. >> coming up next in, his name is norman and he's a french sheepdog. we'll show you how he won the unusual title of fastest four legs on wheels. >>> a three-year-old french sheepdog has been officially verified as the fastest four legs on wheels. take a look at norman. back in july he propelled himself 100 feet in 20 seconds in a charity event down in georgia. and yesterday guinness world records verified the feat. you can see it right there. he balanced himself by leaning his two front paws on the handlebar. no big deal for norman who can ride a skateboard and pedal himself on a bicycle. the dog and his owner are due to appear on the "today" show tomorrow morning. >> harvey millment has something in common with lucille bar. milk will be featured on a commemorative stamp next year. he is also the fast activist for the lgbt community to be featured on a u.s. postage stamp. nbc knightly news is next. more local news at 6:00. hope to see you then. >>> on this saturday night, super cyclone. the potentially catastrophic storm that's coming ashore threatenin

. >> it is wonderful that rescue teams exist, especially when they're called to rescue a sheepdog, a collie named chip because chip got himself stuck in a crevice. >> oh! >> his owners suddenly discovered he was missing, went to look for him, heard that he was in the crevice and that's when he called the rescue team. it is extremely narrow and about 82 feet long. these guys know what they're doing. they hook on to the rope and down one of the rescuers goes. but halfway down he became stuck. >> we got a dog and a guy stuck in here now. >> fortunately he's tied to the rope. so they are able to pull him up. the vet, the smallest person on the crew, she gets halfway down and calls for equipment and spends another hour. you can't even see her light. >> if you're a claustrophobic person, how could you -- >> it's scary. once she's about three feet from the bottom, she's amazingly able to clip the collar and pull the dog up and here is chip. >> it's amazing the herder was even able to hear the dog. >> even though the dog was under there for 48 hours, they were able to pull him up unharmed. i

. >>> a 3-year-old french sheepdog has been officially verified as the fastest four legs on wheels.dog propelled himself 100 feet in just over 20 seconds at a charity event in marietta, georgia, and on friday the guinness book of world records verified the scooter feat. how does he do it? norman balances himself on the scooter with two front paws and uses one hind paw to push forward. how else would you do it? it's only the latest trick for the established norman who can also ride a skateboard and pedal on the bike with training wheels. does somebody take their time out of their day to train this dog? >> she was pulling him, that doesn't count, does it? >> cheats! all right. time now for the final call from the options pit. scott. >> we talked about butterflies, be careful on the executions. >> dan. >> apple's had a nice run here. i think if you have defined risk plays that target 550 to the upside in the near term, that makes sense here. >> michael. >> as long as carl ikahn is involved, there's support for apple so i go along with dan and think the stock's probably found support he

night live" there having a little fun with the latest guinness world record holder, norman, a french sheepdogears old. rode his way not only on the scooter but into all of our hearts. >> norman and his mom and trainer karen cobb is here. you've had norman since he was about eight weeks old. >> right. >> did you know he had talent from the get-go. >> i knew he was special. he picked things up really quickly. i had no idea any of this would happen. >> how did he first end up on a scooter? >> the breed is a little skittish so you want to introduce him to strange objects. we had him on the kids' toys onm the back yard. one was a scooter. he loved it. >> the folks at guinness book of world records found out about it and contacted you and said what? >> they were interesting in setting a scooter riding record. >> norman didn't object. he wasn't worried about the fame -- >> he likes attention. >> norman got the record. we actually have jamie here from the guinness book of world records. >> with an incredible time of 20.77 seconds earlier this summer. i'm pleased to present norman with the official gu

night live" there having a little fun with the latest guinness world record holder, norman, a french sheepdogthe scooter but into all of our hearts. >> norman and his mom and trainer karen cobb is here. you've had norman since he was about eight weeks old. >> right. >> did you know he had talent from the get-go. >> i knew he was special. he picked things up really quickly. i had no idea any of this would happen. >> how did he first end up on a scooter? >> the breed is a little skittish so you want to introduce him to strange objects. we had him on the kids' toys onm the back yard. one was a scooter. he loved it. >> the folks at guinness book of world records found out about it and contacted you and said what? >> they were interesting in setting a scooter riding record. >> norman didn't object. he wasn't worried about the fame -- >> he likes attention. >> norman got the record. we actually have jamie here from the guinness book of world records. >> with an incredible time of 20.77 seconds earlier this summer. i'm pleased to present norman with the official guinness world records title for the

we were shedding jobs the way a sheepdog sheds fur in summer. the economy was like a boulder running downhill, crushing things as it went but just picking up speed as it rolled. and in the middle of that harrowing, are we still tumbling, yes, we are still tumbling national free fall, president obama signed a $700 billion economic stimulus plan into law to try to arrest that fall, to try to make the nightmare stop. the president went to denver, colorado, to sign that bill when it was ready to be signed. and on the occasion of president obama's trip to denver to sign that stimulus bill to try to save the economy, they staged a rally called "barack obama: you don't know stimulus." it had a name. and i say it was a staged rally because it was organized by americans for prosperity, which put out a call on conservative networks for people to show up in costume pig noses and carrying giant checks. it was a staged protest with help from the tea party group, americans for prosperity. they staged these in states around the country, not always with pig nos

a 3-year-old french sheepdog has officially been verified as the fastest four legs on wheels.lled himself 100 feet in just over 20 seconds at a charity event in georgia. i love it. yesterday guinness world records verified the feat. he balances himself by leaning his two front paws on the habitual bars, uses a behind paw to push forward. no big deal for norman. he can also ride a skateboard and pedal himself on a bike with training wheels. we saw them this morning on the "today" show. >> it looks like somebody in a chewbacca suit, but it's real. he actually uses two legs, not four. >> i don't want to offend my 5-year-old but -- be like norman. thank you for making us a part of your morning. you have a norman great kind of a day. >>> day 13 of the government shutdown of 2013. are we moving closer to the brink of agreement or to the brink of default? >> as soon as congress votes to reopen the government, it's also got to vote to meet our country's commitments, pay our bills, raise the debt ceiling. >> it's time for leadership. it's time for these negotiations and this conversati

we were shedding jobs the way a sheepdog sheds fur in summer.conomy was like a boulder running downhill, crushing things as it went but just picking up speed as it rolled. and in the middle of that harrowing, are we still tumbling, yes, we are still tumbling national free fall, president obama signed a $700 billion economic stimulus plan into law to try to arrest that fall, to try to make the nightmare stop.

. >>> finally, hats off to norman, a french sheepdog going in the guinness record book for riding hisin 20 seconds. that is awesome. the 3-year-old accomplished that feat in georgia back in july. norman can also ride a skateboard and a bike with training wheels. that's the kind of news you can use. those are your number ones. mom . aww. what'd she say? "anthony. how you doing? are you busy studying?" nope. yes mom. "i know you got a lot going on. "these tide pods will save you some time. "just throw one in the wash and they'll keep your lucky sweatshirt looking great." thanks, mom. "i also sent some new..." oooh! tighty whities! guess you'll be using your tide pods on these, huh? least i don't sleep with the lights on. dude, that was once. it was a storm. [ female announcer ] tide pods. three chambers. three times the stain-removal power. [ man ] that's my tide. what's yours? afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection an