another of his mom s iconic movie recreations. what s had it his latest role smp we re going to find out. today is saturday, january 7th, smp we re going to find out. today is saturday, january 7th, 201. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday. i m lester holt. and i m amy robach. you know, a lot of people love that day when the tree goes up and it s christmastime, but around here, let s be honest, a lot of us are excited about that day, today, when the tree comes down. well, it s coming down today. my office looks right over that tree which is a lovely view, but it s looking kind of dry. it s wilting. we ll be reminded of a long winter ahead when it comes down. that s true. a lot of presidential candidates will be squaring off this weekend just days before the new hampshire primary. this will be a critical contest for jon huntsman, who has focused much of his debate on the granite state. and then we
second time that massachusetts s largest newspaper has snubbed the former gov. they say huntsman for gop nominee. three air force academy cadets are charged with sexual misconduct. including rape and assault. officials say the three were involved in separate incidents over the last 15 months. and one of two men who allegedly broke into a woman s home in oklahoma now free on bail. there s the video. watch them. this is dustin stewart, he s charged in the death of his pal, his accomplice, even though he didn t even fire the fatal shot that killed that accomplice. the homeowner fired the shot. sara mckinley, after she called 911 to find out if it was okay to do so. it s oklahoma s doctrine, your home is your castle and you have the right to kill to protect yourself if someone s breaking in. this is a picture of jakadrien turner who was
christine romans calling it the big granddaddy of them all. it s probably good news for the democrats and she ll share details. and there s this thing that climbers like to do. seven peaks, it s a big deal for anybody. but if you re 15 years old. it s a huge deal. we ll tell you about this kid. who happened to just globe-trot the world and climb the seven highest peaks. and we re going to add in an eighth one. which one s that? you ll see. quite a little wonder that we re going to see this morning i m looking forward to it. learn something every day. we begin this morning with the critical endorsement in the battle for new hampshire. for jon huntsman. the boston globe has it as a banner headline, they say former utah governor offers the republican party an opportunity to renew itself. the boston globe editor spoke to our own erin burnett last night. huntsman is bold anywhere the campaign. you have a sense of where he would take the country, he s engaged on
captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. in every poll every day of this political season we asked voters about the number one issue and every day the answer comes back jobs and the economy. everyone looking for shreds of evidence of a turnaround or any good news on the horizon. yesterday was auto sales. people are buying more cars these past few months. that can t be bad but today brought better news a surge in the number of jobs in the private sector just as 2011 came to a close. it s enough for a lot of folks to pin their hopes on as 2012 gets under way. it s where we begin here tonight with nbc s chris jansing. i have been looking for a job for three years. reporter: in ontario, california, job hunters lined up early to apply for some of the 6,000 new jobs nationwide at retailer dollar general. i saw the big ad in the paper. i figured it was worth a shot. they are looking for forklift operators. i can operate a forklift. reporter: walmart
happening. and the big jobs report for december is coming out today. christine romans calling it the big granddaddy of them all. it s probably good news for the democrats and she ll share details. and there s this thing that climbers like to do. seven peaks, it s a big deal for anybody. but if you re 15 years old. it s a huge deal. we ll tell you about this kid. who happened to just globe-trot the world and climb the seven highest peaks. and we re going to add in an eighth one. which one s that? you ll see. quite a little wonder that we re going to see this morning i m looking forward to it. learn something every day. we begin this morning with the critical endorsement in the battle for new hampshire. for jon huntsman. the boston globe has it as a banner headline, they say former utah governor offers the republican party an opportunity to renew itself. the boston globe editor spoke to our own erin burnett last night. huntsman is bold anywhere the campaig