>> ron mott thank you.live coverage of the official inauguration at noon eastern time and monday covering it all day long beginning with "today" on nbc. that's "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from washington. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and then right back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

ron mott, nbc news, detroit. >>> and that is our broadcast for this wednesday night.s so much for being with us. i'm kate snow in for brian williams. we hope to see you right back here again tomorrow evening. have a great night. >>> right now think are us fr frustrated and angry with skyrocketing crime. the city's latest homicide is now linked to vigilanteism. >>> live in san francisco you might want to watch what you say and do on muni. i'll tell you why coming up. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. new at 6:00, big brother might be watching the next time you step on to

ron mott with us in the studio, thanks. >>> in colorado a harrowing day at the pretrial hearing in the case of another accused mass shooter, james holmes, charged with killing 12 people, injuring 58 others in the july shooting rampage at the aurora, colorado, movie theater. prosecutors played 911 tapes, one of which included anguished cries for help from a 13-year-old with two cousins inside, including a 6-year-old, both gravely wounded. in another call you could hear 30 shots ring out in the background over the course of a telephone call to 911 that lasted 27 seconds before the caller's voice was drowned out. there is news tonight about that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed four americans. the only suspect in that attack has been set free in tunisia. his attorney says the judge let him go due to a lack of evidence. we also learned secretary of state hillary clinton pictured at the white house today and back on the job this week will testify later this month about the benghazi attack. senator bob corker tells our own andrea mitchell mrs. clinton is likely to testify

>> ron mott, thanks. we'll have live coverage of president obama's official swearing-in tomorrow just before noon eastern, and on monday, inauguration day, covering it all day long beginning with "today" on nbc. >>> that's "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from washington. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, a deadly shooting shuts down an east bay bart station for hours. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for diane dwyer tonight. we begin with that developing story in the east bay where right now detectives are reviewing surveillance video from the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. there was a deadly shooting this afternoon. several suspects are still on the run. kimber kimberly, does it sound like folks will be able to use that b.a.r.t. station any time soon? >> reporter: we're being told within the hour. it looks like detectives are wrapping up their investigation now. and as soon as they finish

our report on all of it tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: today, after months of silence about whether he would address widespread speculation that he used performance-enhancing drugs, lance armstrong issued an apology to the cancer foundation he founded for what livestrong said was the stress they have endured because of him. the mea culpa happened before armstrong sat down with oprah winfrey for an interview set to air thursday, in which he is expected to offer an admission of some measure. >> he was a transcendent sports figure, bigger than the sport and it was because of the livestrong band, because of the bracelets and people overcoming cancer. and frankly, people at livestrong have been pressuring him for a while now. to minimize this damage. >> reporter: nbc news learned that in a conversation, armstrong who forcefully denied doping allegations for years said, quote, it was just the way the game was played at the time so it was a level playing field. the 41-year-old armstrong has remained largely out of public view since the united states anti doping agency moved to vaca

and that is where we find nbc's ron mott, along with hundreds of thousands of his closest friends tonightn, good evening. >> reporter: hey there, kate, good evening to you. times square, of course, is electric every day of the week. but on december 31st, it is absolutely super charged. an estimated 1 million people are expected to jam into the streets here, ready to toast a new year. another year, another ball, another chance to dance to a different tune. as crowds clog the heart of manhattan for its annual raucous party, goodbye '12, hello '13. >> going to be a year of adventure so starting it off right. >> new year, want to have new goals. >> reporter: celebrations have been going on around the globe. from new zealand and australia to tokyo and beijing. ♪ >> reporter: across america, 12:00 will arrive to crowds hungry for a fresh start. there's a moon pie over mobile. they squeeze an orange in miami. it's peachy in atlanta. back here in new york, bulbs are in, the crystal sparkles, especially one honoring the late dick clark, the first new year without him. just a sign of the times in t

ron mott, nbc news, detroit. >>> and that is our broadcast for this wednesday night. much for being with us. i'm kate snow in for brian williams. we hope to see you right back here again tomorrow evening. have a great night.

