now, pippa middleton is going public as the life of the party. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. now that the presidential debates are over, it is clear each one of them had a plot line. at the first one, the president underperformed against governor romney. at the second debate, both men were amped up. and last night's plot line appears to be the president's foreign policy attack and mitt romney's movement to the center on a number of issues. decreasing the policy distance between the two men as 60 million americans watched on live television. starting today, there was a new sense of urgency out on the trail. now, the travel becomes urgent and frenetic. every second counts and so does every state. we have it all covered and we begin with nbc's peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign in henderson, nevada. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. as you just noted, nearly 60 million americans watched last night's debate. in fact, that was the smallest number of the three presidential de

some think it's because pippa doesn't want to be asked about her sister's topless photos. other think she is is being careful not to upset the royal family. >> pippa is rather offended that she is cashing in on the royal collection. >> reporter: who knows, maybe the queen has some advice. she knows about having people around. it could mean placing more material if pippa writes a sequel. >>> and still to come on a sunday edition of "today," a new documentary looking at how technology and social media are shaping the sexual identity of young fwir girls. to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful. call or come in today. fidelity investments. turn here. ooh gas, take an antacid. oh, thanks. good luck. good luck to you. doe

i dent know about pippa. i was like, pippa. >> you looked her bum. >> something about it. bum part. yes, sawing but pippa. >> interesting. >> she is attractive. >> really? >> yeah. just the bum. >> the whole package. bum included. how's that? >> i'm impressed. >> adele giving birth to a baby boy. what a year for her. news reports claim that the 24 year owed singer, only 24, and her partner, simon, welcomed their child on friday night. she is said to be ecstatic about the baby's arrive. she is reportedly, given birth to a baby boy. trying to see if we have a name here. no we don't. >> does she have a good bum? >> adele? >> well, she is a voluptuous woman. great voice. >> great voice. wonder how the bum is? >> you are all about the bum today? >> i am, i am. >> pippa gets the thumbs up, sorry, sunny. take it from a man. edical expen, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about

. >>> let's talk about pippa. >> all right. >> pippa middleton. she has a new book out.ee -- "celebrate." and it's really about a year of festivities, family and friends, a party-planning book. that's sort of the business her family was in before they became in-laws to the royal family. but interestingly enough, she says it was startling for her to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 because of her bottom. >> yes. >> i've got to tell you. i'm not hating on her bottom because i know i am going to get all these tweets and stuff, but that's not a faims bottom. j.lo has a famous bottom. >> it's becoming a famous bottom. >> j.lo has a bottom to talk about. kim kardashian. >> i give pippa the thumbs up. >> you give pippa -- >> during the royal wedding -- watching festivity. i didn't know about pippa. i was like, pippa. >> you looked her bum. >> something about it. your word, not mine, on the bum part. yes, there is something about pippa. >> interesting. >> she is attractive. >> really? >> yeah. just the bum. >> the whole package. bum included. how's that? >> i'm im

book about party planning and recipes. >> any more news on pippa? >> no, sorry, bill. >>> jessica biel tells "people" magazine says she plans to go the traditional route and take her husband's name. she would be jessica timberlake. >>> 22-year-old taylor swift and 18-year-old conor kennedy have reportedly called it quits. new song ensues. this because of distance and her busy schedule. radaronline quotes a source saying connor freaked out because taylor moved way too fast. speaking of moving way too fast. tmz reports she still plans to buy the $4.5 million home. >> when kennedy asked if they were ever getting back together, taylor handed him an iphone and said, play track six. >>> this comes from wsab 3 in savannah, georgia, where one south carolina woman is showing us it is better late than never. >> i feel good. >> saying she feels good, 108-year-old joanna jenkins will exercise her vote for the first time ever in this election. she's unable to read or write and lacks a state-issued i.d. her family didn't think she would be eligible to vote. with

so, what is it like to party like pippa? here, less rock star, more martha stewart.amily parties how much she came to do this is not lost on her, she spells it right out. a bit startling to have global recognition, if that is the right word, before the able of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom. one day i might be able to make sense of this. in the meantime, i think it's fair to say it has its upside and its downside. i certainly have opportunities many can only dream of, but in most ways, i'm a typical girl in her 20s trying to form a career and represent herself. the ideas are easy and meant to be, including for halloween. the british still like to spell it with that apostrophe you lollipop ghosts stuck in a pumpkin, games, a doughnut tree, pumpkin bowling and recipes, miniapple pies, witch's fingers made from cheese strauss or flavored butter with the gory appearance of entrails to seep into crumpet he is. >> certainly put the effort into it that kind of suggest she does want to make sherself a domestic goddess. >> reporter: pippa re

