captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. i m david gregory in for matt. i saw the face at the knicks game last night. his mother must be so proud. look at that face! look at him there. this is what i said, this is the mark he makes. we ll talk to him later. you mentioned gas prices. they have never been this high this early. it has people worried. the new national average is $3.57 a gallon, up six cents in a week, 40 cents higher than we paid a year ago. it could be a bargain compared to the prices we are hearing predicted in the coming months. we ll get more on that. there is also breaking news overnight because europe agreed to a second massive bailout to save greece from bankruptcy. so the question is now what will this have as an impact on the u.s. economy. we ll look at it coming. we ll have new details on the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife during a honeymoon diving trip in aust
eyes up here, rob. good morning, everyone. i m paula faris. and i m rob nelson. the developing news overnight, negotiators have been able to come the an agreement to extend the payroll benefits. and avoid a reduction of federal money to doctor who is treat medicare patients. a vote could come as early as tomorrow. and to politics now, in the looming republican battle in michigan. it was supposed to be an easy win for mitt romney who was born and raised there. but now the native son is trying the avoid an embarrassing loss there to rick santorum. reporter: good morning, rob and paula. running against john mccain four years ago, mitt romney easily won michigan. this time, michigan is a different story. and romney knows it. this is not homecoming he was hoping for. the battle for michigan has tightened as rick santorum has surnlgd ahead of romney nationally. romney, today, will pick up the endorsement of the michigan governor. santorum is spending plenty of time in oil
good morning, everyone. i m paula faris. and i m rob nelson. the developing news overnight, negotiators have been able to come the an agreement to extend the payroll benefits. and avoid a reduction of federal money to doctor who is treat medicare patients. a vote could come as early as tomorrow. and to politics now, in the looming republican battle in michigan. it was supposed to be an easy win for mitt romney who was born and raised there. but now the native son is trying the avoid an embarrassing loss there to rick santorum. reporter: good morning, rob and paula. running against john mccain four years ago, mitt romney easily won michigan. this time, michigan is a different story. and romney knows it. this is not homecoming he was hoping for. the battle for michigan has tightened as rick santorum has surnlgd ahead of romney nationally. romney, today, will pick up the endorsement of the michigan governor. santorum is spending plenty of time in oil country lately. ov
jeremy lin from downtown. how a harvard grad cut by two other teams became the talk of basketball, the country and even china today, wednesday, february basketball, the country and even china today, wednesday, february 15, to 12. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment today. as the investigation into whitney houston s death moves forward we are learning about the plans for a weekend burial. the family has opted for a private invitation-only funeral saturday at the newark church where houston sang as a child. governor chris christie ordered the flags in the state to fly at half staff that day. we ll have the latest on the preparations ahead. and an interesting start to the murder trial of an alabama man accused of killing his bride during a scuba diving trip on their australian honeymoon. he showed up to court with his new wife. details on that c
we could have had it all is she stealing the show from the singer of the year? good morning, everyone. we re going to take you live right now to the whigham funeral home in newark, new jersey. that s where whitney houston now rests. her mother, cissy, arrived there ahead of her daughter to receive the body in that golden hearse. and already, her fans are lining up outside. whitney s ex-husband, bobby brown, and her daughter, both accompanying her on her final journey home. we have new details on how her daughter bobbi kristina is doing after being taken to the hospital twice. this week. we re going to look at the incredible bond of mother and daughter and what s next for her. we begin with the latest on the funeral arrangements. linsey davis is on the scene in newark, new jersey. good morning, linsey. reporter: good morning, george. there is a police presence outside of this funeral home this morning. whitney houston s body is believed to be inside. only hours aft