Thats about the best they can get, an issue they want to campaign on again next year. There may be individuals that may want to ride it to the nomination of the Republican Party in 2016. They want to cast more attention on this. They are not moving votes. The bill is already unpopular according to most polls, the law, that is. Theyre not even gaining extra ground there based on what were seeing this far. The cruz caucus, as its coming to be known, seems to be setting the agenda. You mention this could help them as they push into the next campaign season. Does that cruz caucus hold its weight moving forward . Well have to seechlt senator cruz is my guest this morning. Im curious what he does next. The goal of defunding or delaying the obama care is nowhere in sight. The protests can continue through a Government Shutdown, but the goal of changing the law is nowhere in site because theyre not actually engaging theyre not suggesting ways to improve upon the law or change the law substantially, that conversation hasnt happened yet. David, real quickly, complaints from the American People is that it seems the only way to get anything done in washington so to bring it down by the wire, if not threaten, then end up shutting down government. Is that the only way things get done now . It seems to be, its government by crisis. You had defense secretary hagel saying the country is becoming ungovernable by the way washington is behaving. The staring contest moves forward and the political chips will fall as it does. David, thanks. Well check back with you in a bit. Were seeing powerful new pictures this morning from inside the mall in kenya that was the scene of the deadly terror attack. Ron allen is in nairobi with the new images. Good morning. Good morning, lester. We obtained these pictures exclusively. Some were taken in the past 24 hours. As you can will see, they are raw, graphic. They show the utter destruction of the mall in the aftermath, the aftermath of the fourday siege that left 67 people dead. Keep in mind when you look at these pictures, that this happened at sat afternoon in a mall that looked before this like any other mall in suburban american. Hundreds of shoppers, restaurants, cafes, a childrens cooking competition going on that involved dozens of very young kid. Five gunmen were killed. Was that the entire militant force that was there . So many questions remain. What happened to the hostages that were there . Were told 1,000 people were rescued. We never were told about what happened to the people held hostage up to the final day. There are reports this morning as well that the government had advanced warning about this. Was that intelligence followed up on . Did the government have the capability to act on that . The death toll at 67, the investigation continues. Rob allen this morning, thank you so much. In the Pacific Northwest this morning it is a very soggy morning to say the least after record breaking rains fell on saturday. That nasty weather expected to continue into today. Dylan has a closer look at that. Good morning, erica. This area is used to rain, of course, but nothing this big this early in this season. We saw 50 to 60mileperhour wind gusts, snapping tree limbs and sending those trees toppling down into homes. We certainly did see the damage reported out of portland where 16,000 people lost power, and over in seattle we ended up with a record amount of rainfall in parts of olympia as well. Now, parts of the state are still under a Flash Flood Watch at this time. You can see the size of this storm system, it is a big one, moving in off the pacific. As the jet stream comes in like this, the moisture just streams right in here, and we are seeing the threat perhaps of another several inches of rain. In fact, today is going to be even worse than yesterday. Another perhaps five to seven inches of rain is possible, especially along the coastline where we could see wind gusts up to 65 to 75 Miles Per Hour. Lester . Dylan, thank you very much. Questions still lingering today three months after one of the nations deadlyist rest wildfires killed 19 men, part of an elite hot shot team. On saturday investigators released a report about the fire. But in many ways there are more questions than answers. We get more on this now from nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter this video posted on youtube of the Granite Mountain hot shot team was taken shortly before the elite unit was killed. 19 men lost their lives. Investigators now say during the raging Yarnell Hill FireRadio Communications were challenging. Through updates, brief, informal and vague. There was a critical 33minute communication blackout before flames swept over the team. There was a period that we dont know, we dont have all the information. Reporter the threemonth investigation placed no blame. It says the hotshots were in a safety zone atop a ridge when, for unknown reasons, the team ascended into a valley when a thunderstorm changed the intensity and spread of a blaze, the men were trapped in a ball of fire, temperatures competed 2,000 degrees. No one directed to move from the location that they were in. Obviously they made a decision based on the information that they had. Theres of me constituent unsettled. Reporter Julie Ann Ashcraft lost andrew. The report leaves many questions. Nothing would bring them home. I knew going into it that all i want in life is one moment with my husband again and thats not going to happen. Reporter this morning the investigation is over. For some closure and answers will never come. For today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Time to get caught up on the headlights from overnight. Craig melvin is here with that. Were learning the National Security agency may be mapping your social connections. For almost three years the nsa has been matching data it collects from gps locaters, bank rolls, and facebook profiles. The details are part of a new report from the New York Times based on documents from nsa leaker edward snowden. The nsa will not say how Many Americans were caught up in the effort. It did say all its work has a foreign intelligence purpose. Bond is set at a Million Dollars for a monday in louisiana accuse ofd shooting a spas store during his sermon. 