jennifer annisn, the american classic. richel ellston, the dem darling and kate miln, the princess in waiting. bill, do you agree? >> they're all okay, but let's be honest, it's much more on heest when we're tearingpeople apart and saying who is worst dressed. >> it's much more fun to be mean? come on. >>> and this comes to us from wlv tv 3 in jackson, mississippi, where one cat just might win the mother of the year award. emmy, the cat, welcomed a squirrel to her brood when the abandon creditor fell from its nest and was too strong to climb back up. now, the squirrel is part of emmy's kittens. but the only problem is, now the adaptive squirrel thinks it's cat and according to the owner purees, too. this is "early today" on your nbc station. >>> well, this is what it looks like at this hour here in the nation's capital. 66 degrees. delightful feel out there this morning as we begin another work day. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. we're following breaking news out of prince george's county. three pe

jennifer anniston, the american classic. rachel bilson is the denim darling. kate middleton, the princess in waiting. >>> this comes to us from wlbt-tv3 in jackson, mississippi, where one cat just might win the mother of the year award. emmy, the cat, welcomed a squirrel to her brood when the abandoned critter fell from its nest and was too strong to climb back up. now, the squirrel is part of emmy's kittens. she's sleeping and nursing together. the only problem is now the adaptive squirrel thinks it's a cat and, according to the owner, it purrs like one, too. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today" on your nbc station. >>> for those short on time and on the go, it seems there's always a solution, at least according to one imam in france who has developed a mosque in a box for those too busy to make prayer services. the six feet high cardboard structure unfolds to create walls and is supposed to offer a calm environment in any environment. >>> there are plenty of rare breeds in los angeles, and they just got 22 more. the litter of kimodo dragons made their debut

jennifer anniston, the american classic. rachel e bilson is the denim darling. kate middleton, the princess in waiting. >>> in mississippi, one cat might just win the mother of the year award. emmy, the cat, welcomed a squirrel to her brood when the abandon creditor fell from its nest and was too strong to climb back up. now, the squirrel is part of emmy's kittens. but the only problem is, now the adaptive squirrel thinks it's a cat and according to the owner purrs like one, too. this is "early today" on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> top office thursday morning. it is pretty mild outside. -- top of this thursday morning. right now on tv hill, 64 degrees. we can see showers moving in. it will take until tonight until we see some scattered showers. we could see some gusty showers. we have about 830% chance that will materialize. details on the seven day just ahead. >> thank you. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> the city state's attorney race is still undecided. details are next. >> democrats defect

jennifer anniston, the american classic. rachel bilson is the denim darling.in waiting. and bill karins is the weather guy. >> don't go there. did you come up with those names or that's what the magazine -- >> that's what the magazine -- i'm not that creative. the daring darling. i spent all morning preparing for this. no, thankfully i have more important things to do. >>> i'm lynn berry this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> christine o'donnell, day two. one day after trashing her in public, establishment republicans circle the wagons around the tea party candidate who sprung the upset in delaware what does o'donnell say in a clip from her past that has detractors lathered up this morning. >>> and mahmoud ahmadinejad tells andrea mitchell his country does not need the united states? the question is what does the little guy have in store for us in his u.n. visit next week? >>> and derek jeter is accused of being a

in the classic american musical "gypsy." here to perform "everything's coming up roses," ladies and gentlemen, the legendary patti lupone. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i had a dream a dream about you baby it's gonna come true baby they think that ♪ ♪ we're through but baby you'll be swell you'll be great ♪ ♪ gonna have the whole world on a plate starting here starting now honey everything's ♪ ♪ coming up roses clear the decks clear the tracks you've got nothing to do ♪ ♪ but relax blow a kiss take a bow honey everything's coming up roses ♪

the idea from south park. which i love and obviously i can't claim the. classic american view but i think it's. germany famous for. their igor and. also i haven't done serious research. i mean i haven't interviewed people i haven't talked with people specifically about. oh all of the labels are my impressions from informal communication with. my friends from all over the world world i have friends in the u.s. although i never been. to america and also my dear tides the. something the reference from. wealthy or culture. movies. whatever information i can get now i have i have one more question for you you had a number of countries there but then you also made an entire map of you know the way that gay men perceive your eyes so. i had to i had to get some help to get some of these references here today but i guess you know there's live in spain we have a tweak right we have. in switzerland so how come again men get their own entire match what about the way women see year over. one of these movies famous for. the gay culture and also i thought it was a little bit refreshing to shift from the natio

