is flying around the stage like he's 20 years old. >> classic sopgngs. it's like tuning into a classic rock station. >>> these are the questions that dog us. if you're traveling on an airplane, who gets the arm rest? the person in the middle gets both arm rests? >> no. >> no. >> that's an important one. what do you do about the kid who is kicking the back of your seat? how do you address that one? >> you turn around and you ask the parent please keep your kid from kicking the seat. >> that's one way of handling it. >> then if he keeps doing it? >> then you kick the parent. >> you ask the stewardess. >>> sparkly and shiny, big fashion tips straight ahead. >

. >> our knockoff version of "where in the world is matt lauer." >> the idea is we wouldn't know where>> thoughts? >> are you in venice? >> mine was las vegas. and the venetian hotel had gondolas and canals. we were trying to fool them into believing his gone to venice. >> i thought, did he really get to go venice? if you're in venice, i'm going to be mad. >> it was the best part. the look on her face was like, what, i'm in new orleans, he's in italy. are you kidding me? >> we just had fun. ♪ >> high. kick high! ♪ >> new york city! [ applause ] >> the producer at the time said, you know, you play bass. yeah. and somehow they worked it out so i was able to play with captain and toneil. i probably rehearsed that song at home 500 times. ♪ ♪ like you see ♪ >> nobody, not one show, not one person, nobody does halloween the way they do halloween at the "today" show. >> susan boyle! ♪ a dream >> when i get that laughter from the crew like, yes, that was a good one. hopefully the people at home are laughing, as well. ♪ >> you can open your eyes. >> do you have anything that sort of numbs the p

one of the teachers who helped her students survive the massacre talked to nbc's matt lauer just moments ago. >> i was in my classroom with my students. we were having something called morning meeting, which is the way we begin our day. my kids were involved in an activity that's a part of the morning meeting a little game, when i heard -- heard what sounded like a popping sound. and then some noises coming over the loud speaker, sounded like weeping noises. and really wasn't sure what was going on at that point. then realized that we were in some sort of a situation. so i gathered my class over to -- my coat closet area which is what we practice in our lockdown. and had them sit on the floor. i immediately locked the classroom door, shielded the window. and then closed the blinds on my classroom windows. then before i went and sat with the kids, and as i was doing this i was reassuring them, it's okay. everything is fine. >> were they very upset? >> at that time they weren't. they weren't very aware of what was going on at that point. they knew they heard noises. they knew something was

matt lauer and savannah guthrie along with lester for that. for our entire team. for my friend lester in new york, my team here on the ground in newtown, connecticut after a awfully dark day across this country. i'm brian

matt lauer and savannah guthrie will be there. from our entire team, on the ground in newtown, connecticut, after a dark day across the country. i'm brian williams, thank you for joining us.

. >> matt lauer from nbc's "today" show interviews christina garcia, the mother of mercedes nichols aboutpe? do you think this has been overblown? >> i didn't say that. mercedes, my daughter warned this girl before she came into the house. the two girls that you have been running your mouth about over myspace and threatening are in the house. please do not go in the house. >> relatives of the other suspects also speak out. >> she is a very good person, and she's my baby girl, period. >> if y'all saw the video, it was a one-on-one fight. there was no gang beating. it's our sheriff trying to show this. that's all it is. >> sheriff grady judd doesn't buy it. he says that videotape speaks for itself. >> i was outraged. i mean, when you looked at the violence, when you looked at the animalistic behavior, the pack mentality where they just beat her and beat her and beat her, and the reality of it is, the piece that you're seeing on television is after they knocked her unconscious and she regained consciousness. there's a lot more to that beating than just that two or three minutes of tape that

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm willie geist in this morning for matt. we have the party music on for a reason. it's someone's birthday in this room today. happy birthday, savannah. >> thank you. i'm getting my musical request for today. a little techovibe. >> we will have the carbon daters to take us back to the day you were born. >> do you need to tweet out my age? >> i gave some hints. >> turning 30, very excited about that. >> we'll let you have that one. >> a lot of wind in the new york area. other parts of the northeast, it is a blanket of snow. >> other areas could see two feet by the time the storm is done. >>> mark zuckerberg's own sister with a post of holiday settings she said was posted just for friends and how did it end up being viewed by tens of thousands of strangers. >>> and a remarkable affaquariu with tens of thousands of sharks burst. >> i might have had a mirm lini like that recently. >>> now, we g

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm sav annah guthrie. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for matt. interestingly enough that reaction we just saw from that man, the same reaction you had when you opened that set of one direction dolls. >> funny, i was going to say that was your reaction when i gave you that fruitcake. >> little tough but nice nonetheless. >>> record number of christmas day tornadoes. part of the system that's being blamed for at least three deaths. now it's heading our way. we'll have the latest straight ahead. >>> also this morning president obama cutting short his vacation in hawaii, heading back to washington that. will happen tonight to work on a fiscal cliff deal. don't wait for washington to reach a deal by the end of the year. coming up, what you can do right now to minimize the impact on your own bottom line. >>> jessica simpson used the holiday to confirm she is pregnant once again. she tweet

