be sold. and paris hilton denied entry into japan. we ll tell you why that country has sent her packing today, we ll tell you why that country has sent her packing today, wednesday, september 22nd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. things are heating up for both parties with the midterm fast approaching. that s right. michelle obama will use her population and influence in six states where democratic candidates are in a little bit of trouble. this as lisa murkowski is being accused of trying to split up the republican party in alaska by running as a write-in candidate to save her senate seat. then, of course, there s delaware, where christine o donnell says she s taking advice on all the controversy surrounding her from sarah palin. we re going to have more on all of this coming up in just a couple of minutes. talking about controversy, also had th
i sure as [ bleep ] hope so. wednesday, september 1, i sure as [ bleep ] hope so. wednesday, september 1, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. good morning, everybody. this morning hurricane earl has weakened to a category 3 storm with top winds around 125 miles an hour, but it could strengthen again, it s expected to stay out over the open ocean before turning north and running up along the east coast. the big question is how close will it get, matt. a lot of people would like to know the answer to that question as they wait in the path of the storm. al roker is on north carolina s outer banks where the surf is already kicking up. we re going to get his forecast in just a couple of minutes. out with the old and in with the new. this was what the oval office looked like before for president bush, this is what it looks like now for president obama. that s getting mixed reviews. and the