nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. and right back here tomorrow evening. good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm garvin thomas in for diane dwyer. an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition tonight

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian williams tonight. on this independence day, there's a huge cleanup under way not far from yellowstone national park. landowners along the yellowstone river in montana about 140 miles downstream from the park are furious after a pipeline that runs under the river burst on friday. oil coats the riverbanks around the city of billings and the town of laurel, and that's where we find george lewis tonight. good evening, george. >> reporter: good evening, kate. behind me you see some of the workers involved in the cleanup. montanans love their great outdoors and they're not too happy tonight that part of it is fouled with oil. exxon says it has more than 200 people working on cleaning up the oil spill, but about 1,000 barrels of crude, 42,000 gallons worth, were released into the yellowstone river. enough oil to fill five tanker trucks. >> i want to personally apologize to all the people affected by this.

michelle kosinski, nbc news, monaco. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm kate snow reporting from new york. for lester holt and everyone here at nbc news, thanks for watching it. have a great holiday weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. thank you very much for joining us.

peter alexander, nbc news, santa barbara, california. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'll see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. we're hearing more remarkable stories of survival tonight from some bay area

. >> thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 5:00. "nbc nightly news" is next. and then more local news on the bay area at 6:00. >>> why did he do it? the massacre in norway. on this day of mourning, what we're learning about the suspect. we'll talk exclusively with the man who has to defend him. >>> wedding day. a historic day in new york. hundreds of couples tie the knot, but what happens when they cross state lines? >>> the appeal. what could be the last best hope for the ung american accused of murder in italy. was key evidence flawed? >>> and, making a difference. from the barrio to center stage, giving some adorable kids a reason to dance. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. the tears flowed freely in norway today as a nation is shocked and saddened by friday's bombing and shooter massacre searched for comfort on a day of mourning. the death toll stands at 93. most of them kids, teenagers, trapped on a tiny island that a gunman turned into his personal killing ground. rarely do we get into the mind of a confessed mass killer so

stephanie gosk, nbc news, edinborough. >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today". good night, everyone. . . # >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we're closely monitoring

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. right about now on a monday night in july, a lot of americans have had it with what they see and hear coming out of washington. talks that start up and break off, insults and threats and slights between the two sides, the two parties, politics, posturing over real progress and compromise. listen to what americans across this country are saying today about their leaders in washington. >> it is embarrassing. if we hold ourselves out as a premiere country in the entire world, we can't even manage a budget, which every responsible family does and here our national government looks like curley, mo and larry or the marx brothers. >> now is the time where people have to check their egos at the door, as people say, and come together regardless of what party they're from because it's got to get done. >> frustration and embarrassment as an american that we have to -- that, you know, the whole world is seeing us unable to work out an issue. >> they really can't come to something and, you know, f

adrian mong, nbc news, along the high-speed rail in china. >> reporter: this is tom costello. if they can build it in asia, why can't they build it here? well, in california, high-speed rail is on the way. construction begins next year on what will eventually be a northern california to los angeles line promising 150,000 jobs. this is about as american as you can get, good, green jobs, putting americans to work. at the moment, america only has high-speed rail in the northeast from d.c. to new york and boston where centuries old tracks and winding routes keep the acela from ever hitting peak speeds. this train runs on freight lines, but to go faster than 120 miles an hour would require an entirely new electrified network of high-speed rail lines. the obama administration is moving ahead. the ultimate goal, connect 11 megacity regions with a network of high speed track helping to relieve congested roads and airports. but it won't be cheap, $53 billion over the next three years, $600 billion over the next 25. already republican governors in florida, wisconsin and ohio have reject

charles hadlock, nbc news, los alamos, north carolina. >>> to our north, the royal tour rolls on. the duke and duchess of cambridge, better known as william and kate are on prince edward island at this hour. despite some concerns about anti-monarchy protesters in quebec, the couple seems to be winning fans pretty much wherever they go. nbc's kevin tibbles is there with them. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: hey, kate. well the duke and duchess, the future king and queen of canada, will soon retire for the evening at the residence of the lieutenant governor here. after all it's been a very busy day, one in which prince william even tried his hand at a new language. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the royal couple stopped in historic quebec city, one of the oldest cities in north america and home to much of canada's french-speaking heritage. in a nod to the crowds, prince william thanked them for their patience with his french accent. [ speaking french ] >> reporter: no language difficulty, though, when it came to the crowds' adoration for kate middleton, prompting a completel

