Rent money is keeping a roof over the homeowners head by keeping the mortgage paid. They wanted to convert their garage because they didnt want anybody living in their home. Um, so that they can make a little extra money so they can continue living here themselves. Reporter with her family and their garage, suddenly the face of the Affordable Housing crisis, nicole hopes people dont see desperation but see love in her small space and a lot of it. I dont expect a handout. I dont expect a pity party. Im proud of my situation. Its not ideal. But its not something that im ashamed of. Reporter now, nicole says of course she wants a larger place for her family to live but she also wants to stay in the bay area and says for now this is her compromise. All right, thank you. Nicole also says the real credit in this situation goes to the womens shelter that kept her and her daughter off the streets until they found the garage. The cancer drug saves lives and tonight that drug is getting them a b
Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television good morning. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Even if lebron is not his new best friend, im sure there are plenty of people after learning about that 75,000 payout who would love to be his friend. I love this. He didnt take a traditional shot. He wound up making the hook shot. Which you have to do if you have that opportunity. Theres no way youre making it with a traditional shot. You have to go all in. Then he got lebron james hanging out with you. Great shot. Not bad. Weve got a lot to get to. Well show you more of that. Including, well talk about the cold snap that wont go away. But there is something heating up the markets. Thats a good thing. Making a lot of people happy. Yeah. The dow getting close to a record high. The nasdaq and the s p are soaring, as well. This amid positive signs about the economy, housing rebounding, and companies hiring. So is it too late if you want to jump into the stock
Shes the youngest actress ever nominated for an oscar, and tonight ann curry discovers her reallife story is every bit as fascinating as the stunning performance this small actress delivers on the big screen. I was nice in the film. Thats my mom and i was kind of strong in the film. Thats my dad. They give you that look. What the look . Is that from your mom or your dad . Both. Both. Also one doctors provocative theory that the smartphone just might bemedicine, and he explains why to fellow physician nancy snyderman. Are we close to using this saying im going to diagnose you. You can do blood tests, saliva tests, urine tests through your phone. This is a powerful device. Plus hes the man at the center of attention today because of his announcement that women can now serve in combat. Tonight his story as told to ted koppel. But wait, theres more. The man who talks us into buying stuff, the man who tells us to set it and forget it tonight at home with ron popeil, the master tv pitchman w
Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television good morning. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Even if lebron is not his new best friend, im sure there are plenty of people after learning about that 75,000 payout who would love to be his friend. I love this. He didnt take a traditional shot. He wound up making the hook shot. Which you have to do if you have that opportunity. Theres no way youre making it with a traditional shot. You have to go all in. Then he got lebron james hanging out with you. Great shot. Not bad. Weve got a lot to get to. Well show you more of that. Including, well talk about the cold snap that wont go away. But there is something heating up the markets. Thats a good thing. Making a lot of people happy. Yeah. The dow getting close to a record high. The nasdaq and the s p are soaring, as well. This amid positive signs about the economy, housing rebounding, and companies hiring. So is it too late if you want to jump into the stock
Good evening. As the president s defense secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind, with the bosss permission, a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. Its where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, defe