nbc news saying virginia is too close to call.et me bring you up to speed as we start the evening now in the united states senate here is the balance of power in the united states senate among democrats. 51 democrats, two independents who typically vote with those democrats, and we've got 47 republicans in the senate. that means that republicans tonight, if they want to take over the chamber, are going to need a net pick up of four seats in the senate. three, however, if mitt romney wins the presidency and that is because the vice president in that case, paul ryan, would cast the deciding vote in the united states senate. so a lot to ask for republicans. that is a steep climb, a net gain of four but that's what we're going to be watching for throughout the evening. >> amman jabbers, want to bring in jim cramer to tonight's conversation. a rally on this election day ahead of these results. we've got a couple polls closed with indiana the projected winner mitt romney. kentucky projected winner mitt romney. vermont projected winner b

that means this republican peters projected by nbc news to hold on to his in new hampshire, nbc news ate maggie hassan. john lynch wasrevious democratic governor of new hampshire. in the incumbentvernor jack holding on to his se governor of north dakota is projected by nbc news to also hold on to his seat. daniels isoutgoing it's too close to call be and the democrat john gregg. in west virginia we're looking at a race that's too early to call. the incumbent democrat is earl tomlin. too early to callcan early to call in the incumbent democrat jay nixon,challenger. we have a state call i the presidential news ise winner in the state of wisconsin. tamron hall hpolling. >> you just this crowd around me we telling us about wisconsin because the next set of information might give us insight. what were votersee f in america? exit pollsunfa the american economic system favors the rich while 40% believes it is fair t now take a look as we deeper. we ask whether the policies would favor the rich middle class or at romney's numberers, 52% believe his poliould favor the middleclass. just 2% thin

nbc news projecting obama ahead in electoral votes after sweeping up california as we mentioned. wisconsin, new hampshire. the first of the battleground state also fall to obama. however, we're still waiting on the other key swing states, iowa and nevada remain too early to call. north carolina, ohio, virginia, florida, colorado, too close to call. the senate, mostly breaking as expe expected, but the democrats did pick up three new seats. republicans projected to hold the house as well. >> all right. let's get straight to john harwood at the maproom to give us more color on what we're seeing as the most recent poll closings. over to you, john. >> we're almost completely closing the map of coloring in the map of all the states we knew in advance where they were going to faull. the only state where polls have not closed yet is the state of alaska. we're very confident mitt romney is going to win that based on polls before the election. so we're really waiting for those seven battleground states that haven't been filled in yet. again, to reiterate, as we've talked about before, if p

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in the oregon presidential race, nbc news is projecting that in oregon. in terms of the 11:00 poll closings, president obama won california and washington and hawaii and oregon. mitt romney won in terms of the bigger news reaction that you're seeing here in chicago is to the iowa news and to the oregon news and we have just learned that in the state of ohio, nbc news has projected that president obama has won the state of ohio. president obama has been re-elected for a second term. >> he did it. >> with this call in ohio, it is ao done deal. presiden wo it's 12s past 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. ohio put him over the top. chris matthews? >> he didn't need stuff. i said this at the beginning o geography is very powerful. i've watched some of the ugly stuff perpetrated by people like donald trump and sununu and the rest of them and edges candidate himsdelf, mitt romney talked about welfare and the former speaker of the house now. that stuff didn't have an effect on the north, apparently. we'll see if it in the south. >> with florida still too call virgini

this is it from our nbc news election headquarters at new york's recfeller plaza, now transformed into democracy plaza. we are just 48 hours away from election day, and these two candidates are in their final sprint. last night after a packed day, romney in colorado and obama in virginia trying to turn out their supporters and close the sale. back here in new york, meantime, areas near here in staten island, queens, long island, and new jersey still dealing with the devastating effects of hurricane sandy. nearly a week later, long gas lines, electricity still out for two million, and of course falling temperatures now. we've got it all covered this morning. to start things off, we have our final nbc news/"wall street journal" predetection poll numbers. let's go right to our political director chuck todd in his command center with the latest snapshot. >> good morning, david. let me show you the numbers.

