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. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. after tonight there are just two more weekends left before election day, and with both the clock and polls working against democrats, president obama is once again on the road tonight trying to fire up the voters who put him into office and hoping to prevent a republican take-over of congress. his latest stop, ohio, where tonight for the first time this election season, he is campaigning with first lady michelle obama by his side. nbc is traveling with the president in columbus. hello, mike. >> reporter: good evening, lester. polls show the first lady's approval ratings are 20 points higher than the president. while michelle obama has been campaigning on her own, today the president has her by his side in the crucial battleground of ohio. the first couple today arriving in cleveland campaigning together for the first time since 2008. trying to recapture the magic of that run, fund-raising for democrats here, many on the verge of defeat and later tonight trying

, new york. >>> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday, thank you everyone for watching. quick program note, sports coverage of the ryder cup begins early tomorrow, 4:00 a.m. eastern here on nbc. i'm lesteholt reporting from new york. i'll see you again tomorrow evenin good night. ♪

nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back, talk of a change in the air on board commercial flights. >>> if you fly a lot and you look hard enough, you can usually see them without too much trouble. the air marshals who fly on upwards of hundreds of flights a week across the country. at first, they were more often than not, men in suits in first class, on the aisle, with nothing to read or listen to. they were very easy to spot. but a story in the "wall street journal" says some airlines believe the marshalls belong in coach where most of the people are and where most of the threat would be now that the cockpit doors are re-enforced and standing in the front of the plane isn't allowed. both the attempted shoe bombing and the christmas-day attempted bombing in detroit originated with coach passengers. >>> big news about the ipad. the most quickly adopted electronic device ever, other than cell phones. in english, that means we're buying ipads faster than we ever bought things like dvd players or other electronics when they first came out. 3 million people bought ipads on the

nancy snyderman, nbc news, port-au-prince. >> the grim picture there from our own dr. nancy snyderman in port-au-prince, the capital city where she told us late today, by the way, tomorrow the government begins a new effort to get people out of the temporary tents they've been living in since the quake ten months now. >>> on wall street today, the dow surged higher, then fell back to finish the day up, but just modestly. the dow gained 31.5 points. >>> when we come back, the story of two supreme court justices relaxing, getting to know each other while firing shotguns. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose r

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richard engel, nbc news, timbucktu. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this 10th day of 10th month oftball night in america" is next followed by "sunday night football." the eagles and the 49ers. brian williams will be here tomorrow. from all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxes? jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes?

richard engel, nbc news, timbucktu. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this 10th day of 10th month oftball night in america" is next followed by "sunday night football." the eagles and the 49ers. brian williams will be here tomorrow. from all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

. >>> nbc nightly news is next. and then more news on the bay area at 6:00. >>> crunch time on the campaign trail. president obama going all out for desperately needed votes. tonight both parties are calling out the big guns. >>> back to the mine. on this first weekend of freedom, is the strain starting to show? >>> sudden impact. >> i've never told this story to anyone. >> tonight that city councilman tells us what's happened since he went public with his private pain. >>> and america's mom. she will always be known as june cleaver. tonight, remembering barbara billingly. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the last time we saw this much of barack obama on the campaign trail, he was writing a promise of change to the white house. now just 17 days from the midterm elections and facing a weak and slowly changing economy, the president is on the road again tonight, desperately trying to turn back what democrats fear could be a republican tide. early voting has already begun in some places,

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news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. you could say there's two ways of thinking about this economy. first, the dark and daily grind of those out of work in light of these new numbers. here's what we learned today. employers cut 95,000 jobs in in the month of september, a much higher number than the experts predicted. the unemployment rate is still at 9.6%. the last time it went on like this this long was decades ago. then there's the political fallout as we approach this midterm election. the president and other democrats are trying to convince voters their way is the right way, but the numbers are headed the other way. so we begin with our white house correspondent savannah guthrie. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. this is the last monthly jobs report before the midterm elections where the stakes are so high the very control of congress essentially on the ballot. for so many voters, jobs is the motivating issue. the president touring a concrete company in maryland today reacted to a jobs p

mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >>> a follow-up from last night. the nfl has fined three players for dangerous hits in sunday's games but none of them suspended, notably. pittsburgh steelers james harrison fined $75,000 for hitting a cleveland browns' receiver in the head. brandon meriweather and the atlanta falcons were each fined $50,000 and nfl says punishments could include and escalation to suspensions and a lot of players, by the way, regard that as the only real deterrent. >>> overseas today, across france, anger and in some cases, violence spilling into the streets. our own stephanie gosk is in paris and she tells us with the protesters, most of them young, hurling rocks, breaking windows, torching cars and apparently undeterred by the police in riot gear. depleting teargas. this was the sixth day of nationwide strikes since early september over a government plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. >>> when we come back, more on the wild election year with so many voters saying they are fed up and angry, why are they mad? >>> later p

