hanging up the famous sus spenders for good. good morning. welcome to today . early christmas present for many americans who will not see a tax increase. after hours of debate and one last failed bid by liberal democrats to change the way estates are taxed. critics point out the bill will add almost a trillion dollars to the deficit. almost two years after she was nearly killed, charlie returned to the hospital where she was rushed to following the attack. we will look back at some of the fun times we have had here on today during the past year. roughly right outside don don. ree hours outside london whe julian assange will be staying after a significant victory he went from being one of the most wanted men in the world to one of its least likely house guests. he has been in the newspapers lately. yes. and he will come telling of paul. yes. thursday night he stepped out of a british courthouse and stood before a worldwide audience confident and upbeat.
signs off of his nightly talk show after 25 years. but he s not hanging up those famous suspenders for good today, friday, december 17, famous suspenders for good today, friday, december 17, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on a friday morning. an early christmas present for millions of americans who will not see a tax increase as of january 1. 277-148 after hours of debate and one failed bid by liberal democrats to change the way estates are taxed. critics point out the bill will add almost a trillion dollars to the deficit. we re going to have the latest from washington straight ahead. also ahead, almost to years after she was nearly killed by a friend s pet chimpanzee, charla nash returned to the hospital she was taken to after that attack. a little later on in the show, we ll look back at some of the fun times we have had here on today during the past year. we re going to begin with wikileaks, julian assange waking up th
arrests from the jackson hartsfield airport. he was taking payoffs to smuggle guns and drug money. the security guard who wounded a raving gunman at a florida school board meeting says she not a hero. mike jones spoke to reporters two days after helping the standoff in panama city. he described what was going through his head at the time. listen. i knew the superintendent, and i fell backwards and all of the members fell backwards and we engaged in the gun battle and i let him down and i love him and the board and the school system and that is all that came to my mind. when the superintendent came from behind that counter, and franklin harrison, and he came and hugged my neck, that is when i lost it like i am now. i could just crying, and i cry at chick flicks, too, y all. well, jones said he tried to lure duke outside without luck, and though, in his words jones believed he was just doing his job. he is saying that he is not a
backwards, he and i engaged in the battle that i had let the superintendent down. i love him and the board, and i love the school system. that was the only thing that came to my mind. when the superintendent came up from behind that counter and franklin harrison, and he came and hugged my neck, that s when i lost it, and i was crying. i cry as chick flicks too, y all. but just to see him, it was like seeing a newborn baby for the first time, that i knew i m not lying to you, and i can t get that out of my mind. that s the pictures i see the most. i don t see the shots being fired or the bullets. i see him coming from behind that desk, and i knew that it was okay. jones says his heart goes out to the family of the shooter who, as you know killed himself during the incident. unono veheay
and somebody s father and maybe even a grandfather, i don t know, i have never met him. but my heart goes out to that family. i think that the thing that sticks in my mind most of all is during the gun battle, i tried to get this gentleman to come outside with me and to draw him away from the school board and the superintendent. and that didn t work and when i was planning my engagement and i saw that first shot and i knew the superintendent had fell backwards and all the board members fell backwards and then he and i engaged in the gun battle that i had lost the superintendent and i let them and the board down. that was the only thing that came to my mind. when the superintendent came from behind that counter and franklin harrison came and