nbc's annabel roberts joins us live with the latest on all the events this morning. what can we expect to see? >> reporter: good morning, lynn. after the frivolity of the flotilla and the fireworks last night, today is about formality. as i speak the queen and her family are on their way to st. paul's cathedral for a special service of thanksgiving. that will be attended by members of the settlement, a lesson will be read by david cameron, the prime minister. there will be a prayer written at the queen's direction and specially composed music. after that the world family goes to receptions then they all come here to the houses of parliament behind me for a lunch at westminster hall attended by thousands of members of the establishment and representatives of charities with which the royal family, the queen in particular, are involved. from here they travel in hopefully open-top carriages if the weather holds to buckingham palace. they're going along a special route through whitehall up the mile to buckingham palace and the roads are already as you might man lin lined

. >>> robert gates will soon lead the boy scouts of america.would. >>> robert gates will soon lead the boy scouts of america. he was elected to serve as the group's national president. >> and ted cruise makes an appearance on late night tv. he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno next friday appearance on late night tv. he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno next friday appearance on late night tv. he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno next friday appearance on late night tv. he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno next friday appearance on late night tv. he'll appear on "the tonight show" with jay leno next friday. >>> for more now on our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll, we're joined by bob franken in d.c.. thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> let's talk about some of the poll numbers. president obama's approval ratings now at an all-time low. so what do you think the biggest reasons are for this and what needs to happen for his numbers to stop falling? >> i think what needs to happen is that his signature policy achievement of his

i'm thomas roberts. here is some of the top news making news this morning. tens of thousands got their first look at their leader in waiting after he made his first national appearance yesterday. kim jong un joined hits father, kim junk ill in a parade for the ruling party. >>> lushao boe says she's under house rate and being barred from visiting family and friends. she informed her husband that he won the nobel last week for seeking greater rights in the communist nation. >>> a gay rights protest in serbia occurred yesterday in nearly a decade in serbia. >>> and the population of the international space station has doubled. two russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut arrived for what will be a nearly six-month stay at the laboratory. >>> now here is you're first look at wall street. the dow opens at 11,00 6/after gaining 57 points on friday. the s&p rose 7 points and the nasdaq added 18. >>> trading overseas in tokyo, the nikkei was closed while in hong kong, the hang seng climbed 263 points. >>> w

robert de niro place the his hants and feet in concrete at the chinese theater. the oscar winner had this to say. >> you know, joe pesci always said i'd end up with my feet in cement. i don't think this is what he had in mind. >>> and speaking of joe pesci, the actor has settled a lawsuit against the makers of a john gotti biopick. his lawyer says he was owed $3 million for the part and gained 30 pounds for a role that never happened. >>> kristen wig joined the cast of the long awaited "anchor man" sequel. >> i love her. >> i love her. she's fantastic. >> i also love betty white and her 90th birthday special is airing tonight on nbc. it's going to feature the star studded lineup of guests like amy polar. there is another one you love. >> i watch "parks and recs" all the time. >> she is fantastic in that. >> and happy birthday, betty white. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned because "way too early" starts right now. >>> i've made jokes about you not just one or two, not just on going here and there, intermittent, but -- >> i didn't know this was going to be

i'm thomas roberts. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> so we begin this morning with drenched, soaked and plain old wet. flood watching in effect for parts of the nation's northeast after a monster of a storm moved from the carolinas all the way up to maine yesterday causing at least five deaths. the worst of the rain fell in north carolina. jacksonville picked up 12 inches in six hours, nearly a quarter of its annual rainfall. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: the remnants of tropical storm nichole blew through the carolinas, causing flooding along the coast. wilmington, north carolina, soaked with 22 inches of rain since sunday. >> >> reporter: that's not only a four-day record but more rain that hurricane floyd produced in 1999. >> reporter: the storm caused dangerous driving conditions up and down the coast. state troopers blamed the weather for a rollover accident that killed four people. the relentless rain caused one city bus to slam into another

