Soft Hearted News Today

I will start with the good news, at the rain has eased in beijing and the rain has eased in beijing and the Weather Forecast seem to be protecting a period with little or no rain. This Second Typhoon Due to hit in the coming 2a hours may not actually reach landfall in the same place it was thought to be approaching, and that Weather Pattern may not also reach a beijing. Meaning it would give the rescue team is here a bit of Breathing Space to get a real handle on this situation. The other thing ...

college murders ahead of his first court appearance. the father of one victim speaking out. how he feels about potentially coming face to face with the alleged killer. new images of the crowd fleeing after the new years eve machete attack on nypd officers. the suspect now charged. was it a terrorist act? new troubles as holiday travelers make their way home. why thousands of flights are canceled or delayed again. actor jeremy renner airlifted to the hospital after he was critical...

It wasnt that she didnt get knocked down along the way. its just that she always got back up. and that changed things, for her and for the rest of us. cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >> a true legend in the field. thats "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching. im lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. yourself a each yourself a each nd - life is uncertain. everyday pressures can feel overwhelming its okay to feel stressed, anxious, worried, or ...

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>> what did they say? >> heres one point here. harold square was discussed allegedly, according to this complaint. and apparently one of the women said, if we did something there, that would just be normal people. we want to do something beyond that. harold scare square is an area with a lot of shops. >> soft hearted, shoppers. >> they wanted to make an impact. they wanted to hit people other than just quote, unquote normal people. >> military or police, politicians or something like a governmen...

Battling, when we were -- before we opened the show, which is something that consumed him and i was -- thats not uncommon. i was happy to walk with him through that process. no, he was -- he was -- he did a -- he did really well and seemed to be healthy. you know, this is a big guy and a very strenuous production with lots of running and leaping around and fights and falling over furniture. so at that stage, there were no alarm bells i would say at all. >> you become a family in a production lik...

Did really well and seemed to be healthy. you know, i mean, like i say, this is a big guy in a very strenuous production and running around, leaping around and fights and falling over furniture. so at that stage, there were no alarm bells i would say at all. >> you become a family in a pr p -- production like that. tell us something about james gandolfini, perhaps people dont get to see about him as a person. >> just to say he was extremely gentle, tender, soft-hearted, vaughnble, kind, yes, he ...

You know, this is a big guy and a very strenuous production with lots of running and leaping around and fights and falling over furniture. so at that stage, there were no alarm bells i would say at all. >> you become a family in a production like that. tell us something about jim gandolfini that perhaps the public never gets to see about the man, the person. >> just to say that, you know, he was extremely gentle, tender, soft hearted, vulnerable, kind. yes, he was -- he was very funny, and you k...

Very important. not just the phone messages, but the face to face is going to really be more telling than anything else coming out of that. whether or not he goes forward. and i think, ultimately, looking at this thing from a political strategy standpoint, theres no really incentive for him to get out right now. as youve already talked about and as bob knows, the dynamics on the republican side are such that you dont need to have a lot of cash to stay in this thing, you dont need to have a lot o...

Opened up where other places were shuttered. and those businesses have hired some new people. thats what we need to see. new business start-ups out there. >> diane, thank you so much. lets go to 2012. could this be herman cains last day on the campaign trail? tonight he heads home to talk to his wife about accusations that he had a 13-year-long affair. cain says they were just friends. he does admit giving the woman money without his wifes knowledge. >> she wasnt the only friend that i had hel...