we're live at sfo, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, damian. coverage of the developing story continues on "nbc nightly news" with brian williams at 5:30. >> well, reports of a suspicious package briefly shut down part of san francisco's financial district today. police moved in a round 1st and market, securing the area around a piece of luggage left unattended. the bomb squad checked it out and determined it was a false alarm. the area was reopened before noon. >>> to the weather now. rain has moved into the bay area tonight. no harm done. so long as it is gone by halloween. meteorologist, jennifer hill here with the details for us. jennifer? >> jess, little storm trooper is worried. look at the clouds and rain. thankfully the front is falling apart. not a threat. so far for halloween. but, if you are driving this tening. alcipelyorth ofheci tbay, where we see mt of the rain falling. rit along 101, tough santa rosa, petaluma. and south bay not going to ee s too much rain. coming up we'll talkee a wutkhe the rain is going to end and how it is go

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> reporter: this is stephanie gosk in london. the pageantry at buckingham palace is one of the city's biggest attractions, even the day after a new terror alert. the state department says avoid places where incidents may occur but they don't explain what those places are. this is buckingham palace. there's never been a terrorist here, so tourists are going to have to decide on their own, is it safe enough to come here or not? kyle and valerie brown from south carolina just started their european tour. >> we're more aware of pickpockets than terrorists. terrorists, you just -- what do they look like, what do you do? >> reporter: the rathers haven't changed their plans either but say the alert has made them more aware of their surroundings. >> there are threats every day everywhere we go and we have to be conscientious of what we're doing. if we're not, we're being negligent. >> reporter: security experts recommend simple steps. >> if i were coming down here today and i was going to the london eye and i was with my family, what sort

>> john yang at our nbc news bureau in kabul tonight. john, thanks. >>> a grim story in the news today in this country for the fourth time in the last few weeks, a teenager has taken his own life after being taunted and humiliated for being gay. in this case, a young man was recorded via hidden camera in what he thought was private was being played out over the internet. it combines the era of oversharing with the ultimate cruelty. our story tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: he was an exuberant student and gifted musician who graduated high school with honors and scholarships. but the body of 18-year-old tyler clemente was pulled from the hudson river just days after two of his rutgers college freshman classmates allegedly secretly videotaped him during a sexual encounter with another man and streamed that video live. three days later, he reportedly wrote on his facebook page, jumping off the g.w. bridge, sorry. but there's a growing chorus of voices saying this is an incident of not just of cyber bullying but of cyber gay bas

robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> turning to the white house now. the latest departure from the president's inner circle as expected, rahm emanuel, the chief of staff, is leaving to run for mayor of chicago. for more on the man who will replace him, peter rouse, our chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins us now. chuck? >> reporter: good evening. the departure ceremony today for rahm emanuel as outgoing chief of staff served almost as a pep rally and a trip down memory lane of the first two years of the obama presidency. both rahm emanuel and president obama going through the different achievements that took place under the stewardship of rahm emanuel. but it was also an arrival ceremony for peter rouse. pete rouse was a one-time chief of staff to then senator obama. before that, he was nicknamed the 101st senator when he was the chief of staff to senate majority leader tom daschle. by bringing in pete rouse, you see the obama west wing preparing now for what are going to be political battles over the next two years. the first year with a n

nbc station, wmaq. lester holt will be with you from new york this weekend. we hope to see you from new york on monday night. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> you can expect the rain to put a damper on some of your weekend plans. nbc bay area meteorologist jennifer hill is tracking the storms from ourth

ron allen, nbc news, new york. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday, i'm lester holt reporting from new york, i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and then right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer, in case you hadn't noticed, it's turning out to be a soggy weekend around the bay area. we're gng

george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next, gathering storm. a new hurricane that could be very bad news for a place that is still struggling to get back on its feet. >>> there is a new threat churning out of the atlantic tonight. hurricane tomas. we have some video shot this morning in barbados when tomas was still a tropical storm, a very dangerous one. now it's very possible this storm could soon hard hit in haiti, a country still struggling after that massive earthquake. let's get the latest from the weather channel's todd santos. todd? >> reporter: good evening, lester. you mentioned it. certainly eyes on this system as it makes its way across lesser antilles. however, the fears we had going into this hurricane season, what would happen if something gets close to haiti? it looks like this one could at held come very close at very least. there's a look at it right now. a category 1 storm, 90 miles an hour basically 45 miles west-southwest of saint lucia, and that is at least one of the areas that's already had some of the issues with the flo

george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that's our broadcast for this columbus day as we begin a neweek here. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and as always, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now it is the most important hour of the governor's race and it will take place in just 24 hours at a bay area university. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm tom sinkovitz. tomorrow night the two candidates battling it out to be the next governor will meet face to face for the final debate of the election and it could be a make or break night for one of the