nbc news is predicting that the state of ohio will go to president obama. ohio is one of the key swing states and both candidates made dozens of trips to ohio in terms of shoring up the boat there. nbc news projecting at this point, at about 11:14, that the state of ohio goes to president obama. >> you cannot even say how huge that is. many people felt that without ohio, neither candidate could necessarily win. for mitt romney it is going to be crucial. kate amara is in the newsroom. big news about ohio. >> i said a few minutes ago, whatever the outcome, i think the nation just hopes it is a decisive victory. we do not want any more hanging chads this year. >> nbc was about five minutes behind me. the problem remains that it is a very divided country in terms of ideology. i think the first challenge is for the president to find a way to govern from the center and try to broker a compromise. the republican party clearly is going to have to reinvent itself nationally. it becomes narrower and narrower. people have moved away from ideology to the extent it is n

nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead as nbc "nightly news" continues, late details on a scandal that just tonight brought down the head of a media empire. explosive allegations against a popular tv host and the fallout leaving viewers stunned. >>> later the walrus, penguins and a big rescue mission after the storm. >>> back now with a still developing story out of london tonight. what began with a child sex abuse scandal involving a well known tv personality spiralled into false allegations that wrongly implicated a british politician. and tonight, it's all led to a major shake-up at the top of britain's state-run broadcaster, the bbc. michelle kosinski is covering it for us tonight in london. good evening. >> reporter: this has been brewing here for weeks. first a bbc investigation on one of its own legendary tv stars was cancelled. then last night an apology for another bbc report about alleged sex abuse. now late tonight its director general resigned. the head of the british broadcasting corporation ended a two decade long career there like this. >> the honorable thing to do is step do

nbc news >> reporter: i'm richard engel in gaza, this palestinian enclave was under attack today. the interior ministry took hits, as did the rocket launchers, so far israel has been using surgical strikes they targeted individuals. a hamas field commander was killed today. but civilians are dying, too. why is this happening now? hamas is challenging israel with rockets, confident it has real support in the region after the arab spring revolutions. visiting gaza today, the egyptian prime minister, a show of support that would never have happened under mubarak, egypt, the revolution will spare no effort to stop this aggression, he said. he held a child, killed, according to the officials, moments earlier. egypt must balance its support of hamas with need for good relations from washington, and billions in aid. like egypt, they are from the muslim brotherhood, they are trying to channel the power that toppled arab strongmen to topple israel. there were demonstrations today supporting gaza, in yemen, lebanon, turkey and egypt. also different today, hamas has more weapons, including t

for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> good eveningi'm kris sanchez in for diane dwyer tonight. a 15-year-old is under arrest in connection with a series of crimes, including the homicide of a carjacking victim, the shooting of a police officer, and a handful of armed robberies. the crime spree happened friday before last. the manhunt for that young suspect ended yesterday. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live in juvenile hall with the details. kimberly? >> reporter: kris, police say it was great detective work that led them to that 15-year-old in concord where he was arrested yesterday evening. the teen, whose name is not being released because of his age faces charges that

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nbc news investigative correspondent michael isikoff. the e-mails accuse her of associating with the general in tampa, but they had accesses on the comings and goings of david petraeus, news that somebody had high access to information. her brother says she is a victim >> my sister, number one is a mother, she has three kids and is very dedicated to the kids. number two, she is a wife and has been extremely dedicated to her husband. >> reporter: who would have access to the classified schedule? the fbi says that the trail led to the biographer, paula broadwell, seen here on a mission in 2010, in afghanistan a military reservist and fellow west point graduate, broadwell attended the general's confirmation hearing for the cia according to petraeus's account to friends, a few months later their affair began and lasted for ten months. broadwell often talked about her security clearances and recently about the benghazi attack, seeming to cite inside information. >> now, i don't know if a lot of you heard this, but the cia had actually taken a

nbc news tried but unable to reach paula broadwell for comment. in his resignation letter, the retired four star general, showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. law enforcement agents say the general is not under investigation and they don't expect an inquiry will result in rim nall charges. petraeus was the man who turned around the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> he's a figure here that people respected. >> reporter: innar an affair that could have been embarrassing for every other public servant proved to be a career buster for the man who keeps america's secrets. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> the result expected. today florida made it official. the sunshine state voted to re-elect president obama. the final electoral map for 2012 looks like this. president obama with 332 electoral votes to mitt romney's 206. the president carried every state he won in 2008 except indiana and north carolina. with a record number of votes cast, florida's secretary of state says president obama only won by about 74,000 vot