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chief john roberts sided with court liberals to say the penalty in the obama law for not buying health insurance is a tax, because the constitution permits such a tax, roberts wrote, for the five-justice majority, it is not our role to fosh bit it. the court did linlt the federal government's power to force states to take more medicaid patients. the affordable care act goes forward. guaranteed coverage and every american ncluded, like it or not. >> i was hoping for the whole thing to come down. >> we have to unite and fight this. >> i am very happy with the decision that was made today. >> we have worked for this for a long time. >> president obama praised the high court's decision. >> with today's announcement, time for us to move forward. to implement and where necessary, improve on this law. >> house republicans scheduled a repeal vote for july 11th. mitt romney said he would sign a repeal if he wins. >> if we want to get rid of obama care, we are going to have to replace president obama. >> it is barack obama who got a boost. i'm steve handelsman, nbcç new washington. >>> last ni

roberts says i'm going to score, too. hustles around third. the throw to the plate is there, buthe catcher can't handle it. an inside-the-park home run. d-backs win a barn burner 14-10. there's no way david ortiz is going to hit an inside-the-park home run, but he can do this. a grand slam for big papi. red sox have their way with the marlins. they win it 15-5. rockies and phillies tied at 5-5 in the ninth. two outs with the bases loaded. placido polanco with a grounder. marco scutaro's throw to first pulls him off the bag. the winning run scores. not pretty but the phils will take it. finally, hockey's best were in las vegas yesterday. not to see celine dion, but for the nhl awards. henrik lundqvist won the vezina trophy. the penguins' sniper evgeni malkin won his first mvp award. soak it up, hockey fans, this could be the last time you see these guys for a while. there's a real threat of a lockout next season. that's your first look at sports. >>> now for another look at the weather, here is bill carrington. makes a very good point about the

. >>> defense secretary robert gates is urging the government to repeal the ban on gays serving in the military. gates said he would like to see the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, but added he was unsure what the prospects for that were. the senate has not yet taken action and the pentagon has conducted a study which is due out on december 1st. but in a pushback against a stand, the new commandant of the marine corps has said with troops fighting in afghanistan, now is not the time to overturn the policy. >>> as if the grief stricken nation of haiti needed any more problems, the river that's been the source of the cholera epidemic there is now expected to overflow today. this comes after hurricane tomas soaked the survivor camp and swamped coastal towns sparking mudslides and flooding that killed at least six people. a dam has been opened as people along the river are being forced to evacuate. here is your first look at other news going on around america today. in missouri, one freight train rear-ended another after it pulled on to a side track after stopping. several rail cars and a

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they won 52-27. >>> in other action, washington quarterback robert griffin iii sprained his knee but the redskins beat baltimore on an overtime field goal 31-28. >>> in minneapolis the vikings had a touchdown and 154 yards rushing. it was a 21-14 win over chicago. >>> and check this out, louisville basketball coach rick pitino found out how hard it was from answering a cell phone, especially someone else's cell phone, during a post-game news conference. take a look. >> hold on one second. hello. i'm doing great. how about yourself? i'm just doing a press conference. where would you like to meet for a drink? >> the phone belonged to a sportscaster who was recording the event until it was interrupted by that ringing phone. well done, sir. >>> and now for another look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with a weather channel forecast. bill. >>> veronica, this storm is heading towards the east coast but not with the snow and ice. it's going to be a warm, windy, spring like day. look at the temperatures to start the morning, in the 40s and 50s. not worried about any icy r

i'm thomas roberts. we appreciate you spending time with us as we continue to bring you live, breaking news out of chile. it was back in august when these miners became trapped. 33 of them trapped for 17 days, not knowing if anybody on the surface knew if they were alive or dead. they were eating just small rationed bites out of tuna fish cans and peaches until finally they realized the people on the surface did know the men were alive and they started working effortlessly to reach them. now, that day has come where the men are being brought out by the phoenix, the special capsule designed to pull them out one by one. sandra lilly is an nbc news producer. she joins us from the news roochl. she has been monitoring what's been happening on chilean television all night. give us an idea of what's been happening as they have been covering this. what we have seen is certainly emotional for the families involved in all of this. >> absolutely. it seems they have had a blend of humility and pride. the broadcaster

fouled, robert andino managed to snag the ball with his bare hand. almost looked like he was showing off for the crowd. robert andino with a hands on way to play baseball. sad news out of baltimore. former cy young winner mike flanagan passed away yesterday. a member of the 1983 world series team, flanagan was found dead at his maryland home. he was 59. >>> and finally, to the kids who play for the love of the game and a chance to is in the first week of school, california and mont scoreless in extra innings and ben askelson ended it. walk off home run first pitch of the inning. montana advances, they'll play either pennsylvania or california on saturday. >>> that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look amount the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning once again. >> good morning. for those just joining us, i want to give you an update on what the hurricane center -- able to zoom in exactly what the thinking is here as far as the big cities go between b

