nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday.ter holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. and right back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm garvin thomas in for diane dwyer. an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition tonight

. >> thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 5:00. "nbc nightly news" is next. and then more local news on the bay area at 6:00. >>> why did he do it? the massacre in norway. on this day of mourning, what we're learning about the suspect. we'll talk exclusively with the man who has to defend him. >>> wedding day. a historic day in new york. hundreds of couples tie the knot, but what happens when they cross state lines? >>> the appeal. what could be the last best hope for the ung american accused of murder in italy. was key evidence flawed? >>> and, making a difference. from the barrio to center stage, giving some adorable kids a reason to dance. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the tears flowed freely in norway today as a nation is shocked and saddened by friday's bombing and shooter massacre searched for comfort on a day of mourning. the death toll stands at 93. most of them kids, teenagers, trapped on a tiny island that a gunman turned into his personal killing ground. rarely do we get into the mind of a confessed mass killer so

peter alexander, nbc news, santa barbara, california. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturdayright back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. we're hearing more remarkable stories of survival tonight from some bay area

michelle kosinski, nbc news, monaco. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for lester holt and everyone here at nbc news, thanks for watching it. have a great holiday weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. thank you very much for joining us.

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian williams tonight. on this independence day, there's a huge cleanup under way not far from yellowstone national park. landowners along the yellowstone river in montana about 140 miles downstream from the park are furious after a pipeline that runs under the river burst on friday. oil coats the riverbanks around the city of billings and the town of laurel, and that's where we find george lewis tonight. good evening, george. >> reporter: good evening, kate. behind me you see some of the workers involved in the cleanup. montanans love their great outdoors and they're not too happy tonight that part of it is fouled with oil. exxon says it has more than 200 people working on cleaning up the oil spill, but about 1,000 barrels of crude, 42,000 gallons worth, were released into the yellowstone river. enough oil to fill five tanker trucks. >> i want to personally apologize to all the people affected by this.

stephanie gosk, nbc news, edinborough. >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today". good night, everyone. . . # >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we're closely monitoring

adrian mong, nbc news, along the high-speed rail in china. >> reporter: this is tom costello. if they can build it in asia, why can't they build it here? well, in california, high-speed rail is on the way. construction begins next year on what will eventually be a northern california to los angeles line promising 150,000 jobs. this is about as american as you can get, good, green jobs, putting americans to work. at the moment, america only has high-speed rail in the northeast from d.c. to new york and boston where centuries old tracks and winding routes keep the acela from ever hitting peak speeds. this train runs on freight lines, but to go faster than 120 miles an hour would require an entirely new electrified network of high-speed rail lines. the obama administration is moving ahead. the ultimate goal, connect 11 megacity regions with a network of high speed track helping to relieve congested roads and airports. but it won't be cheap, $53 billion over the next three years, $600 billion over the next 25. already republican governors in florida, wisconsin and ohio have reject

ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >>> quick news from overseas tonight. the 2018 winter olympic games have been awarded to pyeongchang in south korea. it was their third bid for the games. persistence paid off here, they beat out bids from france and germany. >>> when we continue here tonight, a great moment on stage, a man, a guitar and the thrill of a lifetime. ♪ all the promises we made >>> this happened in nashville saturday night. a 32-year-old father of four and a big u2 fan, adam bevell. he had his lifetime wish fulf l fulfillfulfil fulfilled. bono spotted the sign that he was holding up, it read, blind guitar player, bring me up, and so he did. he has been blind since the age of 14. he left the stage with a gift of a guitar as pictures of the evening were quickly beamed around the world. >>> and briefly tonight, two big birthdays, landmark birthdays in the news. former first lady nancy reagan turns 90 today. she is celebrated with a lunch with friends and family in california. and 43 has turned 65. former president george w. bush has finally reach

and there is a new death toll in this as well. nbc's martin fletcher has been covering the story from the start. he's with us tonight from oslo. martin, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. norway's police today said fewer people have been killed than thought, not 93, but 76, with some still missing. that is small relief for a country that can hardly believe what just happened. anders breivik was brought to court this morning, the face of a mass killer. police described him as calm and unaffected. breivik admitted he carried out the killings but claimed he was not guilty. the judge ordered him held in custody for eight weeks, the first four in solitary confinement. an hour earlier, across norway, two minutes of silence for the victims. later, a mass in memory of the victims was canceled at the last minute, too many people came. >> i think we're trying to take the city back to show human energy after such a powerful and vicious act. >> reporter: but then, chilling news. police revealed breivik told them there were two other te

them. >> they let him in, then they got him out. >> that's the way to do it. >> thanks for watching nbc news5:00. "nightly news" is next. we have more local news for you at 6:00. >>> right now we leave you with sights and sounds of the inaugural oakland jazz festival.

martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver. speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. >>> the games will be ready. the taxis will be ready. and all of the people of london will be ready to welcome the world's finest athletes to

peter alexander, nbc news, yellowknife. >>> that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. thanks for being here. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. and one more look at how new yorkers brought in the 4th last night. good night from all of us here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm marla, in for raj. >> i'm jessica. we begin with breaking news. we want to take you to tracy, where crews are working to contain a brush fire happening right now. we're looking at it live from our chopper around 4:30 this evening. the area we're talking about is off highway 580, the main th

new passion for life. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>>. >>> good evening. on a holiday summer sunday when so many people are taking the day off, jurors in a orlando courthouse were hard at work, listening to closing arguments before deciding the fate of a young mother. if you were anywhere near a television today, you couldn't escape the wall-to-wall coverage, the live feed of casey anthony, at times stone-faced, at times, openly weeping. anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. and after more than a month of wrenching testimony, now the countdown to a verdict. nbc's kerry sanders has been covering the case from the start. he was in the courtroom today. and joins us from orlando. good evening, kerry. >> well good evening, kate, the prosecution and the defense were each given four hours to make their closing arguments. but like so many other aspects of this case, there was an unplanned moment that unfolded in front of the jury. casey anthony is a accused of the premeditated murder of her daughter, caylee. but today with the stakes at th

kevin tibbles, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> another break and up next as we continue, a new honor for this nation's newest hero. >>> the nation's newest medal of honor recipient having just had the medal placed around his neck by president obama yesterday was today honored at the pentagon inducted into the hall of heroes. he is army ranger sergeant first class leroy petrie, six tours in afghanistan, two in iraq, a married father of four, awarded the nation's highest military honor by saving the lives of fellow troopers by picking up a live grenade and throwing its which cost him his hand and much of his forearm. this photo received wide circulation around the country today, it's the president, shaking his new prosthetic hand yesterday at the white house. so we wanted to show you a clip from our exclusive interview with sergeant petrie to show you how matter of fact he is about the new hand, which he loves to play with and talk about and demonstrate. that's a handsome hand. >> it's wonderful. when i lost it, i thought

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt, in tonight for brian. in president obama's words, we are almost out of time, and as he made another appeal for compromise on a bill to raise the nation's borrowing limit, the house and senate were barreling down parallel tracks today, with the end of the line tuesday, the day after the u.s. could be unable to pay all its bills and risk an unprecedented default. after fits and starts, the republican-led house tonight passed its own revised plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending. >> ayes are 218. the nays are 210. the bill is passed. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> but that plan doesn't cut the mustard in the senate, which has its own bill. tonight, it seems almost certain that any compromise deal will be right up against the deadline. in other words, there is no more margin left. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on capitol hill to tell us more now. kelly? >> reporter: well, lester, the drama has been down to the wire, the political

and celebrating their husbands' memories. >> awesome, man. >> reporter: peter alexander, nbc news. >>> and an inspiration, that is "nbc night

mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our world on a thursday night.s. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> doling out a side of whiskey. how bartenders could be the next step in make sure our nation's veterans are mentally fit. >>> and they're booing in philadelphia but they're cheering in philadelphia. >>> thanks

charles hadlock, nbc news, los alamos, north carolina. >>> to our north, the royal tour rolls on. the duke and duchess of cambridge, better known as william and kate are on prince edward island at this hour. despite some concerns about anti-monarchy protesters in quebec, the couple seems to be winning fans pretty much wherever they go. nbc's kevin tibbles is there with them. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: hey, kate. well the duke and duchess, the future king and queen of canada, will soon retire for the evening at the residence of the lieu tent governor here. after all it's been a very busy day, one in which prince william even tried his hand at a new language. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the royal couple stopped in historic quebec city, one of the oldest cities in north america and home to much of canada's french-speaking heritage. in a nod to the crowds, prince william thanked them for their patience with his french accent. [ speaking french ] >> reporter: no language difficulty when it came to the crowds' adoration for kate middleton. prompting a completely unexpect