new jersey. you can watch the 86th annual thanksgiving day parade here on nbc 4. >> i was going to say, it's moreeresting to see it go down 34th street in new york city as opposed to through a parking lot in east rutherford, new jersey. >> it's fun to see up close because they're so huge. you wonder how do they make their way down that -- >> a lot of people holding on for dear life. >> exactly. >> that's usually how. >> can you forecast it for us? >> that's a little too far out. >> come on. >> it's wind dependent. i'm not going to do a wind forecast 12 days in advance for new york city. we'll narrow it down closer until the day before, then we'll let you know with more certainty. around here we finally turn the corner on our cold stretch of weather. 12 days in a row colder than average until today when we broke the streak. 65 for your high temperature this afternoon. i think we might be able to do a little bit better on your sunday. another nice looking night outside tonight. skies have gone mostly clear. we had an extra batch of cloud cover during the afternoon today. those clouds are now gone,

businesses in south bay are trying to get creative without the regular hockey crow crowd. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer, thank you for joining us, it has been a week since hurricane sandy hit the east coast, many are without power, and recovery is still slow. nbc's jay gray has more on how neighbors are helping neighbors. >> reporter: the clean up has come from some who suffered the most. >> everybody is looking after everybody else, helping each other. >> reporter: survivors, coming together in the wake of sandy. >> this is a disaster that has touched home for us. it is our job to go out here with the people. >> reporter: making meals. >> reporter: and volunteer doctors taking care of those who have no place to go. >> i think that they made the right decision. >> reporter: she was supposed to compete in the new york city marathon this weekend. when the race was cancelled, she agreed now is not the time to run. instead, she stayed to help. >> i can't even imagine like losing everything. so if i could do something to help, you know, whatever little i could d

thanks for watching nbc bay area news. nbc nightly news is next. we'll see you at 6:00. good night. >>> on this saturday night, the stunning downfall of an american

nbc news, vatican city. >>> more flooding in haiti saturday. the country. norths say 16 people have died in the severe weather and many residents were forced from their homes and sought refuge in haiti's second largest city. the rain comes just two weeks after hurricane sandy claimed 50 lives and caused extensive damage in the southern third of the country. >>> an early morning house fire in rural maine killed a father and his three children. eight neighbors reported the fire saturday morning fp mother was rescued off the roof and later treated for smoke inhalation at a hospital. the three children who died were between the ages of 4 and 8. the fire marshal's office is yet to determine the cause of the fire. >>> hurricane sandy damage can be seen for several blocks after a thunderous explosion in an indianapolis neighborhood. the blast destroyed two houses and set two other homes ablaze. it also shattered windows, ripped doors from frames. in addition to the one person confirmed dead, there are several injuries reported. the entire neighborhood

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> that is our broadcast as we start out a new week.oining us, i'm brian williams, and of course we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night.

officials tell nbc news and the "wall street journal" the agent who launched the initial investigation was later pulled off the case due to inappropriate behavior including sending shirtless photos of himself to another woman involved in the case, jill kelley. kelley, a friend of the petraeus family and that fbi agent who she contacted after receiving those harassing e-mails that the fbi linked back to paula broadwell, that agent grew concerned that the investigation had stalled and contacted a member of congress, even though the white house was still unaware of the case. chair of the senate intelligence committee, senator dianne feinstein, says she is growing more concerned as the story unfolds. >> generally, what we call the four corners, the chair and rankings of both committees are briefed on operationally sensitive matters. this is certainly an operationally sensitive matter, but we weren't briefed. i don't know who made that decision. and i think, you know, that makes it much more difficult. this thing came so fast and hard and since then it's been like peeling an onion, another

according to the final preelection nbc news "wall street journal" possible, 48% of likely voters support president obama, while a close 47% favor governor mitt romney. the president holds the same narrow 48% to 47% edge among likely voters in virginia. mr. obama holds a slightly wider lead in florida with support from 49% of likely voters compared to romney's 47. and in all important ohio, our poll shows president obama holds a six-point lead over his republican rival with 51% to romney's 45. nbc's tracie potts is in cincinnati, ohio, with the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. good morning from cincinnati where voters are well aware of how important their vote is. so much so, that we saw them standing outside in extremely long lines, willing to wait hours just to get a ballot. in cincinnati, the only line for early voting sunday wrapped around a whole city block. we found tony wilson in at the back of the line. >> you have to do your part. >> reporter: hamilton county election official tells us they've processed 22,000 voters, a