just ahead, we'll talk about pippa middleton, a new book out.k party to celebrate it last night, and she does admit she's a little bit nervous about all of this attention. she should get used to it. we'll talk to her just ahead. >> remember obie the dog that's way, way too heavy. this dog weighed twice the normal weight. now there is a lawsuit involving the dog, a custody dispute. one owner suing another ownerch we'll fill you in on that. >> all right. by the way, next week, halloween. we have a huge party planned hoping nobody rains on our parade, hurricane sandy. we'll have a costume party on the plaza. we're getting dressed up. we'll have celebrity surprises, and speaking of halloween, there was a prank that caught our eye. we want to take a look. >> a-choo! >> agh, agh! that's good. that's so good. >> how did he do that? >> i have no idea. >> that is rich ferguson from san luis obispo. he calls it an illusion. >> he's double jointed. >> bless you, gesundheit. >> anyways, don't forget to dress up. get down here next wednesday. we'll have a go

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. >> pippa is in the news. >> pippa has a book out. i think this is great.e world. we've never really heard her speak. now she finally has a voice, and we find out she has a sense of humor. she talks about how difficult it is to be under 30 and be famous for your sister, your brother-in-law, and your bottom. >> not necessarily in that order. >> it's a book about entertaining. she's like a little british martha stewart. >> is she promoting it and going on talk shows and things? >> some press in britain, and i heard she is going to come to america, but i think this book is going to fly off shelves regardless. she's already got a second book deal. guess what it is? how to throw a wedding on a budget. i'm not joking. >> her parents are catering. it's huge. >> is she giving away the profits? >> $400,000 for this book. they're saying some will go to charity. but i think this is pippa's chance to step out of the shadows. >> poor little pippa. >> argo is still number two. >> i'm sorry, hoda. it's a great movie. >> life after dropping 150 pounds. the newest member of

pippa herself became a household name., perhaps, house party helper. >> the mail will publish parts of the book on monday. she's making us hungry with those pictures. >> lots of interesting ideas in that book. >>> and some really interesting weather in october. veronica? >> yeah, nice and mild outside. i know this is the kind of weather that you love so much, pat. you want to keep it warm and mild as long as possible. >> if i can. >> exactly. all right. take a look at this shot. this, of course, is our wonderful live camera shot. the camera high atop the gaylord national resort. you can see the gorgeous blue sky. temperatures, this is the overnight period. 43 degrees by tomorrow morning in frederick, maryland. 46 leesburg. other areas dropping down to the mid-40s. la plata, 54. high temperatures tomorrow, we'll be doing a little better than today, getting in the upper 70s to right near 80 degrees down south, warrenton, manassas and fredericksburg, too. we'll look at the trend, how long it will continue and the next best ch

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now, pippa is not giving interviews for the book.ut she did sit down to make halloween decorations with some children. children will say the darnedest things. >> how old are you? >> reporter: listen carefully to the little girl on the left. note, that she is wearing devil ears. >> i hate princesses. >> reporter: pippa doesn't miss a beat. >> i hate fairies. >> i don't know about that one. >> reporter: it was pippa's posterior that stole the show at her sister's wedding last year. and so, here is what she wrote in the foreword to her new book. it's a bit startling to achieve global recognition, if that's the right word, before the age of 30, on account of your sister, your brother-in-law, and your bottom. as for the book, the reviews have not been kind. one critic saying that the ideas in here are so simplistic that it makes the perfect gift for someone who needs a recipe for making ice. for "good morning america," jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> ouch. >> ouch. >> the recipes? >> double-whammy. first, the little girl hates prince

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. >>> tom hanks unleashes a big one and pippa's coming out party. >>> some scary moments as a line drive nails doug fister right in the head. >>> sandy is heading for the northeast as we go throughout the end of the week and next week. >>> well, in sports, san francisco has a 2-0 game lead in the world series which gives them a 79% chance of winning it all. in the second inning a wicked line drive hit to 6'8" doug fister right in the head. he said he was fine and he pitched six scoreless innings against the giants. in the seventh inning, the giants had the rally caps on and play of the game for san francisco. the giants got an insurance run in the eighth and their bull pen closed out the tigers. >> pop up, there's bell. giants up, 2-0. >> that was it, the final score 2-0. game three will be saturday night in detroit with ryan vogelsong pitching for the giants against sanchez for the giants. >>> vikings, tampa quarterback freeman hits williams who just gets his feet inbounds for the score. >>> all right, free tacos for everyone when angel stole second base, he won free tacos for america.

jim avila, thank you. >>> now, time for a pippa report. she got a surprise at the start of her book tour. and abc's jeffrey kofman has the story. >> reporter: it's not easy being green, complained kermit the frog. try being sister of a future princess. it's not easy living under a media microscope. pippa middleton has to make a living. so, she is capitalizing on the family party business. yesterday, she launched her first book called "celebrate: a year of festivities for families and friends." she did sit down to make halloween decorations with some children. children will say the darnedest things. listen carefully to the little girl on the left. note, that she is wearing devil ears. >> i hate princesses. >> i don't know about that one. >> reporter: it was pippa's posterior that stole the show at her sister's wedding last year. and so, here is what she wrote in the forward to her new book. it's a bit startling to achieve global recognition, if that's the right word, before the age of 30, on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and y