. >>> when we come back after another break, the end of an era for the place and the people who make an american classic. + >>> our final story here tonight has to do with the lightbulb. if you're anything like me, you're going to hang onto at least a few of those old school round lightbulbs as long as you possibly can, even though the government has ordered we all switch over to more efficient energy-saving lightbulbs by 2014. those bulbs called cfls give off a different light and they're tougher to dispose of. tonight, just before midnight, ge will shut down the last incandescent lightbulb factory in the u.s. 200 jobs gone just like that. and they're not happy about it. it means what thomas edison started in 1879 is coming to an end. the story tonight from mike taibbi. >> reporter: at the winchester, virginia lamp plant, they went from a billion lightbulbs a year to 300,000. the handwriting on the wall. for employees like 35-year veteran roy kirby -- >> you know that the end is going to come. but when it does come, it's a bitter pill to swallow. >> reporter: the end came faster for two reasons -- the

the twist you can't resist. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest won her second tony award for her definitive performance as rose in the classic americanladies and gentlemen, the legendary patti lupone. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i had a dream a dream about you baby it's gonna come true baby they think that ♪ ♪ we're through but baby you'll be swell you'll be great ♪ ♪ gonna have the whole world on a plate starting here starting now honey everything's ♪ ♪ coming up roses clear the decks clear the tracks you've got nothing to do ♪ ♪ but relax blow a kiss take a bow honey everything's coming up roses ♪ ♪ now's your inning stand the world on it's ear set it spinning that'll be ♪ ♪ just the beginning curtain up light the lights you got nothing to hit but the heights ♪ ♪ you'll be swell you'll be great i can tell just you wait ♪ ♪ that lucky star i talk about is due honey, everything's coming up roses for me ♪ ♪ and for you you can do it all you need is a hand we can do it ♪ ♪ mama is gonna see to it curtain up light the lights we got nothing to hit ♪ ♪ but the heights i can tell wait and see there's the bell follow me and nothing's gonna

the president's point that this is against the republicans, this holding middle class tax cuts hostage, do you think that's working? >> this is the classic americanent for many elections in a row. i'm not persuaded it is a huge win. i think republicans generally are more like on taxes. >> i would say this is a year, because republicans are for even more tax cuts that we finally address what herb stein, he said let's make this the year we either get rid of the federal deficit or get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of the federal deficit. >> then let's repeal the middle class tax cuts. >> but the $4 trillion in new extended deficit, mr. mcconnell is advocating. >> lehrer: we have to go. thank you both >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: president obama appointed elizabeth warren to set up a new consumer financial protection agency; hurricane karl plowed into veracruz, mexico, causing widespread damage; and afghan president hamid karzai urged voters to turn out tomorrow in parliamentary elections. but taliban militants threatened violence. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom for what's on the newshour online. hari.

>> couric: "body snatchers" bombed at the box office but became a cult classic and ranked number nine on the american film institute's list of the top sci-fi movies of all time. kevin mccarthy was 96. and coming up next, the teacher whose legacy lives on long after his last lecture. and how people reacted to it. next why some police officers are... for... legalizing pot. at 6 >> couric: we end tonight with a follow-up to a story we first brought you three years ago about a college professor whose most enduring lesson was how to live and how to die. now as mark strassmann reports, the professor has inspired his widow to take up a cause of her own. >> it's wonderful to be here. >> reporter: randy pausch's "last lecture" was an internet sensation, seen by more than 12 million people. >> i'm dying and i'm having fun. >> reporter: a carnegie mellon professor so alive for a man dying of pancreatic cancer. >> if you look at my c.a.t. scans, there are approximately ten tumors in my liver and the doctors told me three to six months of good health left. >> reporter: but pausch was celebrating, sharing lessons

government know what lehman was doing many are still skeptical that the worst is over during this classic downward spiral that puts the american economy into worse condition than i had seen in my lifetime and i've been around a long. two years after the failure an inquiry into who is to blame is still ongoing but if you expect any real results any more killed this amounts of taxpayer tacit been poured into the system to below corporations throughout the crisis but not lehman brothers considered by the us. not to feel. better you hard earned lots more see by the people at least that well not really because helping the u.s. treasury to overcome the losses from the sealy or continue the american taxpayer money traditionally footing the bill for all of the states in the country and parts of new york. on the way for you hear. about american troops in. operation the likelihood that success. but now it's time for some but you don't have to pack your bags just join a close up team as we continue to explore the varied and inspiring regions of russia. in today's episode we take you on a journey to russia as a region in the country's far