mara schiavocampo, nbc news, new york. >>> that's our world on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> doling out a side of whiskey. how bartenders could be the next step in make sure our nation's veterans are mentally fit. >>> and they're booing in philadelphia but they're cheering in philadelphia. >>> thanks

ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >>> quick news from overseas tonight. the 2018 winter olympic games have been awarded to pyeongchang in south korea. it was their third bid for the games. persistence paid off here, they beat out bids from france and germany. >>> when we continue here tonight, a great moment on stage, a man, a guitar and the thrill of a lifetime. ♪ all the promises we made >>> this happened in nashville saturday night. a 32-year-old father of four and a big u2 fan, adam bevell. he had his lifetime wish fulf l fulfillfulfil fulfilled. bono spotted the sign that he was holding up, it read, blind guitar player, bring me up, and so he did. he has been blind since the age of 14. he left the stage with a gift of a guitar as pictures of the evening were quickly beamed around the world. >>> and briefly tonight, two big birthdays, landmark birthdays in the news. former first lady nancy reagan turns 90 today. she is celebrated with a lunch with friends and family in california. and 43 has turned 65. former president george w. bush has finally rea

. >> reporter: michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> there were protests as well. thousands of people marched in mid town manhattan in front of the governor's office. a christian claimed the number reached 10,000 people but police would not confirm those numbers. protesters were demanding state lawmakers put the issue before voters in a state wide referendum. unlike here in california, new york does not allow people to directly put to petition the gay marriage issue on the ballot. the only way to put it to a vote of the people in new york is for lawmakers in both state house and senate to vote to do so with a simple majority. >>> in the bay area gay couples can only look on at ooefshts going on in new york while the same-sex issue is rooted in the bay area, it's mired in the courts. kimberly with more. >> reporter: diane, people we talk to say this does bring them hope, though, that california might be the next state to make same-sex marriage legal. some are sure of it. they say it's just a matter of time. others are cautiously optimistic. for five months in 2008 s

kevin tibbles, nbc news, ft. worth. >>> another break and up next as we continue, a new honor for this nation's newest hero. >>> the nation's newest medal of honor recipient having just had the medal placed around his neck by president obama yesterday was today honored at the pentagon inducted into the hall of heroes. he is army ranger sergeant first class leroy petrie, six tours in afghanistan, two in iraq, a married father of four, awarded the nation's highest military honor by saving the lives of fellow troopers by picking up a live grenade and throwing its which cost him his hand and much of his forearm. this photo received wide circulation around the country today, it's the president, shaking his new prosthetic hand yesterday at the white house. so we wanted to show you a clip from our exclusive interview with sergeant petrie to show you how matter of fact he is about the new hand, which he loves to play with and talk about and demonstrate. that's a handsome hand. >> it's wonderful. when i lost it, i thought

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. as trials go, the casey anthony case blew up before our very eyes, becoming an ongoing obsession of the summer of 2011. for whatever reason, millions of people followed the case of this young woman, who waited over a month to report her 2-year-old daughter was missing. later found dead. and who was caught in a number of lies along the way. after a trial that lasted just over a month, when the jury came back with a verdict after just 11 hours of deliberations, a guilty verdict was assumed by the experts. but that is not what happened in the courtroom today because, of course, guilt must be proven. we begin here tonight with nbc kerry sanders in orlando, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it took the 12-member jury just under 11 hours to reach their verdict -- not guilty on all three felony counts. >> will the defendant rise, along with council? >> reporter: 25 yooerd casey anthony stood in the courtroom, no color in her face as the clerk read the verdict. >> as to the char