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. >>> new alabama governor robert bentley has apologized for comments he made just hours after being inaugurated monday. bentley said anyone who has not accepted jesus into their life was not his brother or sister. >>> a new survey by "travel and leisure" may surprise you. named los angeles as the rudest city in the country. new york city, which has long battled the image, came in at number two. >>> and in new zealand, a group of fishermen had the ride of their lives yesterday when they attempted to cross a notoriously dangerous river in rough water. the captain said they were eager to return home after a week-long fishing trip when they decided to risk the crossing. the local coast guard says men are lucky to have made it out unharmed. >>> here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,825 after dipping 12 points yesterday. the s&p shed 13 points. the nasdaq lost 40. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 119 points, while in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 415. >>> the economic downturn left much of the financ

annabel roberts. itv news. >> really is just horrible. here's a look at your first look at some of the stories going on around america today. a rare late november tornado ripped through northern illinois yesterday. amateur video shows the fast-moving funnel sweeping through the area, knocking down power lines and causing major infrastructural damage. more than 42,000 homes lost power. also five kids and a bus driver were injured during the storm when those heavy winds reportedly picked up their school bus and threw it about 100 feet off the road. authorities say their injuries are minor, though there were complaints of back pain. >>> officials in colorado are taking no chances this season, especially with the wind and snow that has whipped up ideal avalanche conditions. they're avalanche blasting in an effort to reduce the potential of a huge avalanche forming, a dangerous threat that comes with above average snow pack depth. >>> in florida, a local lawyer gave away a thousand turkeys in his community. he got the idea when he realized his

robert moore, itv news in the north atlantic. >>> it is time now for your first look at entertainment news. movie goers apparently still have a big appetite for "the hunger games." the blockbuster pulled in an estimated $21.5 million in its fourth weekend overshadowing several new releases. that raises the film's domestic total to a whopping $337 million. big numbers. huge. and then coming in seconds bringing screen version of "the three stooges" which pulled in an unexpectedly strong $17.1 million thanks to a largely male audience that bill was not a part of? >> no. surprised it did that well. >> in third place the comedy "the cabin in the woods" managed to scare up $14.9 million due to strong word of mouth and critical reviews. and ninth place, the space thriller "lockout" which debuted with a weak $6.3 million. all right. so you may have heard the big news that after six kids, seven years, brad pitt and angelina jolie, they are finally engaged. yep. there are several reports saying brad's ex-wife jennifer aniston is also thrilled for them, especially now that she's found happiness

i'm thomas roberts and this is way too early. the hoe is practicing its portuguese for the next olympics. you are listening live on cirrus xm radio. let us know why you are awake early. shoot us an e-mail or do what carly lloyd does or text the word awake followed by your response. we will read the best responses later on in the show. before we get to the news here, willie gift is standing by. the u.s. women's soccer team did it again, getting revenge against the tough japanese team. >> they lost in the world cup to japan last summer and they were heartbroken and had been thinking about that game every day up until yesterday. we will have highlights there. also another run for the ages. usain bolt does it again. we will have highlights of his run away later. >> you know who else will get redemption? >> your alarm clock monday morning will get redemption on you. >> i'm not look being forward to it. >> mitt romney is in boston after wrapping up a two-day swing through morning and new jersey raking in an additional $5 million. woody

instead of an official pop li politician, he named robert griffin iii. morris said that mitt romney would win in a landslide with 325 electoral votes. he also made the prediction that president obama might pull out of the race. >>> a new "washington post"/abc news poll said that hillary clinton would be approved for president obama. and another path said that michelle obama would do well. right now she leads republican senator mark kirk of illinois 51-40%. >>> so a new congressional report shows wasteful spending of tax money that was intended for counter-terrorism purposes, some of the worst examples, the homeland security department paid for a hog catcher in texas. a fish tank and an underwater robot in a midwest city with no major rivers or lakes nearby. former republican senator allen simpson has a message, use the tools to sign up people for the can kicks back campaign to avoid the fiscal cliff and cut the national debt. the 81-year-old simpson went "gangnam style" to make his point. ♪ >> i have a bum knee. horse, horse. ride the horse. >> senator