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> it is 4:35 right now. americans across the country today honoring the nation's veterans. today marking the monday observance of that holiday, saluting those who put themselves in harm's way for our country, safety and freedom. city council, state and federal offices will be closed today. most banks and libraries will also be closed to salute the holiday. >>> yesterday there were a number of ceremonies and parades to honor local veterans. nearly 2,000 people gathered in castro valley to remember and pay tribute. this year was especially important to many because the castro valley veterans memorial was officially unveiled. >>> strike up the band in san francisco. market street was closed off for the annual veterans day parade. this year's event featured a salute to veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, but veterans from at least six wars participated. for the first time this year a contingent of homeless veterans actually walked in the parade. >>> on that note an advocate for the homeless says bay ar

our nbc news election night headquarters. across this country today from the first light of day in montana, americans voted. they voted in temporary tents and by flashlight in the rockaways here in new york, where after all an entire region remains crippled and this will remain another cold, dark night for upwards of a million people. the first polls have already closed. more are closing in the next 30 minutes. people are still lining up to vote tonight in the state that may be the greatest prize of all, ohio. the candidates are spent after an exhaust iing campaign. now it all comes down to tonight. and just after midnight in keeping with a grand american tradition, the people of dixville notch, new hampshire cast the first votes in the nation and voted to a 5/5 tie. the first tie vote in that small town's history. we can only guess what that means for how late we'll be at this tonight. our team is in place all over the country and here in new york. we want to begin with our white house correspondent kristen welker covering th

for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, toms river, new jersey. >>> let's get you a check now of the rest of the morning's top stories with jenna wolfe. good morning. >>> good morning, you guys. morning, everyone. a thunderous late night explosion destroyed two houses and set two more on fire in an indianapolis neighborhood. two deaths and multiple injuries have also been reported. about 200 people sought shelter overnight in nearby elementary schools. flying debris and the shock waves from the blast damaged at least 18 homes. investigators will begin looking for the cause of the explosion later this morning. >>> freezing temperatures may have forced a jet to slide off a taxiway in denver saturday. the plane had just arrived from oakland. there were 130 people on flight 1905. no one was hurt. >>> redefining the term fashionably late, florida has finally weighed in on the presidential election. good for florida. the state finished casting its votes on saturday four days after the rest of the country did. president obama got 50% of the vote to mitt romney's 49.13%, a margin of 74,000 v

anne thompson, nbc news, tom's river, new jersey. >> and we have it on good authority that valor christian won the football game back home while they were here. that is our broadcast on a monday night, thank you for joining us, i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now, new information about the alleged gunman in the deadly shooting at an east bay college. >> the police chief whose style is luring veteran officers away from san jose. that's coming up. >>> and san jose police officers continue their manhunt. we learn new details into a deadly crime spree. >>> good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. new tonight at 6:00, pouching the police. disgruntled san jose police officers are leaving by the dozen and they're not going far. from the east bay to the peninsula, san jose officers are getting the red carpet treatment. a former san jose captain, now the chief of another city, is actively hiring from his former force. nbc bay area's damian trujillo joins us at san jose police headquarters. is this just par

katy tur, nbc new york. >> and that is our broadcast on this post-thanksgiving week. i'm brian williams, kate snow will be here this week, sitting in for lester holt. we hope to see you back on monday night and we'll leave you with the glitter on the tree out back, all ready to get lit up on wednesday night. have a good weekend, from new york. >>> right now at 6:00, two sisters are killed in a tragic accident here in pal alto that shut down the freeway for hours. that's coming up in a live report. >>> also ahead, let the shopping begin. we'll show you how shoppers faired on black friday. and the latest on a rescue in the bay that also involved several animals. >>> thanks for joining us. two sisters are dead and a family in mourning after a horrific crash on a bay area freeway. 11 hours and the investigation still continues. the crash happened at 7:00 this morning on north bound 101? pal alto after a van slammed into the back of a chp patrol car.

stephanie gosk, nbc news, point pleasant, new jersey. >> thanks to the good people and their first aid when we come back we want to talk about how you can help some of the folks who need it after this storm. hero >>> that is going to be our broadcast on this busy thursday night. thank you for being here with us. a couple of reminders for those wishing to give, we have put together a list of resources and charities, all on our website, -- nbcnightlynews.com we'll let you know, the networks at nbc universal are joining forces to have a benefit concert for victims of superstorm sandy. including billy joel, john stewart, and others will come by, tomorrow, at 8:00, 7 central. for now, i'm brian williams, we hope to see you when we come back tonight for "rock center," a full hour devoted to it. 10, 9-central, good night. community in mourning after a popular store owner gunned down. the latest on this investigation. >> i'm jodi hernandez in solano county where a vallejo couple finds evidence of possible ballot tampering. i'll have details straight ahead. >> an investigation prompts action, t