live in san francisco, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >>> the death toll in norway is approaching 100. the results of two separate acts of what is believed to be domestic terrorism thought to be pulled off by a single man. police arrested the 32-year-old believed to be responsible for the explosion outside a government building and a 90 minute long massacre at an island youth camp. >> rescuers congregate on an island outside oslo looking for any sign of survivors. just released, photos of the summer youth camp hours before a man would open fire there and kill at least 85 people. norway's king, queen and prince as well as the prime minister talked to survivors and victim's relatives on saturday. >> i didn't even think it was going to happen, because i thought i was safe, it was a safe country. but it looks like it's difficult to -- you never know when you're safe any more. >> security was tight at the prime minister's office in oslo, where police believe the same suspect set off an explosion killing seven people. >> you are all very close, especially in times like this. >> reporter

thanks for joining nbc bay area news at 5:00. "nbc nightly news" is next. >>> danger zone. much of the country in the grip of record breaking heat and in some places, the driest conditions in more than a century. >>> scandal sheet. yet more apologies from rupert murdoch, and new revelations about the evidence and scotland yard. >>> carmageddon, day one. they predicted catastrophe, so how's it going? >>> and what a kick. the remarkable american women just one game away from taking the remarkable american women just one game away from taking it all in the world cup. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. tonight, a good chunk of the country is feeling hot under the collar as an intense and what forecasters say will be a prolonged heat wave starts to take a dangerous hold across the middle of the country. by tomorrow at this time, temperatures will soar into the triple digits as far as north at minnesota. and no, this is not par for the cou course in july. this month, we have seen more than 900 temperatures meet or exceed all time records and of course

martin fletcher, nbc news, oslo, norway. >>> as the u.s. prepares to withdraw troops from afghanistan, another setback to report tonight. a suicide bombing has killed the mayor of kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city. the mayor who, by the way, was a dual afghan-u.s. citizen was killed when an assassin detonated explosives hidden in his turban as the mayor met with tribal elders. >>> we have been reporting this week on the famine affecting millions in the horn of africa. today, a plane carrying the first airlift of urgently needed nutritional supplements landed in somalia. the shipment will be distributed to medical facilities to help starving children. >>> when we come back, the troubled life and far too early death of an olympian we got to know in vancouver. speedy as he was, he couldn't outrun his demons. >>> and later, closing the doors of an american institution after more than 100 years. >>> the games will be ready. the taxis will be ready. and all of the people of london will be ready to welcome the world's finest athletes to

michelle kosinski, nbc news, monaco. >> and that is "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. for everyone here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great holiday weekend. thanks for watching. have a great holiday weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

leadership role with the nbc news specials unit. for brian williams and all of us at nbc, thanks, bob, and good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now, they're targeting those men desperate to work and struggling to feed their families. new place people are paying for sex and it's right in your neighborhood. >>> plus saving christmas for thousands of children. who is stepping up to keep the toys for tots program up and running. >>> and a bold announcement in the silicon valley. the new plan to keep california's economy out of the red.

jay gray, nbc news, orlando. >>> the u.s. government reaches its credit limit on august 2nd. if congress doesn't do something before then, uncle sam won't be able to pay his bills. that is bad news for our nation's credit rating and our ability to keep borrowing. lawmakers have been at an impasse over dealing with the so-called debt ceiling. now a couple of key republicans are suggesting possible ways forward. nbc's brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: congress has less than a month to raise uncle sam's credit limit. but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure for our nation's financial fix. democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. >> jon kyl was in negotiations as you know with the vice president. and he said there were certain revenue raisers and other areas that perhaps we could work on. >> reporter: senator john mccain won't say exactly what revenue raisers are. but he says he and some other republicans aren't necessarily opp