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brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> for u.s. troops in keerg astan, it's already the fourth of july. service members at the u.s. transit center held a cookout to celebrate independence day. there were hamburgers and hot dogs, fireworks, games and music as well. the former u.s. air force base is a transit center for troops in afghanistan. the base is located at keerg stan's airport. it hosts service members and troops from france and spain. >>> still to come, a summer weekend pastime. kris sanchez hit up the yard tipsíb.)t help you this jimáls gathered in paris today on the 40th anniversary of his death. ♪ >> people from all over the world flocked around the rock 'n' roll icon's grave to sing and read had his poems. morrison moved to paris to write in 1971, found dead later that year of a drug and alcohol overdose. 40 years after his death, though, some people believe he is still alive. doors' keyboardist and guitarist also visited the grave this morning. >>> so who couldn't use a little extra space and a little extra cash? garag

jay gray, nbc news, orlando. >>> the u.s. government reaches its credit limit on august 2nd. if congress doesn't do something before then, uncle sam won't be able to pay his bills. that is bad news for our nation's credit rating and our ability to keep borrowing. lawmakers have been at an impasse over dealing with the so-called debt ceiling. now a couple of key republicans are suggesting possible ways forward. nbc's brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: congress has less than a month to raise uncle sam's credit limit. but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure for our nation's financial fix. democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. >> jon kyl was in negotiations as you know with the vice president. and he said there were certain revenue raisers and other areas that perhaps we could work on. >> reporter: senator john mccain won't say exactly what revenue raisers are. but he says he and some other republicans aren't necessarily opp

thanks for joining nbc bay area news at 5:00. "nbc nightly news" is next. >>> danger zone. much of the country in the grip of record breaking heat and in some places, the driest conditions in more than a century. >>> scandal sheet. yet more apologies from rupert murdoch, and new revelations about the evidence and scotland yard. >>> carmageddon, day one. they predicted catastrophe, so how's it going? >>> and what a kick. the remarkable american women just one game away from taking the remarkable american women just one game away from taking it all in the world cup. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. tonight, a good chunk of the country is feeling hot under the collar as an intense and what forecasters say will be a prolonged heat wave starts to take a dangerous hold across the middle of the country. by tomorrow at this time, temperatures will soar into the triple digits as far as north at minnesota. and no, this is not par for the cou course in july. this month, we have seen more than 900 temperatures meet or exceed all time records and of course

. >> reporter: michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> there were protests as well. thousands of people marched in mid town manhattan in front of the governor's office. a christian claimed the number reached 10,000 people but police would not confirm those numbers. protesters were demanding state lawmakers put the issue before voters in a state wide referendum. unlike here in california, new york does not allow people to directly put to petition the gay marriage issue on the ballot. the only way to put it to a vote of the people in new york is for lawmakers in both state house and senate to vote to do so with a simple majority. >>> in the bay area gay couples can only look on at ooefshts going on in new york while the same-sex issue is rooted in the bay area, it's mired in the courts. kimberly with more. >> reporter: diane, people we talk to say this does bring them hope, though, that california might be the next state to make same-sex marriage legal. some are sure of it. they say it's just a matter of time. others are cautiously optimistic. for five months in 2008 s

peter alexander, nbc news, yellowknife. >>> that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. anks for being here. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. and one more look at how new yorkers brought in the 4th last night. honey, why aren't you playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. [ male announcer ] the average home has over four internet-connected devices. we were gonna storm the castle. i love your hair. [ sarah ] thanks i went to your guy.

