good morning. reid s regret. the senate majority leader speaks out for the first te about those controversial comments he made about barack obama. should they cost him his job? this morning, republican senator john mccain weighs in in a live interview. who killed paula? new video of an aspiring model the night she was murdered. will it help police with the investigation? this morning, her brother and niece speak out in an exclusive interview. and so long simon. american idol s abrasive judge announces this season will be his last. he apparentl turned down 144 million reasons to stay. what the future holds for him and for idol today, tuesday, january 12th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-iversal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. and we want to remember that barack obama was the focus of senator harry reid s comments that some people thought were racially insensitive. now in a new interview, the presid