Saturday, august 10th, 2013. Welcome to today on this saturday morning, im erica hill. Im willie geist. Lester has the day off. He works eight days a week. We gave him one morning to rest. Lester, dont get used to it. We are glad to have you hear. Are you saying hes up watching . I saw him at the elevator saying i was just sending you an email. I said enjoy sleeping in. He said no, no, no, i get up early. Ill be watching. Good morning, lester. The video of cars being swept away is stunning. They have been getting a lot of rain there. Not just in colorado but many states across the country. We are going have the full forecast for you in a moment. We are talking about president obama who is heading off for vacation. On friday, he announced the government will be taking a closer look at a surveilness program and whether american rights are being protected. Some talked about whether it may be a victory for Edward Snowden. A new book about the relationship between jfk and jackie kennedy. Th
Heres a live lock at San Francisco on your left and san jose on your right and meteorologist rob mayeda joins us right now. Whats next in all of this . Whats next is more rain. Did get some off and on. Wait 15 minute, snipe, rain and breezy conditions at times. The bullseye for the rain today is all the moist air was forced to rise on up over scotts vale. Half an inch of rain but notice down into the lower elevations. Oakland and san jose, under a tenth of an inch but around here in San Francisco,. 12 inches of rain. Starting to clear out. Partly cloudy skies around the bay area. A little bit windy. Weve been seeing the breeze picking up, cameras bouncing around. Winds up to 25 miles per hour. Good news towards kirkwood where most of the moisture is. The bay area catching a little bit of a break. More clouds offshore, and that pacific jet stream which has just been over Northern California the last few days will continue to kind of stream into the systems. The next one coming in looks
In his state of the Union Address. First, the latest from california on what may be the fiery end to the huge manhunt for accused cop killer Christopher Dorner. Nbcs tony shin is in San Bernardino with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. First of all, i want to show you something. Take a look behind me. This is highway 38. There are chp officers blocking this road. Theyve been blocking this road for hours. We are about six miles away from that cabin where investigators found those human remains. This is where investigators say Christopher Dorner put up his last stand. Cornered, desperate and out of options. A Law Enforcement source says they herd a single gunshot before the cabin went up in flames. Dorner, a 33yearold exlapd officer had been on the run since super bowl sunday when police connected him to the murders of two people in irvine, california. Investigators say dorner 11,000 word manifesto on his Facebook Page threatening to kill anyone that had something to do wi
Good morning and welcome to weekends with alex witt. We have breaking news overnight from sandy hook, california. Police have confirmed that the body of a child discovered inside the charred fire of a home set on fire last weekend belongsen to 8yearold ethan anderson. The remains of his mother were also in that home. James lee i did mantleeo is suspected of kidnapping 16yearold hannah anderson. His car has been located in idaho. A report from san diego a bit later on this hour. The days other story, in a matter of hours, president obama will be in orlando, florida. It comes on the heels of a wideranging News Conference a day before he begins a weeklong vacation. Chuck todd asked about nsa leaker Edward Snowden. He now more a whistleblower than he is a hacker . Is he a patriot . I dont think mr. Snowden was a patriot. As i said in my opening remarks, i called for a thorough review of our surveillance operations before mr. Snowden made these leaks. After canceling a planned summit, presi
80 billion a year to operate. Too Many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for no good Law Enforcement reason. Holder will defer certain types of lowlevel prosecution to the state and local level. Hes also expected to ask prison officials to release older, nonviolent offenders, to face what he calls compelling circumstances. Heres your stat of the day. The u. S. With just 5 of the worlds population has 25 of the worlds inmates. Overseas, 18 u. S. Diplomatic posts are again open for business today. Following a widereaching terror threat. Only the embassy in Yemen Remains closed and on terror watch. The country is increasingly the center of al qaeda activity. American forces have responded by increasing drone strikes in the country. Since july 28th, theres been at least nine strikes consider carried out by the United States in yemen. However, its unclear how effective the attacks have been. President obama is challenging the status quo of the National Security agency. L