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we begin this morning with decision day. the pressure is on for washington lawmakers to get a budget deal done before tonights midnight deadline that will shut down the federal government. despite government calls for fiscal responsibility after days of failed negotiations, some of the main sticking points remain, the party stances on planned parenthood and the environment. for the very latest, lets go to tracie potts. good morning. >> reporter: paige, good morning. good morning, vever...

and remembering leslie nielsen. >> surely you cant be serious. >> i am serious and dont call me shirley. >> the veteran actor and one of the funniest men in hollywood has died at the age of 84. well look back at his unforgettable roles in classic comedic timing today. monday, november 29th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, welcome to "today" on a monday morning, im matt lauer. >> im meredith vieira. the white house is dealing with the fallout this mor...

>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. im amy robach. >> and im carl quintanilla in for lester holt. we know the president loves his basketball but things got a little bit too heated yesterday. >> 12 stitches. thats not just a little mishap. there he was icing his lip. and apparently the guy who hit him, by accident, called the president a tough competitor, but a good sport. >> hes in an undisclosed location this morning. well which heal more about that story...

>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. im amy robach. >> and im carl quintanilla in for lester holt. we know the president loves his basketball but things got a little bit too heated yesterday. >> 12 stitches. thats not just a little mishap. there he was icing his lip. and apparently the guy who hit him, by accident, called the president a tough competitor, but a good sport. >> hes in an undisclosed location this morning. well which heal more about that story...

battered but unbound. wreckaged cleared. communities restored. the long journey back to the home almost lost in the storm. and i know i speak for everyone here on the floor, it is so great to see robin there, back in her hometown. and she has the story of an extraordinary comeback this morning. we say good morning, america, from new york, as well. george is off this morning. hell be back on monday. breaking news to get to off the top. stunning video from the trapped miners in chile...

faltering economy. and this morning, what we all should be listening for. ♪ come on up for the rising and "the road to recovery." five years after the devastation of hurricane katrina, the gulf coast is reborn. battered but unbound. wreckaged cleared. communities restored. the long journey back to the home almost lost in the storm. and i know i speak for everyone here on the floor, it is so great to see robin there, back in her hometown. and she has the story of an extraordinary ...

Grows in japan. and when i discovered this light tea, i just fell in love with it. and what i have basically done is, we have toasted it with lavender and cardamon. when you become a blender, you dont blend for everyone, and not everyone is going to love what youre doing. the most important thing is that youre still true to your passion, and there is always an audience out there that is going to support it. >> one supporter is marcus samuelson, whose restaurants are stocking his products. >> wha...

tony that we could not pass up. is that wild? >> terrific. she didnt look like she was 20,000 leagues below the sea. >> we kept coming back with good audio, so i didnt know if i should hang in there. with skype, you dont always have a perfect connection, but the story was perfect. >> she did have a great story. put it on your blog page. >> thank you, producer tony harris. have a great newscast. love ya. >> live from cnn headquarters, big stories today. 3.a 5 million pakistani children ...

and a hollywood drama played out in real life. lindsay lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail. could the judges decision ultimately save her life? you know, watching lindsay lohan in that courtroom yesterday, i flash back to the first time we saw her in "parent trap." and you think what a long, sad journey she has had. >> well talk about that in our second half hour. but the top story here and over much of the country, absolutely brutal temperatures. these are some of the temperatures re...

and a hollywood drama played out in real life. lindsay lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail. could the judges decision ultimately save her life? you know, watching lindsay lohan in that courtroom yesterday, i flash back to the first time we saw her in "parent trap." and you think what a long, sad journey she has had. >> well talk about that in our second half hour.ad. but the top story here and over much of the country, absolutely brutal temperatures. these are some of the temperatures...