. >> stephen: you're not going to say pippa didn't look lovely. (laughter) you couldn't have pulled off that dress. (laughter) >> then of course a few weeks later she's in a scandal in paris, hiding completely. >> stephen: of course, they have to keep the majesty going. >> i mean, do you have a royal family? >> stephen: um, yes, called the romneys. (laughter) (cheers and applause) this is the smiths, right? >> he's not satisfied. >> stephen: no, i'm never satisfied. it's my job as a journalist to find out why you won't get back together. okay? with johnmy mar. why not? you guys could cash in huge! >> not everybody's a fat old slag. (laughter) not everybody is. >> stephen: well, i hate to tell you, please welcome johnny mar. johnny? (laughter) >> (laughs) >> stephen: not even for a minute? not even a minute? >> well, it was quite funny. (laughter) >> stephen: you're a renowned vegetarian, you're kind of militant about it. you requested-- demanded-- that this building, everyone on staff, this this be a meat-free environment for the day that you are

. >>> and leave it to the royals to know how to throw a party and prince william's sister-in-law pippa didn't disappoint. she was the center of attention at a book barb for her new party planning book, "celebrate." the halloween-themed party was complete with kids, candy apples and fun finger foods. despite being the most famous maid of honor to older sister kate last year, pippa said this event made her very nervous. three minutes after the hour. let's go back to al who is in florida once again. hey there, al. >> hey there, natalie, and yes, we are watching sandy as it makes its way here in palm beach, florida. you can see the seas are awfully angry. rain moving in and out of the area and it will continue this way for the next 24 hours. latest on sandy, 210 miles east northeast of miami, florida. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving northwest at ten miles per hour. now here's what we're looking for as far as watches and warnings. we're looking at tropical storm warnings from ocean reef, florida, all the way to flagler beach, and then we've got tropical storm watches all the way up into

. >>> and details on a new book by pippa middleton about her rise to fame and her royal relatives. >>> 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. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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pippa middleton has released a book called celebrate a year of british festivities for families and friendsit's a recipe and party planning book. >>> it is actualitime for the r. two of the world sris winning 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead. game 2 in detroit. sprigs will be live in detroit on fox and friends. some more possible bad news for all of us yankee's fans. the team's gm says rivera hasn't decided if he wants to return next season. he might retire. baseball's leader is recovering from a torn acl. tearing apart the vikings beating minnesota 36-17. it's the first loss at home this season. >>> the time now 40 minutes after the hour and second by second inching close tore the fiscal cliff. >> you have heard of 7 minute ads but 2 and a half minutes be the key to staying lean. i hope so. their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] ♪ >> hurricane sandy heading straight for the east coast. a

. >> pippa middleton. >> you watched the royal wedding?> yeah. >> see, they are getting along so well that the next challenge is going to be tough for anybody. >> it's going to be hard for them to confront. >> we rigged the group test with a second cheating temptation. an answer sheet is stapled to the back of the quiz. when our actress finds it, it will look like our mistake. so as the questions get harder -- >> for each of these young stars, give the names of their famous siblings. >> oh, my gosh. >> our act stress seems to discover the cheat sheet. >> these are the answers. >> i'll rip this out and put it in my pocket. >> sasha appears to be celebrating the group's good fortune. >> oh, these are the judges. >> he excitedly reads off the cheat sheet. >> adam levine -- >> he's celebrating their answers to the questions. >> i'm very uncomfortable about it. but he'll learn from this experiment, that's for sure. >> as the group copies down answers, emma starts to look uneasy again, especially when they discuss what will happen when their qui

. >>> and then pippa middleton's new party planning book is out today. are the critics receiving it? we're going to go live from london. >>> we begin this half hour with our exclusive and very revealing interview with lee boyd malvo, the now 27-year-old was convicted of killing ten people in the d.c. sniper shootings ten years ago. we spoke to him by phone on wednesday from the maximum security prison in virginia where he's now serving a life sentence. >> i'm shaking now. i don't want to be here. >> it was a horrifying and random killing spree that gripped the nation. >> what appears to be home-grown terror. >> over three weeks in october of 2002, the beltway snipers killed without warning in broad daylight at gas stations, on front lawns, in parking lots, targets selected at random and assassinated with a single bullet from a high-powered rifle. >> anywhere you are, you never know if someone's going to drive by and bang, that's it. >> after three weeks of panic, police caught the two snipers sleeping in their blue sedan. >> 41-year-old john allen mohamm