this today, friday, june 8th, he s even going to talk about this today, friday, june 8th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this beautiful and very exciting friday morning. i m ann curry. and i m lester holt, in for matt lauer this morning. we ve got a big, big crowd. that s right. because superstar chris brown is going to be perform iing. already across the street lined up all the way back speaking of big crowds, millions will have their eyes on t the belmont stakes this week as i ll have another tries to win the triple crown. natalie morales spent some time at the track. when she wasn t gambling she met up with the trainer and the horse. or she was saying i ll have another. also this morning we ll be talking about a story that s really interesting. the mother of four who essentially she had her stroller stolen. she decided to do something about it. she set up a sting operation and had the suspect arrested in the proc
reaffirm in god we trust as the nation that a model. president obama criticized congress for voting on the resolution rather than focusing on the jobs bill. was this and poor and resolution or was the president correct? was this an important resolution or was the president s correct? the numbers to call we are also on facebook. look for c-span, and you can weigh and. let us look at this article from the hill. let s take a listen to president obama s response speaking on key bridge in washington. if congress tells you they don t have time, they have time to do it. in the house of representatives, what have you been debating? a commemorative coin for baseball. you had legislation reaffirming that in god we trust is our motto. that is not putting people back to work. i trust in god, but god wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work. host: president obama speaking yesterday. we are interested to hear what you think. is congress focusing on the right pr
people and hold to a spirit of common purpose in 2011 and beyond. fann and if we do that i m convinced we will lift up our middle class, we will rebuild our economy and we will make our contribution to america s greatness. finally, before i take questions, i want to send a message to all those americans who are spending christmas serving our nation in harm s way. as i said in afghanistan earlier this month, the american people stand united in our support and admiration for you. and in this holiday season, i d ask the american people to keep our troops in your prayers and lend a hand to those military families who have an empty seat at the table. so with that, i m going to take some questions and i m going to start with karen bowen. thank you, mr. president. you wrack ee ee ee eed racke
the australia in australus l the australia in australus a trl the australia in australus inte 1993. quite interesting that something has been raised. it is actual quite a deliberate attempt to split off our organization from the first amendment protections that are afforded to all publishers. now, as time has gone by and our journalism has increased, i have been pushed up into, as you imagine, where i manage other journalists. i now am in a position where i m an imagining the interrelations between guard yen spiel, new york times, al jazeera and so on, which we used in our last production. unfortunately, i don t write that much anymore because i m busy being editor-in-chief, coordinating the actions of other journalists. but quite deliberate attempt to split us off in the mind of the public from those good traditions of the united states, protecting the rights of the press to publish, to split us off from the support of the press in the united states, the support of journal
to get involved and be hands-on about this. one thing that s very interesting is, we re seeing hillary clinton take a very hands-on role as well. absolutely, both of them. karen bowen with reuters, thanks very much. a just-released study says children most at risk of attempted abduction by strangers are girls between the ages of 10 and 14. the analysis by the national kr center found kids who encounter would-be abductors earth alone, to or from school, in the late afternoon or early evening. children who escape harm do so through their own fast thinking or fierce resistance. a high-profile divorce is under way in los angeles and it is unfolding with all of the drama of a hollywood script. but while you may not recognize the couple s name, you re likely going to be familiar with what they re fighting over. reporter: frank and jamie