. >>> baylor quarterback robert griffin iii announced he'll enter the nfl draft. he has one more year of eligih l eligibilihe will jikt but will receive a masters in communications this summer. impressive for a guy who is only 21. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins, bill "the voice" cairns with the weather channel forecast. >> the voice of a 15-year-old cracking. nice to see kit snow in northern new england. it's been a while. that's what we're dealing with this morning. mass pike, you have snow right along mass pike. we're getting a mix now of sleet mixing in with snow. it is all rain and heavy rain at that everywhere around the greater philadelphia, central jersey and new york city. right around 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. the morning drive around the tri-state area in connecticut, new york and new jersey is going to be very difficult. as far as snow goes, only northern new england is going to get accumulating snows out of this. it will move out during the day. we'll cl

meanwhile, defense secretary robert gates said he saw no evidence that senior officials in pakistan were aware that bin laden was living right under their noses. though he admits, quote, somebody knew. he suggests it could have been retired or low level officials. last night on hardball, greg miller told chris matthews what he thinks secretary gates met when he referred to evidence they did that know where he was hiding. good they were able to pick up some chatter among senior level pakistani officials. and i think the intelligence community believes they were registering genuine surprise at what had happened and that if there had been some accomplice itity at that higher echelon of the government, you wouldn't have heard that. >> let me ask you about the news that in the journals that were kept by bin laden, they want a role in history obviously, that he was planning to kill barack obama. >> i have no doubt that that would have been one of his grandest ambitions. we don't have any evidence that he had gone anywhere with any plotting to that end, but this is a guy who spent so much of hi

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>> the blogosphere is burning up with the talk of the end of "twilight" couple, kristen stewart and robert pattinson. due to her carrying on of an alleged affair. according to the "us weekly" the 22-year-old was caught in a compromised photo of the married 41-year-old director of a film. stewart's source called the incident a fleeting moment that shouldn't have happened. >> so -- you've broken a lot of news for me today. first off i didn't realize they were a couple. and secondly she told me that becomes a vampire in the last movie. >> you've got to get with it. >> this is a big morning for me now. >> "way too early" is next. >>> a new batch of nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows a tight national race with the president leading in the swing states that will decide this election. the question is, what if anything will break open the campaign as we turn for the stretch. >>> reports this morning that syrian president, bashar al assad, has escalated the civil war in his country by using fighter jets now to bomb rebel positions. the question is, what are the united states and the west doing be

original "playboy" finally decides to settle down plus over the christmas weekend, ben stiller and robert de niro proved they're still a dynamic duo at the box office. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. >>> with christmas behind us, you think the spending sprees would be over. flexible spending accounts on health care plans about to expire, consumers are being forced to use it or lose it. eric edwards reports. >> reporter: e-readers, i pads and other hot ticket items, cold medicines and pregnancy tests among others. >> now is also the time to buy bandages and band-aids and adhesives and crutches or eyeglasses or contact lenses. >>> anyone with a flexible spending account is well aware to use it or lose it rule. meaning the pretax dollars for medical expenses are about to expire at the end of the year. contribute together run on medical supplies is the fact that over-the-counter drugs will not be an eligible expense without a prescription come january 1st. >> over-the-counter medication, tylenol, advil, aspirin, things like that which

. >>> during a farewell tribute to defense secretary robert gates, president obama surprised him with a medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. gates is being replaced by cia chief leon pinetta. >>> prince william and his new wife katherine arrived in canada for their first official trip abroad. the newlyweds arrived in ottawa to cheering crowds before attending an informal barbecue and a reception. >>> and check this out. officials in china szechuan province have apologized for releasing a blatantly doctored photo of three men inspecting a highway project so poorly photo shopped, it appears the men are levitating. the photographer admits to combining photos because he felt his originals weren't impressive enough. >>> now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,414 after gaining 152 points yesterday. the s&p was up 13. and the nasdaq rose 33. and taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei added 51 points, while the hang seng climbed 336. >>> stocks closed a rough month and a quarter thursday with t

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. >>> outspoken musician and conservative ted nugent blasted supreme court justice john roberts as a, quote, turn colt, for his recent health care ruling. he added it might have been better if the south won the civil war. that is your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here is your first look at u how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,772 after dropping 124 points on friday. the s&p stumbled 12 while the nasdaq sank 38. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei shot down 123 points, while in hong kong the hang seng plummeted 372. >>> in the wake of friday's disappointing jobs figures, wall street will have a new worry this week, lower earnings. with the american and european economy struggling, 42 companies including ford and texas instruments have already warned investors of lower profit expectations. as always, later today, alcoa leads off reporting. due to the global slowdown, know one expects a repeat of the positive outlook from the aluminum giant. >>> jpmorgan chase's report will be watched for the official total from the