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government know what lehman was doing many are still skeptical that the worst is over you're in this classic downward spiral that puts the american economy in the worst condition that i have seen in my lifetime and i've been around a long two years after the failure an inquiry into who is to blame is still ongoing but if you expect any real results any more tells us amounts of taxpayer kassam been poured into the system to below corporations throughout the crisis but not lehman brothers considered by the u.s. government. not too big to fail a whole lot. better if you hard earned bucks were saved by the people at least then well not really because helping the u.s. treasury to overcome the losses from the field here continues to be american taxpayer money traditionally footing the bill for all of the states in the country . cannot party new york. time now for a bit of traveling but don't bother packing your bags just come along with our close up team as we continue exploring the vast and varied regions of russia in today's episode we take you on a journey to russia in a region in the country's far east with artie's alexei as your g

second, assuming the viewpoint of the american government, is it rational to launch a classic war to pread deployment of troop that is led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people to counter a terrorist group. third, was it not possible to act the way iran conducted the operations fighting the terrorist group who killed and wounded 400 innocent people in the iranian operation, no innocent person was harmed. it is proposed that the united nations set up an independent fact-finding group for the event of september 11 so that in the future, expressing views about it so that to ensure that the dif rent views about it are not banned from discussion in the future. i wish to announce here that next year, the islamic republic of iran will host a conference to study terrorism and the means to confront it. i invite officials, scholars, thinkers, researchers and research institutes of all countries to attend. >> mahmoud ahminedjad. those who have been assembled have walked out. the united states delegation is no longer there and many of them didn't show up. not a surprise given that last

sequel to "wall street" opens, we thought we'd look back at some of the iconic roles michael douglas has played in classics like "the americanion," to name just a few. we're going to tell you our favorites, and check out some great clips from his films. >> so many to choose from, it was hard. >> it's true. >> plus it's a question that turns conventional wisdom on its head. is going to college worth the cost? so many people accumulate so much debt, it gets so expensive every year. we know you make more money if you have a college education, but in the end of the day, is it really worth it? we've got a panel of experts who are going to really tackle this subject. we have some of your questions that we're going to involve, as well. we're going to do that coming up in this half hour. >> plus, also, you will meet one of the top ten best-selling authors of all time. >> all time. >> danielle steel. she's written her 113th book. about a modern-day woman, and the inspiration that she gets from the native american ancestor. she's going to tell us all about it and about how on earth she does it. >> wow. and she looks incredible. but fi

the american league. phillies will win the national league and setting up a rematch of last year's fall classic. >> we willt know. steve, my partner, doesn't agree with the american people. but we'll see. scott rasmussen, thank you so much. >> it's not that i disagree. if we have more local teams to support. >> steve thinks the pirates are still in it. >> no. they were out of it in april. >> okay. just like giving him a hard time. i didn't know that. >> yeah. they have lost close to 100 games? >> it's because the orioles are in a slightly better position. >> yes. the orioles are returning. >> and the nationals came on on friday. >> rooting for the home team. >> looking up. >>> no baseball today. pouring rain all day. and i think indoor plans are -- haven't done this in the last month. although too much rain in the forecast over the next day and a half or so. hd radar not too bad. a light mist across the area. showers out to the west and to the north, up toward frederick. winchester to maryland, some good rain out there. closer to home it's scattered showers, a little drizzle out there and a lot of clouds a

i don't want to get all good old days on everyone but george blanda was an american classic, the likesdon't have anymore. he played and scored more points than anyone. a wylie quarterback, steely towed and most of all a showman. i feel sad for all of today's football fans who never got to watch him work his magic. >> there are no george blandas out there now. what's the average football career? >> three years. played 26. >> had that steel toe, leaned right in. >> one last great quote from lamarr, owner of the chiefs, watching george blanda at the end of his career, wow, this blanda guy is good. his father played a few years ago. angtly t actually the same guy that played 26 years before. >> i think it's good. >> baseball looking to clench its frontcourt straight nlest crown, already had the champagne on ice. and towering solo home run. 1-0, that's all they needed because roy halladay was dealing. he is striking out adam dunn, a complete game, his 21st win of the season, the best in baseball. phillies win 8-0 and clench the nl east title? . braves won last night, padres lost. braves up