for lester holt and all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great fourth of july. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm garvin thomas. we begin with developing news out of south san francisco. firefighters are mopping up after a car lot fire about a mile north of sfo. we're told the three-alarm fire in an overflow hertz rental car lot is out, but as many as 40 cars are either damaged or destroyed. the fire chief at the scene says winds had made it difficult to fight the fire which spread quickly because of dry grasses under many of the cars. it is not yet clear how the fire started, but there is a clue. >> at this point, we're guessing that it was fireworks, just from what people in the area have said that they heard and saw people in that area using fireworks. but we haven't confirmed it it at this point. it's under investigation. >> reporter: people inside a nearby motel 6 we$6 were evacua because of the smoke. they're being allowed back inside now. no one was hurt in the fire. if the fire were started by firework

michelle kosinski, nbc news, monaco. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. for everyone here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great holiday weekend. thanks for watching. have a great holiday weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

mark barger, nbc news. >>> the show airs tonight at 9:00 on nbc.in, at 10:00. >>> and coming up this afternoon at 4:00, 8% of country's population teams up for singing tradition. >>> plus, a first in power for filed. thailand. >>> just ahead, a roundup of how the whole area is celebratiing 4th of july. cookouts, parades, and live on the national mall where some are showing up early for the best seats in the house to see tonight's fireworks. meet the select few who made a special trip to thomas jefferson's home in virginia today to celebrate their first 4th as american citizens. >>> then tonight at 6:00 -- >> i'm inside the once-secret bunker here at the greenbrier resort that was designed to protect congress in case of a nuclear ♪ >>> more than 20,000 citizens of estonia joined to celebrate one of their country's longest traditions. the song festival dates back to the 1800s. more than 1 100,000 traveled to hear the singers perform. that's 8% of the tiny country's entire population. the event is held once every five years. pretty impressive. >>> the

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. here's just one way of looking at how cruel and how relentless this oppressive heat wave has been so far. over 3,000 separate records have been set in different places for the highest overnight temperature. extremely hot daytime temperatures in july are one thing, but it gets dangerous when no one can catch a break, like in chicago at 3:00 a.m. when it's 90 degrees outside as it was overnight. government forecasters have issued heat warnings for some extensive stretches of our country. this dome of hot air has pushed temperatures very high, and then there's that heat index, what the heat actually feels like when you're out in it. nbc's anne thompson is out in it in fact tonight in hot times square here in new york to start off our coverage. hey, anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. more than 148 million americans are under a heat advisory or warning tonight. this is not just an inconvenience. this is deadly. the heat wave already claiming more than 20 lives, and here

all day long you can stay on top of the latest news and those stories and others as they break on msnbc. be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news". here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. al roker will have the latest on the nation's deadly heat wave and when the scorcher will finally end, and grammy winner and the voice coach c lo green performs live on the plaza for the summer concert series. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

nbc. the new york show should be just fine. >> it's always a good time. especially if you're rained out. >> yes. >> all right. >>> how wall street ended last week and how it will begin the week ahead. plus mcdonald's plans to power its trucks with leftover oil from fries. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> and that sound of nashing metal you may have heard this morning at the theaters was the sound of box office records being broken. >>> a walk-off between the mets and yankees and an unusual celebration at wimbledon. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning and welcome back to "early today," i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. two republicans have signaled a potential compromise in the battle over the deficit ceiling. senator john mccain says he's open to what he's calling revenue raisers. although it's unclear exactly what he means by that term. >>> gop senator john cornyn also said republicans would be open to a short-term deal on a possible debt ceiling extension. >>> in

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. while rupert murdoch is an american citizen, the head of a media empire that is well known and widely watched here, the current scandal involving his company is mostly unraveling in great britain where he's already shut down one newspaper. where we know people's cell phones were hacked and where today, murdoch and his son and former employee faced members of parliament in a hearing. both murdochs tried to stay above the fray and then the fray came to them in the form of a guy with a cream pie aimed right at the face of the patriarch. it was that kind of day. it's been that kind of scandal. we begin our reporting here tonight with nbc's stephanie gosk in london, stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. brian. the police were armed with machine guns outside the front doors of parliament today, a good indication it was not going to be business as usual. many here in london said today that this was one of the most important days in parliament's history. the murdochs made a busi