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. they've been called 33 living miracles and the time can now be measured in hours until the capsule arrives in their underground home, and the first man ventures slowly toward the surface. that will leave 32 men behind, then that number, if everything goes well, will dwindle to one and then zero. and if it works, it will be the most intricate and successful underground rescue ever attempted. the world's attention is about to be focused on a small round mineshaft in south america and our own kerry sanders is there for the countdown and starts us from chile tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. a sign that these men are almost free, the single camera that will -- [ inaudible ] today, teams here conducted a test. the escape capsule traveled 20 feet without a problem, so they sent it down the shaft within feet of the trapped miners. >> we didn't send it down because we can risk that somebody can jump in. >> reporter: his good mood reveals the level of confidence here. th

mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >> this story will continue to unfold throughout the night tonight. we'll be carrying the coverage live on our website nightly.msnbc.com. don't forget msnbc, your late local news and tomorrow morning on "today." for us, for now, that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . recibo su turno y lo felicito porque cumpliÓ con su >>> well, it is truly one of the happiest stories that we have reported in years. the man you are looking at right now is the 33rd and last miner to have been trapped for 69 days, 2,000 feet below the ground in the san jose mine in chile. since last night they have been bringing these trapped miners in a rescue capsule. one at a time.

kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> nbc meteorologist, bill karins will have much more in a few minutes. >>> a big change in store for president obama's team. another key figure gets ready to hit the road. white house, chief of staff, rahm emanuel is expected to announce he is leaving his job to run for mayor of chicago. the move comes as no surprise. he has been setting the stage for his departure for weeks ever since chicago mayor, richard dai daley announced he will be leaving. replacing him, pete raust, expected to bring a calmer, more introverted style to the white house. the mud-slinging between the political parties is getting more intense. last night on "hardball" with chris matthews, he asked former president, bill clinton, why he this is president obama is calling out congressional republicans like john boehner and mitch mcconnell by name.

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the u.s. state department has issued a formal travel advisory for all americans traveling to europe. it says to be vigilant, be aware of your surroundings, be aware of the possibility of commando-style attacks, for example. beyond that, beyond being on the lookout, being cautious, there isn't much to tell the thousands of americans who make that trip every day. and in this still fairly new post 9/11 era, that's often all there is. snippets of intelligence, so-called chatter and alerts like this one. we have it covered from here to london, beginning with andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, bliian. this travel alert is based on information that intelligence agencies around the world have been collecting for weeks. but they don't have any specifics about time or place. that left u.s. officials trying to balance just how to advise travelers to be cautious without causing panic. in paris today, americans like the new york knicks practicing for a preseason game are not being warn

he spoke with nbc news today.ere tonight, jeff hart in his own words. >> for a normal guy like me, it's incredible that i get to meet the president of the united states. and so i think everybody that was there was taken back just a little bit, like is this really happening? so it was overwhelming. it was a great moment. it's not like anything we've done. when you're drilling for water, oil and gas or minerals or something, there's still a goal in mind, but it has -- it doesn't really have a meaning. you know, in some sense. so when there's people's lives at stake, there's so much meaning because it's personal at that point and you come to work and put yourself in their shoes every day. it makes it very difficult and very personal. we did have obstacles. we worked some long shifts and covered for each other. when we were struggling and having problems, yeah, we definitely covered for each other and worked together and put in some long days, for sure. the story is truly about the real heroes, which are the miners th

mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >> this story will continue to unfold throughout the night tonight.ll be carrying the coverage live on our website nightly.msnbc.com. don't forget msnbc, your late local news and tomorrow morning on "today." for us, for now, that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers

mike taibbi, nbc news, new york. >> this story will continue to unfold throughout the night tonight.ll be carrying the coverage live on our website nightly.msnbc.com. don't forget msnbc, your late local news and tomorrow morning on "today." for us, for now, that's our broadcast for this wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you rht back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com .

peter alexander, nbc news, lewisburg, pennsylvania. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday.orting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow on "today," then back here tomorrow evening. "today," then back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

mark potter, nbc news, miami. >> what a great kid. that's our broadcast for this friday night. before we go, a reminder from our friends at nbc sports, live coverage of golf's greatest, competing for the ryder cup begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern and 5:00 a.m. pafic tomorrow here on nbc. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. i'll see you right back here tomorrow evening. have a good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of marand. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%.

