There a reporter asked me that question. I have given it quite a bit of thought from a very strategic level, i believe the military is part of the solution to Better Outcomes around the world, but at the higher level its really about economies. So i focus a lot of my time on relationships with countries who were key economic engines in the world. Whether it was brazil or china or europe or the middle east or india, i try to spend some of my time in that regard. I really just believe that if you can create some stability in a peaceful environment, peoples standards of living will get improved as economies start to thrive. I put quite a bit of thought in to that. I really believed it as the debt ticker just kept going on exponentially. In the last year or so, i mean, everybody is doing hand stands because the deficit has gone down. Its as if the problem went away. The problem is it hasnt effected the ticker at all. T above 17 trillion. It was 16 trillion a year ago. We cant be the countr
President obama created an Election Commission to reduce voting problems at polling places. After the release of their report the commission met with the president. I just want to say thank you publicly to all the wonderful people here who have served on the president ial commission on Election Administration. I think all of us would call recall in the last election in 2012 we had reports around the country up tremendously long lines with people when they tried to vote and in some cases for hours they were stuck. The day of the election i said we are going to need to do something about it, and i think all of us share the belief that regardless of Party Affiliation that our democracy demands that our citizens can participate in a smooth and effective way, and i called on congress to work with us but i also thought it was important for us to have bipartisan independent panel that could actually dig into the facts and try to determine what can we do to improve the situation. Unlike a lot
After watching the interview. Later in the show, the question everyone is asking, can the Livestrong Charity go on . Well ask the ceo. Have you noticed you didnt make quite as much as you did before the new year came . Of course, you are not alone. What is behind this sudden cut in pay and give you ideas of what you could do to offset that loss. The story we hope will bring a smile to your face. What folks in one city are doing to boost the spirits of random strangers. Great story. We want to start with Lance Armstrongs confession. Anne thompson has more on what he had to say. Anne, good morning. Good morning, savannah. Lance armstrong said he had the perfect story for so long, overcoming cancer, winning the Tour De France, and it wasnt true. Lance armstrong was emotional, but not tearful, apologetic, but not contrite. In an exclusive interview on own, armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey what had long been suspected. In all seven of your Tour De France victories, did you ever take bann
Start another four years as bang as the final Preparations Commander in chief. Savannah . When you say new look, im are being made in washington to expecting bangs but thank you so host the president s second much. I dont think thats good for the president , no. Its a big weekend, of inaugural today, friday, course, for the president. January 18th, 2013. We will all be down there this weekend. Weekend today will be there, lester, erica, jenna, dylan for announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer a special edition of weekend today. And monday morning, matt, and Savannah Guthrie live from willie, al, natalie and i will studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Have coverage of the events, the and good morning. Ceremony, parade, all the pomp welcome to today on a friday and circumstance as it were. Its always an amazing event morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. To actually watch unfold. Im Savannah Guthrie. This is a confession years in we hope youll join us monday the makin
And new term, new do. First Lady Michelle obama changes up her hairstyle with a bang as the final preparations are being made in washington to host the president s second inaugural today, friday, january 18th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. This is a confession years in the making. Did you watch Lance Armstrong interview . I have to say i did. And even though we all expected, we all thought we knew what we were going to hear, when you heard those blunt answers to direct questions, it was still somewhat starting. A lot of people had been waiting to hear what armstrong would say, the disgraced cyclist using everything from Human Growth Hormone to testosterone. Maybe not the answer some people wanted to hear. For years, cyclist Tyler Hamilton, that man right there, accused armstrong