all straight ahead in the newsroom. u.s. military investigators believe the soldier charged with killing at least 16 afghan civilians in kandahar returned to his base between killings. army officials now believe staff sergeant robert bales killed people in one nearby village, came back to his post, left again and killed people in another village. nine children are among the victims. this timeline is reportedly based on interviews conducted at the scene. barbara starr is on the phone with us now. barbara, this news that sergeant bales probably made two trips in that killing spree, why is that a factor into what happened, how investigators are trying to piece together what happened and how? reporter: well, you know, fredricka, one of the things investigators want to know is, did anybody see him come and go. did anybody know that he might have been acting outside normal military behavior. if he came back, indeed as they now suspect, was he seen, did he talk to anybody, wha
and welcome today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. a lot of eyes are going to be on that pennsylvania courtroom today. we re expecting testimony that is emotional and very graphic. that s right. this is going to be the first time the public and jerry sandusky will hear direct testimony from the alleged victims themselves. ten, as we all know, have now come forward, many who saw sandusky as a father figure, so you can begin to imagine just how tough it s going to be for them. it s also going to be wrenching for sandusky and his family. we ll get the latest and get perspective from our legal team of savannah guthrie and star jones, straight ahead. another story we ve been covering, lauren scruggs was nearly killed when she walked into a plane s spinning propeller. ten days later, the model s recovery has taken yet another encouraging turn. we re going to hear from her father in a little while. also coming up, a wealth of topics with today s pr
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. a lot of eyes are going to be on that pennsylvania courtroom today. we re expecting testimony that is emotional and very graphic. that s right. this is going to be the first time the public and jerry sandusky will hear direct testimony from the alleged victims themselves. ten, as we all know, have now come forward, many who saw sandusky as a father figure, so you can begin to imagine just how tough it s going to be for them. it s also going to be wrenching for sandusky and his family. we ll get the latest and get perspective from our legal team of savannah guthrie and star jones, straight ahead. another story we ve been covering, lauren scruggs was nearly killed when she walked into a plane s spinning propeller. ten days later, the model s recovery has taken yet another encouraging turn. we re going to hear from her father in a little while. al
away. and thousands of youth. would you like to live for hundreds or thousands of years? the breakthroughs that could be on the horizon today. tuesday, december 13th, 2011. welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. want to take you for a live look at courthouse where jerry sandusky was supposed to be hearing directly from his accusers in court for the first time. instead, his attorney is answering questions from reporters outside. that s right, matt. as we just mentioned, just as the hearing was getting underway, he waived his right to have it. the case is moving closer to trial with his next court appearance on january 11th. we ll get a live report from the court and talk about what happened this morning with our legal team. also ahead, lauren skrugs was nearly killed when she walked into a plane s i spinning propeller. her recovery has taken another encouraging turn. we re going to hear from our her father coming up. and we h
bystanders rushed in, lifting the two-ton car just high enough to free him. remarkable rescue today, tuesday, september 13, 2011. r captions paid for by nbc-universal television this is matt lauer and ann curry. good morning, welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning. m savannah guthrie, ann is on assignment where overnight she spoke exclusively with iran s president mahmoud ahmadinejad that s making headlines. josh fatale and shane bauer, two americans given eight-year prison sentences for spying and entering iran illegally could be released in days. of course, that s welcome news for their families who have been on an emotional roller coaster. ann will have the latest live from tehran. tapes that offer a rare glimpse into the personal life of jacqueline kennedy. this morning the former first lady opens up about her marriage and one of the most trying events for this country and her husband s presidency and at one point a 3-year-old john f