>> the voices of the people who had migrated was probably the biggest part that was missing in this great story. it's a classic american story of longing and determination of people who wanted something better for themselves and for their children and this was essentially a defection from the south, from the jim crow south, that occurred within the borders of our own country. not unlike the people who left the... left europe in steernlg across the atlantic wanting something better for their own children. >> jeff: those voices, you went to find those voices. many of them are gone. >> yes. i worked with great urgency. a lot of the people... began in 1915, ended in 190, you're talking about multiple generations of people who participated in this and time was running out. i had to get the stories if them before it was too late. >> couric: >> jeff: you interviewed some 1200 or more people. >> i stopped counting after that. >> jeff: you stopped counting. then you chose three to represent the total experience. why that approach? >> why did you do that? >> well, i needed three people to represent the three different streams of

the fashion legend outfits preps and hip-hop stars aalike. a lot of people think of tommy hilfiger and they say it's all-american, preppy. >> i would say that and i would also say cool american classict's classic with a bit of a twist. >> reporter: after laying low in the '90s, preppy has once again reinvented itself. this time led by pop stars and gossip girls. >> pop culture has a lot to do with the way we live our lives. music and fashion and art and entertainment. something that you can't really put your finger on, can't really touch but it's something you can sort of live your life by. >> reporter: and tomorrow the updated preppy handbook "true prep" provides guidelines for the new generation. what do you think about preppy makes it a classic? >> i think because it's here today and here tomorrow. it's something that will never really go out of style. >> reporter: an amazing feat when you consider just how far preppy has come. ♪ >> you know, these days anyone can be prepreppy. from the looks you should rock to the books you should read. >> so much is obviously about the clothes. have you a little prep going on this morning. >> i have the prep inspired look. no prep look is compl

shrink the size of government, and the need to understand, identify and defeat radical islamists -- dealing with all three simultaneously while reinforcing classic american values, those in doubt by our creators -- those endowed by our creators, the notion of the work ethic, the right to dream of a dream and have that dream come true, all of that combined to make this one of the most challenging times in u.s. history. maybe you could take the time right before world war ii, but that did not have as many challenges occurring at the same time. the republicans took over the house of representatives in 1994. different? >> the economy is much worse. the job killing policy is -- >> job killing policies, whether they're big bureaucracy, a big litigation or high taxes, we kennedy entrepreneurial spirit, weaken the desire to create -- weaken the entrepreneurial spirit, a week and the desire to create jobs. -- weaken the desire to create jobs. they ought to dramatically change their policies to move toward job creation. instead, they are killing jobs. creation instead of killing jobs. and fact, they do not seem to get the message at the white house and they contin

americans aren't even close to eating an apple today. the health problems that come from not gettinghe right amount of fruits and veggies. >> from classicra to mode tips for your home. >> don sanchez has it all. ♪ >> an opera classic opens in san francisco oprah's 88th season. it's opera in the park free in golden ge park. preparing art to go and keep coming at the comedy for kids autism show at the palace of fine arts. chef does food, a benefit performance saturday night. ♪ >> the aerial dancing h become legendar the spectacle of the fly away product celebrating the 100th anniversy inform san francisco. two weeken beginning friday. ♪ >> the mountain view art always a cool ride with silicon valley world class art. a movable feat for the senses. >> go home, and say why, why did this happen? you may have never heard of him but irish comedian dylan lang is predictable, outlandi with a bit of bizarre. >> the world mesd up for good. that's the colored and the whites. (laughter) >> more than 40 years after trouble in mind was written, it still delivers strong emotions about the early days of the civil rights movement. now at berkeley' aurora

the street in new york city. he declared his bankruptcy at age 25. and then he started his own clothing line and established himself as a classic american pra brand.ou know this would be a good story if it just ended there. but for tommy hill figure, it was anything but happily ever after. and sharyn alfonsi has our report. >> reporter: his clothes, his looks, are uniquely american. they've made tommy hilfiger a king of american apparent. last night, at his star-studded 25th anniversary show. >> we've been seeing his pieces for so long, they've been just a part of our culture at this point. >> tommy, happy 25th anniversary. >> reporter: but his story is rise and fall from fashion's good graces, as distinctly american as his clothes. today, tommy hilfiger leads a $4 billion fashion empire. >> we own our own shoe company now so we wanted to make sure the shoe looks like a tommy hilfiger shoe, red, white and blue. >> reporter: but he's seen his way through bankruptcy, a backlash of bad press, and somehow survived a baggy jean and logo era he'd rather forget. is there anything you designed that you wish you could pull from the atmosphere, bury and nev

the constitution allows people to pray anywhere. back to you. >> gregg: a classic line. the speaker of the house doesn't have time to pay attention to what americanters are saying. >> reporter: do you believe her? >> gregg: not really. peter doocy, thanks very much. >> reporter: thanks. >> julie: our nation's growing deficit is a hot topic on capitol hill, a group of more than 300 economists say congress must focus on creating more jobs, before making any move to balance the budget. the founder of diversified financial consultants joins us, during the great depression, franklin roosevelt focused on balancing the budget. in the end more jobs were lost, the unemployment rate rocketed and i guess that could be compared to today, what is more important, creating more jobs or balancing the budget. >> he actually started by deficit spending and they created massive projects here in the country, building dams or streets and roads and sewer systems and what happened is after a three year period they focused on the deficit and reducing the deficit and sucked the money out of the economy and it brought us into a secondary recession during the middle of the