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> for u.s. troops in keerg astan, it's already the fourth of july. service members at the u.s. transit center held a cookout to celebrate independence day. there were hamburgers and hot dogs, fireworks, games and music as well. the former u.s. air force base is a transit center for troops in afghanistan. the base is located at keerg stan's airport. it hosts service members and troops from france and spain. >>> still to come, a summer weekend pastime. kris sanchez hit up the yard tipsíb.)t help you this jimáls gathered in paris today on the 40th anniversary of his death. ♪ >> people from all over the world flocked around the rock 'n' roll icon's grave to sing and read had his poems. morrison moved to paris to write in 1971, found dead later that year of a drug and alcohol overdose. 40 years after his death, though, some people believe he is still alive. doors' keyboardist and guitarist also visited the grave this morning. >>> so who couldn't use a little extra space and a little extra cash? g

be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news". here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. al roker will have the latest on the nation's deadly heat wave and when the scorcher will finally end, and grammy winner and the voice coach c lo green performs live on the plaza for the summer concert series. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

mark barger, nbc news. >>> the show airs tonight at 9:00 on nbc. then once again, at 10:00. >>> and coming up this afternoon at 4:00, 8% of country's population teams up for singing tradition. >>> plus, a first in power for filed. thailand. >>> just ahead, a roundup of how the whole area is celebratiing 4th of july. cookouts, parades, and live on the national mall where some are showing up early for the best seats in the house to see tonight's fireworks. meet the select few who made a special trip to thomas jefferson's home in virginia today to celebrate their first 4th as american citizens. >>> then tonight at 6:00 -- >> i'm inside the once-secret bunker here at the greenbrier resort that was designed to protect congress in case of a nuclear ♪ >>> more than 20,000 citizens of estonia joined to celebrate one of their country's longest traditions. the song festival dates back to the 1800s. more than 1 100,000 traveled to hear the singers perform. that's 8% of the tiny country's entire population. the event is held once every five years. pretty imp

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. here's just one way of looking at how cruel and how relentless this oppressive heat wave has been so far. over 3,000 separate records have been set in different places for the highest overnight temperature. extremely hot daytime temperatures in july are one thing, but it gets dangerous when no one can catch a break, like in chicago at 3:00 a.m. when it's 90 degrees outside as it was overnight. government forecasters have issued heat warnings for some extensive stretches of our country. this dome of hot air has pushed temperatures very high, and then there's that heat index, what the heat actually feels like when you're out in it. nbc's anne thompson is out in it in fact tonight in hot times square here in new york to start off our coverage. hey, anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. more than 148 million americans are under a heat advisory or warning tonight. this is not just an inconvenience. this is deadly. the heat wave already claiming more than 20 lives, and here

for lester holt and all of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching. have a great fourth of july. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm garvin thomas. we begin with developing news out of south san francisco. firefighters are mopping up after a car lot fire about a mile north of sfo. we're told the three-alarm fire in an overflow hertz rental car lot is out, but as many as 40 cars are either damaged or destroyed. the fire chief at the scene says winds had made it difficult to fight the fire which spread quickly because of dry grasses under many of the cars. it is not yet clear how the fire started, but there is a clue. >> at this point, we're guessing that it was fireworks, just from what people in the area have said that they heard and saw people in that area using fireworks. but we haven't confirmed it it at this point. it's under investigation. >> reporter: people inside a nearby motel 6 we$6 were evacua because of the smoke. they're being allowed back inside now. no one was hurt in the fire. if the fire were started by firewor

and for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> this morning on "early today," damage assessment. exxon mobil faces the heat over a messy spill in the yellowstone river. >>> decision time. jurors in the murder trial of casey anthony prepare to decide the fate of the florida mother accused of killing her child. >>> and happy fourth. the skies light up across the country as americans mark the skies light up across the country as americans mark independence day. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a foul fourth. this morning while most of the nation prepares to celebrate independence days, teams of federal and state workers in montana are fanning out along the yellowstone river. they're gauging the damage caused by you aruptured exxon mobil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of crude into the famous waterway. the environmental protection agency estimates only a small fraction of the spilled oil which it sported downstream 40 miles is likely to be recovered. exxon mobil whic