our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: 2:00 today in amhurst, massachusetts, and else wherehe 150th celebration of the emancipation proclamation. >> we're at a better time in history. >> reporter: at 2:00 p.m. on january 1st, 1863, president abraham lincoln is said to excuse himself from the east room. he headed to his office upstairs, now the lincoln bedroom, and signed the emancipation proclamation. >> this morning, lincoln had shaken thousands of hands. so when he went to sign the emancipation proclamation, his own hand was numb and shaking. he put the pen down. he said, if ever my soul were in an act, it is in this act. but if i sign with a shaking hand, posterity will say he hesitated. so he waited and waited. >> reporter: while his historic signature on the frail document has faded a bit over time, his bold decree still wields power. though declaring rebel states free in writing, in reality, the emancipation proclamation did not. but announcing the admittance of black soldiers into forces -- >> colored soldiers. just think of it. >> reporter: the dynamics of the ongoin

ron mott, nbc news, new york. >>> gas prices across the couldn'try are up almost seven cent ngs somein bay ear it's all over the place. in san francisco, it costs $3.68, which is the same as month ago. in san jose, though, it's $3.60, up about six cents. in oakland it's up three cents. prices had dropped between october and december. experts say prices will likely continue to slowly increase. >>> dozens of demonstrators gathered at golden gate bridge today to protest the continued operation of guantanamo bay prison. they carried signs and pressed as prisoners for a march across the bridge. they say they chose that location for its visibility and popularity with tourists. they consider what is happening at guantanamo illegal. >>80 of them have been cleared for release and they have been unable to find anywhere to send them and that's unconscionable. these people need to go to somewhere where they can begin their lives again, the remaining people at guantanamo deserve to be tried. >> friday marked the 11th anniversary of the creation of guantanamo bay prison. >>> lance armstrong says h

. >> nbc's ron mott standing by on the national mall for us today. ron, we just heard from the president there and vice president joe biden and members of his family also participating in the day of service events. since when has all of this been a part of the inauguration festivities? >> reporter: the president when he was inaugurated four years ago made a day of service part of the festivitieses for that first weekend. he wants this to be a standing tradition and hoping future presidents would make this a standard tradition and another way to extend the legacy of dr. reverend martin luther king, jr., who also has a new memorial here in town. thousands of people have gone through this tent today on the national mall for this national day of service. about a hundred or so national or local organizations, signing people up to go back home and donate their time and maybe even some money to good causes all around the country. today we expect anywhere from a quarter million to 300,000 folks to take part in festivities all across the country in national da

thank you, ron mott. to my inaugural panel. dential historian michael beschloss, "washington post" columnist sally quinn, james peterson, associate professor of english at lehigh university, and eleanor clift, contributor to "newsweek" and the daily beast. ron talked about sasha commenting. nothing like your kids to keep you humble. >> although it was the chief justice who made the mistake. >> well, that's right. but we certainly were all listening to make sure he got it delight time. >> exactly. >> michael, nate silver who has a piece today looking at first-year approval ratings of second-term presidents. most presidents got a big bump after their re-election. not so for both presidents obama and bush. tell me what happened? >> well, we're in a modern time where people are a skeptical about presidents and they came into their second terms after tough and hard-fought campaigns in contrast to a bill clinton or some of others. but even the president who is come in with very high ratings usually tend to plun nj the second term. twi

for "today," ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> hope that catches on in a lot of cities. >>> coming up nextood morning, the time is 8:26. let's get a check on your commute. >> i wish i had better news for northbound 95 in howard county but it remains bumper-to-bumper past 216 where we have an accident taking up the right blend of those delays continue toward the beltway. it is 9 miles per hour on average and is affecting southbound traffic. take 295/route 1 or even 29 as your alternate. traffic is at a standstill. on eastbound 70, we are holding on to some delays toward 29. a little bit of improvement closer to the beltway and there is an accident at rossdale boulevard, 30 minutes on the north side and 21 minutes on the west side and we're just starting to see some jfx delays toward 28 st.. >> good morning, yesterday it was clouds and this morning is a lot of sunshine. some lake effect snows at been evident. there is some snow on the jersey shore and today we will have a mix of sun and clouds and it feels colder because of the wind. the winds are northwest attend but gusts have been stronge

. >> ron mott with valerie -- as we mentioned a few moments ago, house republicans planning to introduce a bill next week to raise the debt limit ceiling for three months, the bill does not ask for spending cuts but could prevent a major fight with the white house. it does put the senate in an awkward position, by asking them to vote in three months when the debt ceiling has to be raised again. the white house said to be encouraged but a provision calls for cutting pay for the chamber that does not passes the budget. some democrats not happy. and house minority speaker nancy pelosi saying it's a gimmick, unworthy of the challenges we face and the debate we should be having. the message from the american people is clear, no games no default. for more on this, i would like to bring kristin. what is the white house saying about the issue? >> reporter: craig, they are saying that they are encouraged by the fact that house speaker, john boehner, is putting forward a proposal that increases the debt limit without an equal amount of spending cuts. that was his long-held position a and he is aba

