and welcome to today on this wednesday morning. i m ann curry. and i m lester holt, in for matt, who s on assignment. people magazine just breaking that news a little while ago about miley cyrus. and congratulations to the happy couple. exactly right. it s a big surprise to her fans, and despite her young age, her parents are said to be thrilled. and this news is being broken as we speak. we ll have more details on this coming up a little bit later. and also ahead this morning we have some important news which is about this recall victory for wisconsin s republican governor scott walker. the results will raise his national profile and could have implications on november s presidential race. we re going to get into that as well coming up this morning lester. also what appears to be a gruesome new twist on a murder case that triggered an international manhunt, after two packages were delivered to schools. the suspect is now behind bars in berlin, germany, and extradit
and welcome to a very special edition of today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer alongside nbc special correspondent meredith vieira. ann has this morning off. and meredith, it doesn t seem like all that long ago, just about a year ago, in fact, that we were here together at buckingham palace just to give people a lay of the land. we are at australia gate here just to one side of the palace. and short time ago we were on the other side. exactly. the royal wedding, 1 million people lined the streets then, if you remember. i don t know if there will be that many today. but don t forget this is the fourth day of celebrating the queen s diamond jubilee and the people here absolutely love her. she has been their constant, in all these years of change, she has been the face that they turn to. and you ve been here for the previous days of celebration. and it s fair to say that today the tone takes a little bit of a different turn. absolutely. the first day saturday there
and welcome to a very special edition of today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer alongside nbc special correspondent meredith vieira. ann has this morning off. and meredith, it doesn t seem like all that long ago, just about a year ago, in fact, that we were here together at buckingham palace just to give people a lay of the land. we are at australia gate here just to one side of the palace. and short time ago we were on the other side. exactly. the royal wedding, 1 million people lined the streets then, if you remember. i don t know if there will be that many today. but don t forget this is the fourth day of celebrating the queen s diamond jubilee and the people here absolutely love her. she has been their constant, in all these years of change, she has been the face that they turn to. and you ve been here for the previous days of celebration. and it s fair to say that today the tone takes a little bit of a different turn. absolutely. the first day saturday there
speedy recovery. reporter: he has been playing an active part in the events. just yesterday we saw him by the queen s side as part of the big royal flotilla. that was noteworthy because he was on deck for more than an hour in the cold and the rain. that remarkable not just because of his age but because of christmas he sent several days in hospital after complaining of chest pains. he underwent minor surgery but was soon up and about again. the prince is said to be disappointed he won t be taking part in tonight s events and it will undoubtedly cause great sadness for him and the queen with the timing of this. duncan golestani, nbc news, london. news 4 meteorologist doug kammerer is in london covering the festivities. you can see his diamond jubilee reports from london today on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. there is a new twist today in the case of a new jersey mother accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. 44-year-old patricia krentcil was set to app