Meeting to another. Made some good progress. Well talk after. Well go back in so i need to part the red sea. Good meeting. Good discussion. Good discussion. Good meeting. Reporter get somewhere here. Well seem it was a good meeting. Reporter meanwhile as july t is largely closed and state beaches and parks remain shuttered while governor christie lounges on a state beach shut off to all other residents. Heres the. In order for the 34. 7 state budget to be approved christie whats horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield to dedicate 300 million of its multi billion dollar surplus to fight the opioid crisis. The House Speaker is app poe. Willing to compromise but but it has to be properly vetted. I dont have a bill to put up yet. Im willing to look at components of that bill with other components and maybe other even other entities. I said this all along. Reporter christie Lieutenant Governor running to replace him walk away from christie monday. I can tell was i would do if i was the governor i ce
Well tell you how. And the most expensive dog search ever . One womans yearlong and very costly search for her best friend. Why would someone spent more than 30,000 to find a missing dog . Well ask her today, saturday, november 22nd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome, everyone, to today on a saturday morning. Im qulerlester holt. Erica hill alongside chenille jones and dylan dreyer. Dylan, im glad youre back. And lester is, too. Whatd you think of that much snow . I got to step into the dylan dreyer life up in buffalo and i was whining how long, six hours after i was there . You did a lot of whining, a lot of complaining. How do you do this job . A lot of snow. Like ive never seen before. Crazy stuff. Anyway, we want to get to to our top story, where a grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri, could come down today. Ron allen remains on the story for us. Good morning. Reporter good mornin
In Northern Arizona. In Southern California rose parade spectators sporting jackets. Former Governor Cuomo has died. Remembered as the most influential liberal voice of his generation. Im enormously grateful to new york state for giving me and my family 12 years. Its more than i deserve. More than i ever dreamt of. More bodies recovered at the java sea air crash site. The hail mary. Not answered. The dream continues for the buckeyes. Marcus mariota the end zone. Beat down. This seasons flu epidemic is growing. The cdc says the virus has now spread in 36 states. L. A. County sheriffs bomb squad discovered a grenade in malibu. Still unclear what kind it is and how it got there. U2 front man bono wrote its not clear he will ever play guitar again after his recent bicycle accident. And all that matters. Taylor swift wears hats as a singer and songwriter but this christmas she also put on a santa hat for her fans. Adorable. On cbs this morning. These guys are on a mission right now. Its fun
Pay are on hold until the army determines why and how he was captured. Iraqs going to need more help. They have captured two key cities and are vowing to take their battle to baghdad. Its not like we havent seen this problem coming for over a year. Whats the president doing . Taking a nap. At least one tornado overnight in texas. The same system produced large hail shattering car windows. They were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. The games got under way with controversy. A penalty shot awarded to brazil that led the a win. You are playing with my words. Hillary clinton and npr got into it over samesex marriage. Hypothetically if you ran for president against Hillary Clinton, do you think you could beat her . Hypothetically, you bet. He was rescue after being stuck in a trench for about eight hours. Donald sterling has reportedly hired four p. I. S to dig up dirt own other owners. He thought he was going to get a picture of an elephant, but things didnt go exactly as planned. And
Marriage equality is about to take a big step forward in the eyes of the federal government. Tonight attorney general eric holder will announce a major policy shift for the Justice Department. Hell issue a directive granting equal status to all married couples including samesex couples. Holder is giving a speech tonight in new york where courtney has more. What is expected tonight . Reporter well, jonathan, hes expected to make news. Now, they are doing sound checks behind me so you can already tell that this is going to be quite the celebratory evening. Its a fundraiser for a known game rights organization. Now, the news that he is going to be making tonight is hes going to be announcing, the slid identification of the department of Justice Policy aimed at irradicating the discrimination of samesex couples with federal law. The three key points are under the criminal Justice System the accident samesex couples will enjoy the same legal rights as heaheterosexual couples in termf not ha