to connect casey anthony to caylee's death ignores all of this evidence. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news, orlando. >>> executives at exxonmobil have acknowledged that an oil spill in the yellowstone area could have spread further than previously thought. at a press conference yesterday, exxonmobil's president vowed to do whatever is necessary to clean up tens of thousands of gallons of spilled crude. earlier the country had downplayed estimates the oil had spread over dozens of miles in the famed waterway, insisting only a ten-mile area had been contaminated. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a pennsylvania collector displayed a rare copy of the declaration of independence that he bought at a flea market for $100. a curator determined it is one of the group of the 19th century copies, the making of which actually damaged the original document. its wooden frame was made from beams from independence hall. >>> a group of california chefs thinks they added sizzle to the guinness world record books with their creation of a super sized burger. the ten-p

and for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> this morning on "early today," damage assessment. exxonmobil faces the heat over a messy spill into the yellowstone river. >>> decision time. jurors in the murder trial of casey anthony prepare to decide the fate of the florida mother accused of killing her child. >>> and happy fourth. the skies light up across the country as americans mark the skies light up across the country as americans mark independence day. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello. very good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a fouled fourth. this morning while most of the nation prepares to celebrate independence day, teams of federal and state workers in montana are fanning out along the yellowstone river. they're gauging the damage caused by a ruptured exxonmobil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of crude into the famous waterway. the environmental protection agency estimates only a small fraction of the spilled oil which is

lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >> and if you remember last night, president obama made the point that he doesn't want a debt ceiling deal to come at the expense of the lowest income americans and a new study out tonight, shows that they are increasingly black and hispanic americans. they're median household net worth is 20 times less than that of white households in this country. that's the biggest wealth gap ever recorded. and a staggering one-third of black and hispanic americans have a negative net worth now compared to 15% of white households in america. >>> and one more note on the budget. congress failed to renew the faa's budget authority last friday and the fallout from that is now actually costing money. work had to be stopped on a new control tower under correction at mccarron airport in las vegas. it's sitting there idle and it could cost taxpayers as much as $8,500 a day in construction rental equipment and other fees. that's just one project. thousands of faa workers have been furloughed across the country. no word on when this budget standoff could end. >>> for the secon

he is now an nbc news analyst. >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, fantastic networking and, of course, an ability to do the job. >> reporter: it was in 2002 with brooks at the paper's helm that "news of the world" reporters allegedly hacked the phone of murdered teenager milly dowler. a case that shocked and infuriated this country. brooks denies any knowledge of phone hacking and has apologized. for the last decade the charismatic editor has rubbed elbows with the rich and famous and the powerful. she has had close personal relationships with the three most recent prime ministers. as recently as last december, david cameron met twice with brooks in visits that his office describes as social. cameron has come under fire for his connections to murdoch's news international. his former spokesman andy colson, also a former editor of "news of the world," was also arrested last week. cameron himself admits the relationship between politicians and the media has become, in his words, cozy and comfortable. the head of the opposition says it's time for change. >> unless politics is w

now the shock of this latest news. nbc's martin fletcher joins me now from paris. martin? >> reporter: hi, kate. france is buzzing today, nobody here is saying strauss-kahn is guilty or innocent. but they do say that the rush to judgment was never fair, and the latest news proves it. the news hit france, as they say here, like a thunderbolt, special reports on all tv networks. the case has riveted france. it brought down the man who was favored to be the country's next president. to some in this cafe, the sudden twist is a morality lesson. one should have waited before judging people and destroying someone's life in seconds. others were less kind. >> i feel anyway his image is rocked. >> reporter: nevertheless there is a fever of speculation today in france. will strauss-kahn come home vindicated? might he still have a shot at being president? his political colleague, jack lang, a former education minister, thinks so. >> he's a good man, a good candidate. >> reporter: it isn't just politics, though. after strauss-kahn was arrested, hundreds of french women took to the stre