anne thompson, nbc news. sayreville, new jersey. >>> up next, he shoots, scores, over and over and over. the kid who didn't just break a record? he shattered it. >>> well, you can bet this will be a topic of conversation around a few thanksgiving dinner tables tomorrow. a 5'10" sophomore from iowa just re-wrote the ncaa basketball record books, scoring a huge 138 points in just one game. here is nbc's thanh truong. >> reporter: jack taylor's shots were not fancy, just frequent, in a 40-minute game, the sophomore point guard scored a record ncaa record, 138 points. >> i can't really put it in words, i was just in a zone. >> reporter: taylor took one shot every 20 seconds, compare it to the late chamberlain, when he set the nba record of 100 points in 1962. >> i hit several in a row, i knew something was special. >> reporter: unlike the 7 foot chamberlain, taylor scored by mostly jump shots, over one, and sometimes three guys. there is some backlash about ball hogging, but the coaches are defending taylor. >> i

but today's anger was directed at the new president, morsi. nbc's ayman mohyeldin is in tahrir square for us tonight. good evening, ayman. >> reporter: good evening, brian. hundreds of thousands of protesters were back here in tahrir square angry with president morsi for granting himself new powers. police used tear gas and rubber bullets, killing two protesters and injuring hundreds more. beyond the square, muslim brotherhood offices were attacked. the president is trying to diffuse the crisis, cancelling a rally by supporters. and promising to use his new powers in a limited way. people here don't believe him, in fact, it's only galvanized the opposition, who say president morsi is betraying the revolution becoming another mubarak, they vowed to stay here until morsi rescinds his decree. brian? >> ayman mohyeldin above tahrir square for us tonight, ayman, thanks. >>> also in the middle east today, they took an extraordinary step to investigate an old rumor. they dug up the body of yasser arafat to see if he had been poisoned, and they're conductin

nbc news, staten island, new york. >> coming up next -- >> i said while i have time off i'm going to start to do the stories of inspirational people. >> our bay area proud exclusive pro-introduces us to a man whose compassion is spreading the inspirational story of others. >>> tonight's bay area proud is about the benefit of multiplication as in taking someone's god deod deed and mak it greater. garvin thomas has an inspiring story about inspiring stories. it's tonight's bay area proud. >> kind of a spiritual journey for me. >> reporter: he has a saying he's fond of about being careful wa you say because words eventually become reality. >> we are going to oakland. >> reporter: it is something he said he learned in a very life-changing way. >> there's no lightning out here so far tonight. >> reporter: you see a few year ago he was a television reporter working for bay area news station. it was the combination of a life long dream for him. the problem was he he found facing death and destruction on an almost daily basis couldn't make up for the perks the job offer. >> the title. i felt

tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. hear details on david petraeus's resignation. also, british singing sensation susan boyle, she'll be live in studio to perform a hit from her upcoming album. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. enjoy your holiday.

. >> reporter: nbc news reports personal e-mails between petraeus and biographer paula broadwell came to light after an anonymous maims were sent to another woman who worked for the state department. >> mrs. broadwell sent these threatening e-mails to her, and she was frightened, and she went to the fbi. i can't believe it, but that's what it is. >> reporter: the general is not under investigation but his departure leaves a void just as congress is beginning hearings into the deadly september attack and the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. nbc news has confirmed petraeus conducted his own investigation on the ground. >> i don't see how in the world you can find out what happened in benghazi before, during, and after the attack if general petraeus doesn't testify. >> reporter: still trusted by many in washington, petraeus is in a unique position to shed light on benghazi. even as he rides out a controversy of his own. top lawmakers here are demanding more information on that investigation and why they weren't briefed on it until the general resigned. brian moore, nbc news, w

nbc news will have live coverage of the president's news conference from the east room of the white house beginning at 10:30 pacific time. right here on this nfc station. >>> well, now for your look at the weather, here's nbc bill karins. good morning to you, bill. >> nothing so complex in my life. >> good. >> my weather life. >> oh. wow. >> and the other life, too. >> hey. >> let's include the whole universe in that. good morning, everyone. we are watching a nice quiet world in the weather world. temperatures remain cool if not seasonable for this time of year. some of the ski areas are beginning to open up just in time for the thanksgiving holiday too. up in tahoe they got enough snow that they'll hopefully open up some of the resorts there. in the cascades, not too many big blockbuster snow events. they should be able to make some snow too. temperatures in the 30s and 40s this morning. there's really no big storms coming at least in the short term. there's moisture streaming through southern idaho. with that on shore flow, a weak disturbance moving along the border with canada, columbi

