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potential terrorist threats. wendy is live in times square and nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is looking at this. wendy, were going to start with you, though. what kind of security is in place to keep revelers safe there? >> craig, there is a lot of security. this is some of it, the security barricades. thats for basically a crowd control. as you mentioned, almost a million people will be coming in to times square. its hard to believe when you just look at this. you cant...

just a moment. well talk to emergency officials who are on the scene there to bring us the latest again from sumpte county, florida, where there was a mine collapse, and at least one person has been trapped underneath the water there. first, well talk about the boosted security for holiday travelers. homeland security officials tell msnbc they are in touch with authorities, and watching the situation that happened in rome very closely. earlier, to fill you in, explosions ripped through...

>> bill: we arent in church but we will be later. guess where hillary clinton is today, shes in cambodia, im not making that up, are democrats up against slipping support in congress based on the possibility of losing control in the house and the senate? many distancing themselves from the commander-in-chief, martha. >> martha: lets bring in karl rove, deputy chief of staff to president bush and today a fox news contributor and is still in texas and the whole gang is gathering here in ...

is probably one of the most famous horses of all hitting the big screen. is it worth a look? thats about the movie "secretariat" not john lennon turning 70 today. good morning, im alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. well go to the jobs market and the last unemployment report bleaker than once forecast. the unemployment rate is holding steady at 9.6%. nbcs lynn barry is live with all the details and with a good saturday morning to you, lynn, my friend. well talk about the respective o...

that includes right around the capital beltway and in downtown washington. heavy rain since late last night through the morning hours. it comes and goes, sometimes heavier, sometimes lighter like it is right now. there have been some sporadic road closures around d.c. but for the most part its been business as unusual. the wind is turning some peoples umbrellas inside-out but people are dealing the best they can. the ironic thing is that this area has been in a bit of a drought for qui...

breaking news out of iran this morning. officials now say they will release an american hiker held in that will country for more than a year. sarah shourd has been one of three detained since last year. her iranian lawyers say she could be released in the next two or three days, a major abo face for iran. she is one of three american hikers accused of spying. shane baueand josh fattal have all been held since july of 2009. a new death toll this morning from the massive gas explosioni...

will president obamas $50 billion take us to more prosperous times. more controversial plan to burn korans on 9/11. steven slater made a grand exit off that jetblue airplane. today he faces the judge. plus -- >> the guy i fell in love with was a hard-working alaskan man that didnt want to wear straight-legged jeans and boots and be chased by radar and those kinds of people. >> what until you hear what else crystal palin is saying about her baby daddy levi johnson. im chris jans...

meteorologist scott williams joins us now live in the studio. good morning to you, scott. another storm? >> absolutely, veronica. this is the eighth named storm of the 2010 season and its name is hermine. it could bring some problems along the texas coast. right now, as we take a look at the slaert perspective you can see the deep convection right now in the southern gulf of mexico. that will bring heavy rainfall, flash flooding as we move into the lone star state. not only for your la...

developing now, a new push from president obama to jump start the sputtering economy. nearly 15 million americans out of work on this labor day and the presidents plan to hit the road today for a big economic week. nbcs mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. its all about the economy this week for president obama. hes set to unveil new initiatives to boost employment and help democrats in congress keep their jobs in the bargain...

two times stronger. get dual action listerine® whitening® rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. tracking earl. the one-time hurricane leaves parts of the northeast powerless and under water. the danger now, beach erosion and rip currents. a strong earthquake levels parts of new zealand. threes a good side to the story, even miraculous you might say. new jobs numbers. why some say there is a silver lining, but when will companies really start to hire? if youve seen and heard...