let's go right to nbc's ron mott out there on the national mall, actually inside, which is nice. out there. what can you tell us about today's day of services? >> reporter: hi there, alex. we're on the national mall. can't see it because we're in a tent. the washington monument is a stone's throw away behind me. the president, vice president and spouses out participating in today's national day of service. one of the things near and dear to the president's heart. he called for this four years ago in 2009 to get more americans involve ared and not only giving more money, which all of these organizations need, but their time, and it's paid off, because in 2011, they reached a five-year high in terms of volunteerism. two of the organizations here in this tent today, dozens here, american red cross is here. showing people how to save lives. giving cpr training. across the way, no kid hungry, fighting childhood hunger around the country. and alex, this place will be brimming with people. expecting about 8,000 to attend the inauguration monday. not all 800,000 will come through this te

nbc's ron mott has been down there for us.his will play a particularly poignant role on this martin luther king day. good morning. >> good morning to you. last night, i had a chance to visit with myrlie evers-williams. we talked about a number of things last night, but particularly the thrill she said she got when she was called to come and give the inr rinvocati here at the inauguration. she does so with the first avenue can american president of this country on a holiday named in honor of martin luther king jr. who like mickers evers gave his life for freedom. we talked about trying to promote his legacy. it's been a tough journey. here is how she described it. >> it's been difficult, but it's worked. because when you remove yourself from the anger and the bitterness and you focus on the positive, and you search for the meaning, for the anger and the hatred that took this man's life, you either sink to that level or you ride above it all. >> she has risen above it all. she is bell here, we think, about 11:35. she says she's

>> ron mott in boston. thanks so much, ron. >>> aig is considering whether or not to join a lawsuit against the government over the $182 billion bailout that saved the company back in 2008. aig's decision on whether or not to sue the government will come by the end of the month. >>> as many as 50 people were hurt this morning, at least one critically when a commuter ferry in new york city made what is described as a hard docking in lower manhattan. fire and rescue officials took many of the injured away on stretchers. one passenger said there was a jolt and people went flying. the crowded high-sped ferry was coming from new jersey. >>> if you're competing in a high school swim meet you don't want to see four-time olympic medalist missy franklin in the lane right next to you. believe it or not, at her first high school swim meet since her summer games in london, missy franklin says she was actually nervous. 6 the 17-year-old heads to college next year to swim for california berkeley and she made it to state.

for "today," ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> hope that catches on in a lot of cities. >>> coming up nextgood morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm marla tellez. it's a big day for the police department. the chief will step down. chris moore announced earlier this year he would retire on january 18th moore denied san jose's casino matrix. escobel be take over as police chief until they can find a replacement. he says he is not interested in taking the job on full time. >>> mike, the roads are pretty empty. the bay bridge toll plaza at least. what do i know? >> no, you're absolutely right. the fdr a very light, as typical. 880 has been a nightmare up through oakland. we saw the jam. still recovering. but it's moving quickly as far as if recovery. that tow truck just arrived on scene. hope to get that cleared. two tough issues holding people up from getting people to the bay bridge. >> now it makes sense to me. i just saw the toll plaza shot. there it is. see you at 8:56. >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning, the 18th of january, 2013. wow, i almost got run over. that is a new bike. it's a bike. it

for "today," ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> hope that catches on in a lot of cities. >>> coming up nextl news and a check of your local weather. >>> good morning. it's 8:26 on friday, january 18th. i'm aaron gilchrist. breaking news on i-95. here's danella. >>> good morning. this is the scene that was shot earlier today from chopper 4. the northbound crash at one point was blk all of i-95 northbound at 216. now just the right lane is blocked. so if you're traveling northbound 216 you'll see your right lane blocked. talking about delays, about four miles still. and let's head over to i-95 southbound. rubbernecking delays are from 32 as you make your way southbound at 215. it's better because earlier this morning, you were jammed at 100. aaron? >> thank you, danella. >> thank you, danella. your forec overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsomeounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts

and ron mott is right at the center of things at the washington mall. good morning, what's happening this morning? >> reporter: hey, lester. good morning to you. as you mentioned, activities kick off this weekend. this is one of the ones that really is near and dear to the president's heart and the first lady's heart. that's the national day of service that the president called for four years ago. now this tent that we're on is on the national mall. the washington monument is a stone's throw behind us. it's going to be filled with some of the 800,000 people expected for the inauguration. there are dozens of local and national organizations here that will tell folks how they can help around the d.c. area and when they get home in their communities. just two are here. the american red cross is going to be here later on showing people how to save a life with cpr training. and then just across the way is no kid hungry, trying to fight childhood hunger in this country. this is a big problem that they've got -- a big program that they've got set up. and when