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. while rupert murdoch is an american citizen, the head of a media empire that is well known and widely watched here, the current scandal involving his company is mostly unraveling in great britain where he's already shut down one newspaper. where we know people's cell phones were hacked and where today, murdoch and his son and former employee faced members of parliament in a hearing. both murdochs tried to stay above the fray and then the fray came to them in the form of a guy with a cream pie aimed right at the face of the patriarch. it was that kind of day. it's been that kind of scandal. we begin our reporting here tonight with nbc's stephanie gosk in london, stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. brian. the police were armed with machine guns outside the front doors of parliament today, a good indication it was not going to be business as usual. many here in london said today that this was one of the most important days in parliament's history. the murdochs made a busi

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we're here in washington tonight >>> good evening. we're here in washington tonight where every day is kind of like the movie "groundhog day." you can hear the alarm going off, in this case the debt ceiling where rational people agree needs to be raised. but every day there's no deal. last night the president and the speaker of the house went on national television two minutes apart. today they went at it again. on one side of town, the white house. on the other, the capitol. republicans control the house and democrats in the senate. right now, tonight, no one can tell you exactly how they're going to get to a deal. or when. so that's washington and as for america? this is just one destination we want to show you on twitter. it has a common theme and a name we can't say or show you on tv because of the language. it's become a place where people are venting their anger at washington and there's a lot of it. so it's all where we begin tonight with nbc's kelly o'donnell on the hill and k

that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it's one of the true media empires in the world. it's threatened and under attack. it's the empire of rupert murdoch, newspaper man who shut down one of his many papers but remains in the business along with some of the great name plates in film and television. the scandal that started with newspaper reporters eavesdropping on the cell phones of innocent people continues to claim new victims and may soon be felt more here in the u.s. than many first thought. it's still galloping its way through great britain where it is the story. tomorrow we get to hear from rupert murdoch. tonight there's another new development in this. we want to begin our reporting with nbc's stephanie gosk in london. stephanie, good evening. >> good evening, brian. every day since this scandal broke, there seems it be a new bombshell. revelations, resignations, arrests. the last 24 hours are no exception. it's left people in this country wondering and worried what will happen next. the fabled scotland yard is re

curt gregory, nbc news. >>> well, there were no fourth of july celebrations in an orlando courtroom yesterday as jurors in the first degree murder trial of casey anthony began deliberating her fate. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: as the jury gathered dozens gathered at the site where caylee anthony's remains were found. clear signs of two very separate facets to this case. the public response and the now-private deliberations. >> they are going to consider second degree murder, a manslaughter, third degree felony murder, and two types of first degree murder, by the way, premeditated and felony murder, and they don't even have to agree on which one it is, as long as 12 people think it's first degree murder, and there are six other counts. it is complicated. >> reporter: after waiting through the judge's instructions and waiting for around six hours, the jury will get back to work today reviewing testimony of dozens of witnesses and almost 400 items entered as evidence, and with the emotional closing arguments likely still echoing in their minds. >> the key question as it relates to all m

stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. a man who was also a powerful figure in his own right, shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have the story from kabul. >> reporter: hi, ann. ahmed wali karzai, he was lured and killed in his home by a trusted security guard and confidant named sardar muhammad. out of a meeting and shot in cold blood. he was shot and killed by other security guards. he used the trust to lure him out of a meeting and shoot him in cold blood. he was also shot and killed by other security guards. the taliban have claimed responsibility saying they had been working with the killer for, quote, some time." awk was an infamous power broker in kandahar province, a key province and the spiritual home of the taliban and considered to be a part of the drug trade but u.s. and nato officials say they needed him, a stabilizing figure in an otherwise unstable region. his death leaves behind a power vacuum and is considered a big vic

c >>> and now the xfinity sports desk on nbc bay area news. >> and good evening, everyone. i'm jim kozimor. a compelling match for the women's world cup find today in germany. the usa, a world soccer power against japan, playing for the soul of a nation devastated by the earthquake and tsunami just four months ago. japan and usa taking the pitch in germany. we go to extra time. game tied at one. abby wambach, she is all alone right in the center at the 16 yard box. the header is in the net. the first player to score in all three rounds. the 117th minute off a japan corner. we go to the shoot-out. u.s. down 2-0 in pks. abby wambach buries hers. but then 20-year-old sake scores and japan wins in penalty kicks, 3-1. they're the women's world cup champs. >>> giants and padres. giants trail by one. one on for andres torres, single to right. eli whiteside, who had stolen a base earlier, comes around to score. game tied. extras top of the 11th. emmanuel burris, tempted to lay down the squeeze. it work. giants win 4-3. they take three of four in san diego. here is more on the giant

"nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was visible in the sky for about a minute and then it was gone in the clouds. the last launch of the u.s. manned space program is history. they're in earth orbit now and while the crew is at work, while they're looking down on all of us from that window, what they can't see perhaps is that 50 years of history riding along with them. the race with the russians, the early thu.s. pilots with the right stuff, kennedy's outlandish challenge to get to the moon, all the disasters along the way and so much of the technology we enjoy today. but times have changed, money is tight we're told and for now we just don't see space as the next frontier as we once did. tonight an old vehicle is on its last few laps and a big part of american life is about to end. we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's tom costello who was lucky enough to watch it blast off at the cape today. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. mission managers admit they got lucky with the weather, no rain, no lightning, e

now the shock of this latest news. nbc's martin fletcher joins me now from paris. martin? >> reporter: hi, kate. france is buzzing today, nobody here is saying strauss-kahn is guilty or innocent. but they do say that the rush to judgment was never fair, and the latest news proves it. the news hit france, as they say here, like a thunderbolt, special reports on all tv networks. the case has riveted france. it brought down the man who was favored to be the country's next president. to some in this cafe, the sudden twist is a morality lesson. one should have waited before judging people and destroying someone's life in seconds. others were less kind. >> i feel anyway his image is rocked. >> reporter: nevertheless there is a fever of speculation today in france. will strauss-kahn come home vindicated? might he still have a shot at being president? his political colleague, jack lang, a former education minister, thinks so. >> he's a good man, a good candidate. >> reporter: it isn't just politics, though. after strauss-kahn was arrested, hundreds of french women took to the stre

jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >> those are incredible pictures to think everyone got to walk away from that, and there were only a few serious injuries and all those are expected to recover. >> absolutely amazing. >>> thanks for joining us. we have "saturday night live" coming up next. >>> next on c-span, president obama was in las vegas, nevada, last night where he addressed an election rally for senate majority leader harry reid.

a new nbc poll finds 58% favor the president's approach of spending cuts and more taxes. lynn? >> thank you. now for a look at other stories making news early today in america. a car jacking led to an explosion of water in one los angeles neighborhood. the stolen car barreled over a fire hydrant creating a massive geyser that showered nearby homes. it took firefighters over an hour to shut the hydrant off. the alleged car jacker was hospitalized and arrested. >>> in minneapolis, a section of interstate 94 surrendered to soaring temperatures. the pavement on two northbound lanes buckled from the high heat and humidity. crews shut down the lanes, slowing traffic to a crawl. those delays will continue until the lanes are repaired. >>> in chicago hot, humid air mixing with the cool waters of lake michigan proved to be a bad combination for beach goers. thick fog forced officials to ban swimming at several beaches. high winds pushed the fog inland limiting visibility for lifeguards, and at one point the fog even moved into the downtown area before dissipating. >>> now for a look at

thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 11:00. "sports sunday" is up next. have a good week. >>> and now another viewpoint, response to an nbc bay area editorial. >> after our leaders in the state senate and assembly refused to let legislators open their calendars, viewers supported our stand demanding transparency. joan reasoned they work for us. we should be able to see what they do all day on our nickel. peter shares this feels outrageous and certainly wrong, but my question is why do they feel so threatened? it is litigation? is it the corruption of money and lobbyists? the real story seems to be the why. we agree, peter. our lawmakers owe us an explanation. gary concludes, typical politics at its worst. so sad. and the league of women voters states that open calendars are a must. voters deserve to know which lobbyists are meeting with their representatives. thank you for sharing your views. learn more at nbceditorials.com. >>> tonight on "sports sunday," the east bay native and former cal golden bear that finally made to it the top of the mountain in th