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a very busy monday morning. i'm willie geist. >> and i'm erica hill. matt and savannah have the morning off. >>> we'll have the latest on secretary of state clinton's condition in a live report straight ahead. it is the last day of 2012. >> you and i are both in the same situation with young children. >>> people filing into times square in new york city. it is the world's biggest party. of course, security will be extremely tight. we'll check in on celebrations there and around the world. >> then we'll catch up with three women that had us talking in 2012, including a mom that sparked debate over this picture. and an anchor who caught flack about her weight. >>> andrea mitchell joins us with the condition of secretary of state hillary clinton. >> her spokesman called a blood clot stemming from the concussion she had sustained earlier. the administration's most high profile frequent flyer, 112 countries, nearly 1 million miles, more than

. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this monday morning, christmas eve. i'm natalie morales. >> i'm willie geist. matt and savannah have the day off. the treat is lit up. we couldn't resist coming out and spending time with all these people that came out on a chilly morning. >> that's right. a the lot of folks, of course, traveling these holidays as we've heard. unfortunately, there are storms out west and also down in the south that give travelers a cause for concern. we'll go live to the nation's busiest airport and get a first look. >>> congress is taking a break here and they have that fiscal cliff deadline looming and gun control. two high-ranking senators saying over the weekend about the fiscal cliff more likely a deal won't be met in time. we'll get into that. >>> a piece of "the boston globe" over the weekend where mitt romney's elder son said his father was reluctant and didn'ten to run for president to begin with. >>> long be

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm david gregory in for matt this morning. we've had some terrible news to cover recently. we have such great news this morning that we can share with everyone. our friend and colleague richard engel and his team have been freed unharmed and there they are. we look forward to talking to all of them to find out about their ordeal. >> a lot of us are exhaling this morning. of course, we'll get the latest from newtown, connecticut. natalie morales is there this morning where two more funerals for the victims of the shooting will be held today. we'll get to her, but we'll give you the latest developments. sandy hook elementary school remains closed today, but newtown's other schools are reopening this morning for the first time since the shooting. >> as for the investigation, police hoped adam lanza's computer would provide some clues about a motive, but they s

. >> kathryn bigelow talking to matt lauer on the "today" show.gator, jim clemente, what's your information on getting the record straight about what we know happened and there being accountability? because you're someone who worked inside the government and i would imagine, i would be curious to hear your thoughts on what you would like to see done on the accountability side of this. >> sure. i couldn't agree with you more, we should definitely try to release as much as of that senate report on the interrogation techniques to the public as possible. protecting sources and methods along the way, but unless the people of the country actually know what has happened, they won't know whether or not they should be talking to their government about holding people accountable for what they did. i think it's horrendous that people can get away with treating human beings in such a manner and still be protected by the government for it. so i think that's the first stage of it, but in terms of the movie, for example, what kathryn bigelow just said, she said

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here's what they told nbc's matt lauer. >> i heard what sounded like a popping sound.udspeaker sounded like weeping noises. and really wasn't sure what was going on at that point. and then realized that we were in some sort of a situation. so i gathered my class over to my coat closet area, which is what we practice in our lockdown and had them sit on the floor. i immediately locked the classroom door. as i was doing this, i was reassuring them, "it's okay, everything's fine. we'll be okay." >> were they very upset? >> they did continue to cry, but they were able to hold it together. they were all amazing. they were quiet when i needed them to be, and they held each other. and they were perfect. they were perfect. >> we walked down the hall, and we went out an exit door of the building. i did pass some blood on the floor, which wasn't a lot, but hopefully the children didn't see it. i kept telling them to look up and look away and look this way. so we followed one another, and we went out of the building, and we walked the sidewalk down by the soccer fields to the fire

matt lauer. you can't -- you can't -- i'm right below jeffrey toobin. you can't go down?ould any even -- there it is. >> there it is. >> all right. >> but then i look to see, like cram cramer. >> yeah? who is not on the list by the way. >> do you know how many times he's tweed? >> 26,600 times. >> i've got to start -- i don't know -- i'm uncomfortable tweeting. jim has -- jim has, by the way, jim is the pope of all investing, he has more followers than the pope. than the holy father. >> i'm not surprised. >> he has 600 some,000. >> the pope only got a twitter handle last week. >> if you're ever ahead of the pope, if the pope is tweeting and you're ahead of the pope, you're having a good day. i tweeted something this morning. some guy called me a dummy. that's all i really respond to. >> negative stuff. >> don't insult them back. >> antisocial media. >> at this point, apparently you can tweet photographs somehow. that's so dangerous -- >> we don't even want to that that. >> you know who wishes he hadn't done that. >> a.w. >> a.w. root beer. >> exactly. >> jerry, thanks for