new development in this. we want to begin our reporting with nbc's stephanie gosk in london. stephanie, good evening. >> good evening, brian. every day since this scandal broke, there seems it be a new bombshell. revelations, resignations, arrests. the last 24 hours are no exception. it's left people in this country wondering and worried what will happen next. the fabled scotland yard is reeling after two sudden resignations of its most senior leadership. sir paul stephenson, the police chief, and his deputy, john yates, career policemen who are the latest casualties in the phone hacking scandal. scotland yard is being accused of mishandling the investigation into "news of the world qug, maintaining at times close relationships with the very people they were supposed to be investigating. police officers accepting bribes from reporters has allegedly been commonplace. stephenson and yates deny any wrong doing on their part. >> i have acted with complete integrity and my conscience is clear. >> now the department tasked with counterterrorism and the 2012 olympics must find new le

thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 11:00. "sports sunday" is up next. ek. >>> and now another viewpoint, response to an nbc bay area editorial. >> after our leaders in the state senate and assembly refused to let legislators open their calendars, viewers supported our stand demanding transparency. joan reasoned they work for us. we should be able to see what they do all day on our nickel. peter shares this feels outrageous and certainly wrong, but my question is why do they feel so threatened? it is litigation? is it the corruption of money and lobbyists? the real story seems to be the why. we agree, peter. our lawmakers owe us an explanation. gary concludes, typical politics at its worst. so sad. and the league of women voters states that open calendars are a must. voters deserve to know which lobbyists are meeting with their representatives. thank you for sharing your views. learn more at nbceditorials.com. >>> tonight on "sports sunday," the east bay native and former cal golden bear that finally made to it the top of the mountain in the nba. not only

news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was visible in the sky for about a minute and then it was gone in the clouds. the last launch of the u.s. manned space program is history. they're in earth orbit now and while the crew is at work, while they're looking down on all of us from that window, what they can't see perhaps is that 50 years of history riding along with them. the race with the russians, the early thu.s. pilots with the right stuff, kennedy's outlandish challenge to get to the moon, all the disasters along the way and so much of the technology we enjoy today. but times have changed, money is tight we're told and for now we just don't see space as the next frontier as we once did. tonight an old vehicle is on its last few laps and a big part of american life is about to end. we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's tom costello who was lucky enough to watch it blast off at the cape today. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. mission managers admit they got lucky with the weather, no rain, no lightning, e

miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. >>> as to the charge of first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> a stunning verdict this afternoon after more than six weeks of explosive testimony in ten hours of deliberations. a jury acquits the florida mother in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. not guilty, her life is spared, good evening, everybody. i'm jim hanley. >> and i'm wendy rieger. prosecutors sat in stunned silence. the not guilty verdict marks an end to a tragedy that's stretched out over the last three years and captured national headlines. craig has a stunning turn of events. >> reporter: when word spread this afternoon that the jury had reached a verdict, in a relatively short amount of time. many assumed it was because the prosecution's evidence was so overwhelming. at one point this afternoon, it looked like the jurors might answer questions about how they reached that verdict. that did not happen today. it's not clea

jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >> those are incredible pictures to think everyone got to walk away from that, and there were only a few serious injuries and all those are expected to recover. >> absolutely amazing. >>> thanks for joining us. we have "saturday night live" coming up next. >>> next on c-span, president obama was in las vegas, nevada, last night where he addressed an election rally for senate majority leader harry reid.

stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. a man who was also a powerful figure in his own right, shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have the story from kabul. >> reporter: hi, ann. ahmed wali karzai, he was lured and killed in his home by a trusted security guard and confidant named sardar muhammad. out of a meeting and shot in cold blood. he was shot and killed by other security guards. he used the trust to lure him out of a meeting and shoot him in cold blood. he was also shot and killed by other security guards. the taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had been working with the killer for, quote, some time." awk was an infamous power broker in kandahar province, a key province and the spiritual home of the taliban and considered to be a part of the drug trade but u.s. and nato officials say they needed him, a stabilizing figure in an otherwise unstable region. his death leaves behind a power vacuum and is considered a big vic

john yang, nbc news, fast. paul minnesota. >>> a new report on obesity in this country is out tonight with some sobering stats. in 1995, not a single state in the country had an obesity rate above 20% of the population. now all the states but one do and colorado, the only one is barely hanging on with 19.8% of its residents considered obese. >>> up next here tonight, who's making hay after that epic dust storm swallowed up phoenix, arizona? [ female announcer ] for frequent heartburn sufferers, summertime is now a happy time. when we can eat what we want and sleep soundly through the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help