One of the great jobs in television. Ive been honored to have it. I think the longest running on this show. Youve been here almost one year. Almost one year. Dont try to put the attention on me. Its all about you. Im sure whatever you do in the second half will be things tasteful and small. Low key. Well get to that. Thank you for the good wishes. Want to get to todays top story, the potential Government Shutdown that is now just two days away. A rowdy debate on a bill to fund the government stretching the the wee hours this morning. It ended with pes saj of the bill that would delay obama cares implementation for a year. Democrats say thats just not acceptable. Kristen welker is live at the white house. Kristen, where is all this going . Reporter lester, good morning to you. It seems like the only thing democrats and republicans can agree on today is that a Government Shutdown seems increasingly likely after the house of representatives passed that piece of legislation overnight, most
And wave runner rough seas and a rogue wave crashes through a restaurant at launch. It is early today. Good morning. Im frances rivera. Tensions escalate in ukraine and around the world following the advance of Russian Troops over the weekend. We go live to moscow in a moment. First, here at home, we begin with the big excitement from last night, the star studded academy awards. Who won big, who went home empty handed. Jinah kim reports now from hollywood. 12 years a slave reporter the historical drama won oscars top prize sunday night the first time a film from a black director has won best picture. I dedicate this award to all the people who have endured slavery. And the 21 Million People who still suffer slavery today. Reporter the film also made a winner of its breakout star, Lupita Nyongo. She won best supporting actress. It doesnt escape me one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone elses. Cate blanchett. Reporter best actress honors went to Cate
When you see why theyre playing youll see why no one is quitting soon. Today, sunday, april 13th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning p. Im erica hill. Im carson daly alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dryer. Lester has the morning off. You just saw there, soccer match going on since thursday. Raising money for pediatric cancer. Well have the whole story later. Same players . They swap in and out. Theyre on a rotating schedule. When its all said and done, if you can imagine, a 73 hour soccer game. Same balls . Lots of different rotating balls. Watch your newscast to get all the details in 36 minutes from right now. Well actually also speak with the little boy whos at the center o f this and his parents. I know youll talk with them coming up in the next half hour. Absolutely. Great story. We begin, though, with this mo mornings top story. Wild weather hitting the coun
Good morning to you. Im frances rivera. We start this tuesday with rising tensions around the world. Just a short time ago, russian president Vladimir Putin told reporters in moscow he supports Viktor Yanukovych and he reserves the right to use force in Eastern Ukraine as a last resort. Right now, some 16,000 Russian Troops are holding firm in the region of ukraine known as crimea. Ian williams is live for us in what looks like a very foggy kiev. What else did the president say . Reporter yeah, good morning, frances, from a very foggy and drizzly kiev into which john kerry will be flying about half an hour from now. And thats when well get first reaction to what was an incredibly combative press conference from Vladimir Putin, in which he said the government here was illegitimate, had come to power through a coup detat, dominated by fascists. He also said that while russia had the right to use force, it didnt have any immediate intention to do so. He also said that his government was r
Campaign. Fire your bank day. If you dont like the high fees, move your money. Details on how many people look to fight back. New word on 2012 strategy for president obama this weekend. It is almost one year out from the election. Well examine one unique assessment of what its going to take for the president to win. And hello again to all of you, welcome to weekends with alex witt. It is now 9 a. M. On the east coast, 6 a. M. Out west. We begin with the loss of a legendary tv commentator, andy rooney has passed away at the age of 92. It was just last month that rooney announced he would no longer appear regularly on 60 minutes. We have more on rooneys life and legacy. But im not retiring reporter andy rooneys signoff on 60 minutes was part thank you note to fans and part request should those same fans see him in a restaurant. Please, just let me eat my dinner. Reporter at 92, rooney had been writing professionally for more than 70 years from his start on the army stars and stripes news