two -- assuming the viewpoint of the american government, is it rational to launch a classic war throughdespread deployment of troops that led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people to counter a terrorist group#r$(rq three -- was it not possible to act the way iran countered the riggi terrorist group who killed and wounded 400 innocent people in iran. in the iranian operation no innocent person was hurt. it is proposed that the united nations set up an independent fact-finding group for the event of the 11 september so that in the future expressing views about it is not forbidden. i wish to announce here that next year the islamic republic of iran will host a conference to study terrorism and the means to confront it. i invite officials, scholars, thinkers, researchers and research institutes of all countries to attend this conference. second, is the occupation of the palestinian territories. the oppressed people of palestine have lived under the rule of an occupying regime for 60 years, been deprived of freedom, security and the right to self-determination, while the occupiers

americans aren't even close to eating an apple today. the health problems that come from not getting the right amount of fruits and veggies. >> from classicodern tips for your home. >> don sanchez has it all. ♪ >> an opera classic opens in san francisco oprah's 88th season. it's opera in the park free in golden gate park. preparing art to go and keep coming at the comedy for kids autism show at the palace of fine arts. chef does food a benefit performance saturday night. ♪ >> the aerial dancing has become legendary. the spectacle of the fly away product celebrating the 100th anniversary inform san francisco. two weekends beginning friday. ♪ >> the mountain view art always a cool ride with silicon valley world class art. a movable feat for the senses. >> go home and say why, why did this happen? you may have never heard of him but irish comedian dylan lang is predictable, outlandish with a bit of bizarre. >> the world messed up for good. that's the colored and the whites. (laughter) >> more than 40 years after trouble in mind was written, it still delivers strong emotions about the early days of the civil rights movement. now at berkeley'

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positive campaign and she can relate to the hardships real americans and real citizens of delaware are feeling. she has a lot of energy around her. it's the classic. >> what is your sense spending time with congressman castle intellectually, what does he feel this means about the state of the republican party and emotional emotionally, how does he feel about being rejected by voters of his state he served so long. >> reporter: i talked to him about that, saying how did i get there? won 12 elections, been very popular. he said i thought about it and struggled with it. what this is about, an ideology movement that says if you ever worked with the other side and he acknowledged working on some issues, not the fiscal issues, you're out. he feels targeted after a career public service he has been widely praised for, he could lose in this kind of way. there was a weariness in his attitude toward it. he's confident and fighting hard. there was a sense this is not the way he wanted to end his career. delaware only has one house. he's like the third senator for delaware already, a really big figure and if he is to lose, a stunning turn after his long care

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the name tommy hilfiger. and do you think people can really pronounce yves st. laurent? >> reporter: with that first line hilfiger established himself as a classic americanic america. i love hollywood. i love rock and roll. and i wanted to incorporate that inspiration into my design work. >> reporter: and soon he was an all-american success story. his company was generating $100 million in revenues. ♪ but then somehow, somewhere it took a turn. >> in 1992 you kind of embraced street wear. is that fair to say? >> street wear was actually embracing me. because my preppie clothes became so popular amongst kids in boarding schools, colleges. all of a sudden the youth on the street started wearing my athletic-inspired clothes with the big logos. ♪ the boys are back in town >> reporter: hilfiger returned to his preppie roots and expanded them, creating a billion-dollar global brand by selling the idea of american prep to europe. >> the american dream is alive and well, where you can have a dream, you can build a big business starting with nothing. maybe it's a familiar story, but it is true. it can happen because it happened to me. >> reporter: i'm sharyn alfo

classic of right and wrong, and what is right and wrong in america. now, once again, this is just facts. the republicans proved to me anyway they don't give a damn about the americanrker. earlier today, senate reps, they blocked the cheating american jobs and offshoring act. they blocked it. the bill would have provided incentives for american companies to hire workers here in our country and replace the jobs that have been shipped overseas. is that common sense? is that american? that, hey, we want to create jobs in america. we know that outsourcing is an issue. we know that companies are racing to the bottom line. but you know what? we're not going to penalize them. we're going to give them an incentive if they bring the jobs back to america. they're not going to have to pay tax for two years. only 53 senators voted for the bill, seven short of the 60 votes needed. of course, senator chuck grassley of iowa pulled the plug on the american worker today. he said, this is an unacceptable gamble with american jobs. excuse me? here's the number, they've filibustered at least 100 bills during this congress. this un-american otruction was encouraged by the chamber of co

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