and emotional and physical issues. that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons that s what demi lovato s publicist says about her reasons for entering a rehab. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday election day. the election is finally here. and all voters will decide all 435 house seats, 37 spots in the senate and 37 governors races today. there are two other numbers to keep in mind, the numbers 39 and 10. as republicans seek to gain 39 seats to take back the house and ten to take back the senate. if you re a parent, this commercial has probably caught your attention, a program that promises to give your children a jump-start on learning by teaching a young child to read. can you actually teach a young child to read in the first place? is civility dead? it s become normal for people to yell to get their way and to talk loudly on their phones in public places. how did we become so rude as a society? we ll get i
set? we ll let you decide today, thursday day, september 23rd, 2010. welcome this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. if you re mark zuckerberg, you can give away a lot. he has give in a way a lot. he now lives in new york state. he has given away $100 million to a school district in new jersey. i will tell you about the timing of this gift, just before the much anticipated movie of the creation of facebook that portrays zuckerberg as a backstabber. also ahead, the debate, charges back and forth, today is the day some of the new health care rules will actually take effect. i ll tell you what they mean for you and your family coming up in a little while. new details on the round the clockwork in chile to rescue the trapped miners on the ground for six weeks. americans have played a key role in getting the miners out southeastern than expected. natalie will join fours a live report. what is it like to be a member of a polygamist family, in a live
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. it s been an interesting 48 hours for shirley sherrod. she s accepted apologies from the white house, and the secretary of agriculture. but, is she ready to take a new job within the same administration that demanded her resignation just three days ago? it is a decision that she is mulling over this morning after agriculture secretary tom vilsack admitted he should have done a better job of investigating the video that started the controversy. so is she ready to put it all behind her? does the president himself owe her a personal apology? well, she s sitting right over there. i m going to talk with shirley sherrod right ahead. also a storm brewing in the caribbean has brought efforts to permanently plug the busted oil well in the gulf to a near standstill. we re going to get the latest on that story and a rare view of the disaster as
they narrowly escaped. we ll hear from them exclusively today, thursday, july 22nd, we ll hear from them exclusively today, thursday, july 22nd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. it s been an interesting 48 hours for shirley sherrod. she s accepted apologies from the white house, and the secretary of agriculture. but, is she ready to take a new job within the same administration that demanded her resignation just three days ago? it is a decision that she is mulling over this morning after agriculture secretary tom vilsack admitted he should have done a better job of investigating the video that started the controversy. so is she ready to put it all behind her? does the president himself owe her a personal apology? well, she s sitting right over there. i m going to talk with shirley sherrod right ahead. also a storm brewing in the caribbean has brought effort
today, thursday, july 22nd, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. it s been an interesting 48 hours for shirley sherrod. she s accepted apologies from the without and the secretary of agriculture, but is she ready to take a new job within the same administration that demanded her resignation just three days ago? it is a decision that she is mulling over this morning after agriculture secretary tom vilsack admitted he should have done a better job of investigating the video that started the controversy. so is she ready to put it all behind her? does the president himself owe her a personal apology? well, she s sitting right over there. i m going to talk with shirley sherrod right ahead. also a storm brewing in the caribbean has brought efforts to permanently plug the busted oil well in the gulf to a near standstill. we re going to get the latest on that story and a