53yearold Woodrow Kerry was arrested when they say he walked into the church in lake charles friday night and shot pastor Ronald Harris twice. Police still do not know why. A former Army Sergeant nicknamed rambo pled not guilty to charges he recruited other soldiers in an alleged murder for hire plot. Joseph hunter was arrested in thailand and appeared in a new york federal court. Prosecutors say hes a contract killer who plotted to kill a dea agent and import cocaine. The number two navy officer has been suspend friday duty this morning. Navy vice admiral tim di giana was suspended more than three weeks ago but it was not publicly announced until now. Ready for relay. The olympic flame Lighting Ceremony for the 2014 winter games went off without a hitch in southern greece. The torch is set to make its way to russia. It will arrive in moscow october 7, then journey some 40,000 miles across russias nine time zones before the games officially begin february 7. Thats 130 days from now. Thats the news. I didnt know you had that in your newscast. Do you know erica, one of her fantasies is to carry the olympic torch. Its on her bucket list. You did it with a broken footed, too. My goal is to get you with the torch start of the campaign. Ill sign up for that campaign. Thanks, lester holt. You guys are the best. Dylan is back now with a check of the rest of your weekend forecast. Hello again. You have to figure out which time zone you want to run through. Seven time zones . Lets do all nine. Were going to see this huge storm in the Pacific Northwest still continue to affect parts of seattle and into areas of portland, oregon, too. In the center of the country we have this cold front moving eastward. Heavier rain from michigan to texas. Its not going to be as heavy in texas as it was yesterday. Look at skom of our numbers, chicago, 84 yesterday, only good morning. Scattered clouds today. It will be great for outdoor plans. We expect us to climb into the low to mid 70s by the afternoon. We are warming up in it the low 80s by wednesday and thursday. Next chance for rain holds off that is your latest forecast. Erica . Dylan, thanks. Turning now to the latest chapter for amanda knox, accused of killing her british roommate in italy. Tomorrow she faces yet another battle in court. Chapman bell is live in florence this morning with a preview. Chapman, good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. It was about two years ago when amanda knox was acquitted in perugia, italy. It seemed like her legal troubles were over. Tomorrow a new case gets under way for her and her former boyfriend in italy, this time in a different city with new prosecutors. She and her coaccused wont even be in court here tomorrow. It was a criminal trial that captivated the world. Amanda knox and her former italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito charged with the murder of meredith kercher. The four spent almost four years in italy, held behind bars before their trial began. They were convicted of murder and Sexual Assault in 2009 and sentenced to a quarter century in prison. She was freed on appeal in the same court almost two years later. In march the high court overturned the decision and sent the case back to trial. Those hearings will take place at this florence courthouse. Earlier this month on today knox told matt lauer she was not going back. I was in prison as an innocent person and i just cant relive that. Im not i dont think im going to be put back in prison. I think that were going to win. Reporter even if she comes out on top in this newest battle, it may take a while for knox to truly be free. They can get another acquittal. The prosecutor can appeal the acquittal again. It can go back to the supreme court. The sreme court macon firm the acquittal or send it back for another evaluation. This is what you call judicial pingpong. Reporter potentially leaving the seattle native in legal limbo for even longer. Italys high court sent this case back to trial citing the need to reevaluate certain elements that led to their acquittal, including forensic analysis methods and the question of motive. Both knocks ax and her former boyfriend still maintain their innocence. Chapman bell, thanks. 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Just a few scattered clouds and temperatures are comfortable climbing into the low to mid 70s by the afternoon. We will stay that way tomorrow as well. We warm into the 80s wednesday and thursday. Our next chance of rain will hold off until the end of next weekend. We could use the rain this time of year. Oo at least we are looking every day at that great weather. Thank you ava. Thank you for joining us. 11 news saturday morning starts in 25 minutes. See you then. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im lester holt. Im campbell brown. This is our big debut. Are you nervous . Well be fine until i pull my first practical joke and then the relationship will really get started. Wow, i lost my sight, lost my hair and i lost weight. It is sunday, september 29th. We just saw a little bit of lester. Right now youre listening to the smooth sounds of the brown stone jazz ensemble. Just for you, lester, our house band this morning. I know you recognize them because youve played with them before. I did. I did a sto not long ago. They play in this great brownstone in brooklyn. Weve got them all. Well be hearing a little more from them coming up in this half hour. We saw when we came back from break at the top of this half hour, you saw your first day ten years ago as coan who of weekend today with campbell brown. Whats it like watching that . I just remember the two of us, she came from the white house, i was coming from msnbc, suddenly thrust into morning television, figuring it out as we went along. Janice was part of the team. Wow, i did have more hair and it was darker. Well, these things happen. Thats what this job will do to you. You look younger now i think. Ill take that. What a blast. I have been blessed by having great coanchors a weather people and a great family of fellow cast members. Its been wonderful. Im glad you feel that way. Were going to be watching a lot more of those ten years. Thats