meanwhile, buyer beware if you're in the market for a new or used car in the coming years. nbc's chris clackum explains. >> reporter: just like in hurricane's past, sandy left behind lots of soaked and sand-filled cars. >> the estimate is that there's at least 16,000 new cars that were damaged and up to 250,000 used cars. >> reporter: and guess where many if not most will end up? >> put-back into the market and resold to unsuspecting consumers. >> reporter: so what do you do? >> the number one thing for anybody looking to buy a used car is to pull a vehicle history report. >> reporter: also, let a mechanic you trust take a look at it, or at the very least inspect the car yourself and include a smell test. >> the odor. because when a car sits in standing water, particularly in saltwater, that car will take on a smell that's very difficult to get rid of. >> reporter: look for debris or water lines inside the car, the trunk, and engine compartment. dingy headlights and taillights could be a hint that the car's been underwater. plus, keep in mind there's nothing illegal about selling

for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news, new york. . >>> watching the storm. the latest track is in and parts of our area could get rain and snow. storm-team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson will tell us how much and when. >>> but first, decision day after months and months of campaigning. billions of dollars spent. the election is finally here. the final push that could decide the course of the country for the next four years. this is it. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we are on the trail with president obama and mitt romney. and we're also watching the polls in your neighborhood. we begin with news4's adam tuss in battleground virginia. he joins us live. the lines have been long today. >> reporter: here at this polling place, the line has been about two and a half to three hours long all day. right now, it is moving. that's the good news. it still stretches down the hill and then has to go into the building. waiting to be a part of history. some in the cold shade dance a jig to stay warm keeping the feet moving. once insid

traveling with the president in myanmar, this is chuck todd, nbc news. >>> thank you, chuck. millionaire on the run. john mcafee taking time out to blog into belize. scott mcgrew is here right now to bring us up to date. >> this morning, we told you how mcafee announced $25,000 belizian reward for the real killer. that is $25,000 u.s. mcafee moved to belize years ago. here you see his blog. one of the women in his blog hiding out with him. in a blog post a few hours ago, mcafee gives us his thoughts on romance. he says, i am not foolish enough to believe that many young woman could love a 67-year-old man. being loved does not interest me. loving does. mcafee has been hiding since the death of his neighbor. in that blog, he talks about a german tourist. back here at home, cisco systems bought private networking company maraki. cisco will pay $1.2 billion. maraki is greek. intel says the ceo paul ottelini will retire. no replacement has been named yet. and ac/dc finally on itunes. one of the last bands not on the apple music service. country star garth brooks is the last major

of course nbc news projecting barack obama winning a re-election. take a short break.ll be right back with more coverage. >>> nbc news has projected that barack obama has won re-election. just minutes ago the obama camp added the battleground state of colorado. nbc news also projecting democrats retain control in the senate while republicans hold on to the house. >> there were a number of interesting initiatives on state ballots tonight. michelle is looking at the results. >> let's talk about pot. legalization of pot. there are three different states where they were not talking medical marijn. full on legalization of pot as if it were alcohol. you got to be 21, show id and be subject to duis. colorado has voted yes to legalize pot. and yes is the projected winner in washington state where they, too, have voted to legalize state. we are still waiting to hear from oregon. it looked negative going into the polls. >> and then also saying no, in arkansas. arkansas saying no when it comes to medical marijn. taxation issues in california, two big tax issues. >> in many, many

multiple government sources tell nbc news that e-mails between petraeus and broadwell were indicative of an extramarital affair.

katy tur, nbc news, new york. >> incredible story, up next here tonight. a very common medication is making health news tonight for a good reason. >>> we mentioned that common medications in the news tonight, in a danish study, people taking statins for their heart, and then had cancer, had a lower risk of dying from cancer. it seems that cholesterol is necessary for cells to grow, and when you block it, you may stop cancer cells from growing, as well. >>> well, we always say that elections have consequences, especially for the losing campaign. it is clear the romney campaign was prepared for a victory election night. sources say the moment romney himself said "it is not going to happen," while his wife ann cried by his side that night the campaign victory celebration fireworks in boston harbor had to be taken down. somehow this ended up on the web, the romney feature, how to join the romney administration that of course, was not to be. >>> by now, most of us know the phrase jumping the shark to mean the moment something goes from relevant to passe, to ove