rehema ellis, nbc news, boston. >> great story to end the week on.t is our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you this weekend. we hope to see you right back here on monday night. in the meantime, have a good weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a smoother commute or a community eyesore? the proposed high-speed rail line cuts through the south bay and peninsula and now leaders of one city want you to know what that line really looks like. good evening. i'm lisa kim. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it's been debated for years. worried neighbors wouldn't be able to understand concerns about the proposed high-d

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the u.s. supreme court sometimes deals in esoteric legal questions but not today. here's the case, a young marine is killed in iraq. at his funeral back home, with his family and friends at the height of their grief, protestors show up, saying "thank god for dead soldiers." and worse. can you imagine being that marine's parents and imagine how that would make you feel? today, the court got this case. they're not being asked to decide if it was a terrible thing to do, it was. they have to decide if it was free speech on the part of the protestors. it's where we begin tonight with our justice correspondent pete williams. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. this case has aroused strong passions, partly because of the setting, a military funeral, and partly because of the hateful message and several of the justices seem to be offended by it, too. when a dream of serving in the u.s. marines ended in iraq's al anbar province for lance corporal matthew snyder, his family gathered fo

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you can go to your county registrar's website as well. >>> on election night, count on nbc bay area news for complete coverage at 8:00 p.m., when the polls close we will start coverage. at 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area, we have brian williams and the entire nbc news political team to begin special coverage of the national races followed by a special 11:00 p.m. hour newscast with your complete area election coverage. >>> federal investigators say there are two key people they still want to talk to about the san bruno pipeline disaster. and those two people both work for pg&e and are reportedly refusing to talk. sources tell the san francisco chronicle that the two pg&e employees on duty that night are too traumatized to be questioned. investigators want to ask them about a spike in gas pressure. they also want to know what took so long to turn off the gas. crews were dispatched 34 minutes after the blast, and it took them an hour and a half to shut off all of the gas. investigators say they'll continue to try to schedule interviews with both employees. eight people were killed and

michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> two friends are killed trying to cross rockville pike over the weekend. tonight, new clues reveal what happened in the moments just before that deadly crash. go evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. the blend shot and killed by a driver and police say alcohol with you a factor but so far there are no charges. pat collins joins us live at the montgomeryounty police headquarters. >> reporter: sources tell news4, the driver in that double fatal accint had a blood alcohol level of .13. .08 is the legal limit. also, at 3:00 a.m. at the time of the accident, the traffic signals in this intersection were flashing. the walk/don't walk signs were off. the victim, adam. 26 years old.

kerry sanders, nbc news, chile. >>> we have morereaking news this afternoon in the debate into openly gay americans serving in the military. a federal judge has issued an injunction ending the don't ask, don't tell policy. department of justice attorneys will have 60 days to appeal the decision. legal experts say it's likely no one will challenge it, and the ruling will stand today's landmark ruling is being praised by gay rights groups who credit the judge with accomplishing what president obama and politicians here in washington could not do. >>> news 4 at 4uk 00 is just getting started. the final airline offering free food. the signs of time changing. >>> coming up at 45, the must see video. what happens when a dog sees a >>> no more free food on continental airlines flights, the new menu started today. you can get a grilled chicken salad for 8 bucks or chips for $1.50. passengers flying firstlass will still be able to eat free. >>> the gap says it's new logo isot cutting it. the clothingiant has gotten negative feedback since quietly replacing its logo online last week. they didn'

nbc news has been granted the only television interview with bruce springsteen in conjunction of the king of his documentary. today, strumming his guitar and hitting in his beautiful new home recording studio, i asked him to talk about his country, the economic conditions in the usa that he sees these days. >> i think that -- that -- that when the economy moved away from serving the everyday guy that's out there, working at his job, your small businessman and turned into really a gambling house, that it spelled doom. you know, it spelled doom. i think it spelled doom for a lot of people's expectations and hopes to get whatever small piece of the american dream they could get. that's got to be fundamentally altered. that's got to turn around somehow. it's a very, very difficult climate to do that in. >> after that, we got around to talking about music and the interview will air tomorrow morning on "today." and we'll have more tomorrow night on our broadcast as well. >>> when we come back, carrying the torch of president kennedy's dream. back to a place that could use a spark right abou

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. not a whole lot got done in chile today. and who could blame them after all? this was a national day of celebration after that nation pulled off a spectacular rescue. successful every step of the way, pulling off the near impossible task of drilling through over 2,000 feet of solid rock and extracting 33 men and the men were able to hang on. they're all okay. their story has become a global drama as a global television audience followed it live. now we're learning what we didn't know, including what it was like down there. we want to begin our coverage again tonight with nbc's kerry sanders in chile. good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, brian. the doctoring here at the hospital say all 33 miners are mostly in very good health. one has pneumonia, another one has some dental problems. in fact, three or four of the miners may actually be released from the hospital today. thus far, they're not talking. they say that they've made a pact and they're only going to talk collectively