When im with her, im reminded of the virtues of the english. Isnt she american . Exactly. Lords and ladies across america preparing for the highly anticipated return of downton abbey. Good evening. President obama is back from his vacation tonight and fresh off the fiscal showdown, he is already girding for whats expected to be the next political showdown. Tonight, nbc news can confirm he will wade right back into the fray tomorrow by nominating former senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense. At face value, the pick of a longtime republican lawmaker for the job could be seen as a rare act of bipartisanship in a sharply divided town. But tonight, opponents on both sides of the aisle are sharpening their claws for what could be a testy confirmation fight. Nbc White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins us from washington now with more. Hello, peter. Reporter lester, good evening to you. With the fiscal cliff crisis barely in our rearview mirror, the white houses decision
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester hold holt. Good evening. Its more than 24 hours since a jury of women was sent behind closed doors to decide a murder trial that riveted this country for the last several weeks. The shooting death by a Neighborhood Watch volunteer in sanford, florida. Tonight still no verdict. The suspension this this emotionally charged case is building inside and outside the courthouse and so are tensions. The requesty to be answered, whether George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in an act of self defense. The prosecution contents it was seconddegree murder. We will get legal perspective, but ron mott is outside the courthouse where there have been late developments. Whats happening now . Reporter good evening to you. This jury has been almost three weeks and deliberating for 13 hours and counting and they asked the court to clarify the instruction for manslaughter. Your verdict finding George Zimme
Bernie goldberg will tell us how he is doing. Why cant they just opt out . If they dont want to say so help me god, they dont have to say that part. Its like you say why not just opt out of not robbing a bank. The caves in to antireligious zealots. Crowley and colmes on that case. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi had, im bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Is it all unraveling for president obama . That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. Things are getting very bad for the obama administration. Its not a partisan statement. That is reality. The president s signature issue, affordable healthcare not so affordable. And even if you want to sign up, the computer chaos makes it it very hard to do so. But the main problem, the main problem is president obama himself. For years he has been saying to americans they are not going to have to undergo pain when the Health Insurance changes. First, if you are one of the mo
Jeb bush for president super pac. 100,000 per person. For a fundraiser. That ticket price is shocking, even by wall street standards. But it turns out that the shock is part of the tactic here. This in part is jeb bush showing off to the other wouldbe candidates for president in 2016, that he can get people to shell out 100,000 per person for a Chicken Dinner for him at this stage of the race. They call it shock and awe fundraising. And it is aimed, yes, at raising a lot of money. But its also aimed at the other candidates in the race to make them feel its futile to compete. Jeb bush is doing it now in his run for the presidency. But the alltime king of this tactic is jeb bushs older brother, george. Of course cash is king in a race for a presidency. George w. Bush rules. We continue indepth. Heres lisa meyers. Reporter to win the presidency, the Bush Campaign needs to suck up cash like a texas twister. And so far, its on track. Other candidates complain bushs turned the Republican Par
Pac. 100,000 per person. For a fundraiser. That ticket price is shocking, even by wall street standards. But it turns out that the shock is part of the tactic here. This in part is jeb bush showing off to the other wouldbe candidates for president in 2016, that he can get people to shell out 100,000 per person for a Chicken Dinner for him at this stage of the race. They call it shock and awe fundraising. And it is aimed, yes, at raising a lot of money. But its also aimed at the other candidates in the race to make them feel its futile to compete. Jeb bush is doing it now in his run for the presidency. But the alltime king of this tactic is jeb bushs older brother, george. Of course, cash is king in a race for a presidency. George w. Bush rules. We continue indepth. Heres lisa meyers. Reporter to win the presidency, the Bush Campaign needs to suck up cash like a texas twister. And so far, its on track. Other candidates complain bushs turned the Republican Party into his personal atm. Le