>> annabell roberts, thank you. >>> a u.s. army sergeant is charged with secretly filming female cadets. the staff member at west point is accused of putting hidden cameras in the showers and bathrooms to tape women who are naked or partly undressed. defense secretary chuck hagel was concerned and disturbed by the allegations. it's just the latest sexual misconduct incident in the military following a pentagon report estimating that as many as 26,000 service members may have been sexually assaulted in the last year alone. >>> later today, president obama will give what's being billed as a major speech on counter-terrorism. he's expected to discuss the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay and the on going war on terror. his remarks could be used to defend the administration's drone program after an admission from the attorney general. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. the big picture here is that with al qaeda central organization essentially decimated, there are other thre

diary of a wimpy kid robert rules came out on top with 24 had the $4 million thanks to an under 18 audience. they managed to beat all estimates and came in ahead of the original "diary of a wimpy kid" which opened last year with $22.1 million. the action fantasy "sucker punch" had a soft debut. the film cost $75 million to produce and analysts say poor reviews and ratings may affect it going fort. >>> limitless had $15.2 million. reese wither spoon and her talent agent tied the not over the weekend in southern california. finally, actress amy adams is tapped to play lois lane in the big rescreen make of "super man" which is slated to be released at the end of next year. the guy that is going to be playing super man, thumbs up. >> who is that again? >> i can't remember his name. i think henry cavil i think? >> i love amy adams. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. stay tuned. way too early with willie geist starts right now. >>> with the path cleared by u.n. air strikes, rebels continue to push back the forces of gadhafi claiming now to have captured gadhafi's hometown. the question is what does it m

>>> meanwhile, staff sergeant robert bales, united states soldier accused of going on a murderous rampage in afghanistan is back in the u.s. now as we learn more about his history both professional and personal. the question is how large will this incident loom in the history of this war? >>> and with a pair of number two seeds bounced in the first round of the big dance on friday night, another one was on the ropes late last night. the question is, did kansas survive or go the way of duke and missouri? it's "way toearly" for ts. good

. >>> and cryonics pioneer has died, robert etinger was 92, his body became the 106th to be stored at the cryonics institute which he founded in 1976. >>> now your "first look" at wall street. the dow opens at 12,592, after losing 88 points yesterday. the s&p fell seven points and the nasdaq dipped 16. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, the nikkei was up 47 points, while in hong ko kong, the hang seng climbed 278. wall street was down monday as jitters heightened over the prospect of defaults with no progress towards a debt ceiling deal. volume was light, even by summer standards. suggesting many sat on the sidelines. while overall losses were moderate, the amount of falling stocks far outpaced advancers. wall street's so-called fear index jumped over 10%. >>> the debt stalemate prompted a flight to gold and another record high. the dollar fell to a record low against the swiss franc, a traditional safe haven currency. earnings steady bright spot were no help monday, kimberly-clark dropped 2% on a doubtful profit forecast. >>> hospital operator, hca, tumbled 19% after rep

retiring defense secretary robert gates has confirmed u.s. officials are holding preliminary talking with the taliban to find a political solution to the war in afghanistan. in televised interviews sunday, gates concede he didn't expect significant progress for months. these talks come as president obama decides how many troops to withdraw in a limited drawdown set for next month. >>> severe flooding triggered by torrential rain continues to inundate southern and eastern china. according to state tv, the surging waters have so far left more than 180 people dead or missing and have forced the evacuation of 500,000 people. >>> ever dream of flying halfway across the world in the time it takes to watch a movie? well, it may not be far off. european aerospace company eads has unveiled plans for transportation rocket that will be able to fly from paris to tokyo in just 2 1/2 hours using biofuel and zero emission rocket engines. the company hopes to build a prototype by 2020 and have service up and running by 2050. >>> and the library of congress h

. >>> last night on "the ed show" president obama's senior campaign adviser, robert gibbs, describes what he hopes to hear at tonight's presidential debate. take a listen. >> i hope the moderator gives governor romney a chance to do what paul ryan said he didn't have time to do and that is explain how they pay for a $5 trillion tax cut. as you pointed out, ed, it is a time problem that is vexing in this budget. it's a math problem. they can't pay for it. if they can't pay for it to provide the tax cut for the rich then they're going to raise taxes on the middle class. that's what the economic studies have shown. look, i don't know anybody who thinks we' we're another tax cu a millionaire away from a stronger middle class. >> watch ed schultz every night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> a judge in pennsylvania has blocked the state's stricter voter inch d. law. ruling means that voters in pennsylvania will not have to show a state-approved i.d. to cast ballots on election day. the judge said he was concerned that the law could prevent some people from voting. the st