captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a sunday, i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolfe. but i don t want to jinx anything, man, where is winter? because it s so warm here we re getting fog. a picture from the top of the rock. or the floor. or the floor in the studio, i m not sure. you can t see two feet in front of you out there. but then you go down to washington and you ve got the cherry blossoms. which is, of course, a true traditional sign of spring. it is a strange, strange winter. almost over. we re going to get more on that coming up. also coming up, bullying has gotten a lot of attention recently from high profile trials to an upcoming documentary. we know bullying can be a serious and dangerous problem in schools and also online. coming up we re going to look at how this issue impacts not only the person being bullied but their families, as well. then we ve got some breathtaking images of the north
welcome, everyone, to today, on a sunday morning. i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolfe. how was your thanksgiving weekend? it was good. went by really quickly. for the first time ever, i didn t overindulge, feeling good about myself. i can t say that for myself. i didn t think you could. some stories to tell. three students jailed in cairo accused of throwing firebombs off a rooftop onto egyptian security forces. they are home, a judge ordering them released. we ll talk live with one of the students in a moment. plus, breaking news this morning on the presidential front. as the new hampshire union leader has announced their endorsement for the republican nomination. always a crucial boost in the nation s first primary state. who earned their nod, and what impact will it have on the race? an update on something you and i decided to tackle a couple years ago. we wanted to decide to learn a new skill or hobby. something many americans do. i was never very mus
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a sunday. i m lester holt. i m jenna wolf. talk about an over achieving multi-tasker. aside from his duties as the duke of cambridge, prince william is also also prince william, also a search and rescue pilot for the royal air fors. this morning actually put those skills to work and we re going to tell you how he did it just ahead. a very interesting and brave heroic mission. a knight in shining armor in that mission. a real ordeal in egypt for three students. they had been jailed a week ago during a protest accused of throwing firebombs off a roof top at egyptian security forces. on thursday a judge ordered them released, and now they re home. we re hearing more about their time in prison. we re going to talk about one of those students in just a moment. plus, we also have breaking news on the presidential front as the new hampshire union leader has announced their endorsement. it s a
three students jailed in cairo accused of throwing firebombs off a rooftop onto egyptian security forces. they are home, a judge ordering them released. we ll talk live with one of the students in a moment. plus, breaking news this morning on the presidential front. as the new hampshire union leader has announced their endorsement for the republican nomination. always a crucial boost in the nation s first primary state. who earned their nod, and what impact will it have on the race? an update on something you and i decided to tackle a couple years ago. we wanted to decide to learn a new skill or hobby. something many americans do. i was never very mussicaly inclined. my office is right next to lester s and he plays bass guitar all day long, and throw osmos osmosis, picked up some skills. someone tweeted back to me, maybe i should sing italian while you accompany me on the guitar. i should do that. you should do that. are your skills up to bapar? i can t sing. ot
already acquired 700,000 signatures for this law to be passed in florida. yeah. can i ask you quickly about the money we re hearing? strangers sending money to casey in jail? this is a rather bizarre turn. incomprehensible. yes. casey anthony s account in jail already has about $300 from that comes from private donations, people sending money orders for $10, $20. it s the money is coming from across the country and even canada. what she s done with the money is buy candy. apparently she s been celebrating with skittles, reeses and kit kats and buying makeup to prepare for her big departure from jail. interesting. lila luciano, thank you for that. let s go now to the countdown to raise the debt ceiling is ticking. top leaders from both parties will meet with president obama tomorrow to try to strike a