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branson and kate winslet springs to the action, rescuing the billionaire s 90-year-old mom. dramatic story in branson s own words today, tuesday, august dramatic story in branson s own words today, tuesday, august 23rd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. i m carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. hurricane irene is rapidly gaining strength. some 60 million americans from florida to massachusetts could be impacted by the storm. but this morning the immediate concerns are for the islands of turks and caicos and the bahamas. you can see irene s incredible size and intensity in this video taken from international space station. we re going get the latest from al straight ahead. also ahead, a police officer in california is recovering after being shot in the neck as he responded to a call just north of san diego. dramatic scene caught on camera. we re going to tell you what sparked that sho ....
what he s telling authorities today, monday, august 22nd, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this monday morning. i m ann curry. i m carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. it is the dramatic and dynamic situation in tripoli today for this cautious optimism that moammar ga dffy s time in power could be ending soon. they ve been rejoicing in the streets throughout the night after ceasing control of most of the libyan capital. but they re now facing resistance from gadhafi loyalists near his compound. they have taken two of his sons into custody. this morning the exact whereabouts of the libyan leader himself are unclear. president obama is keeping an eye on the situation from martha s vineyard. he issued a statement saying the battle is at a tipping point, they need to recognize their rule has come to an end. let s get right to nbc s chief correspondent richard engel. richard, what s the latest. reporter: tiply is ....
story with us today, july 29th, we ll share his remarkal sto aa story with us today, july 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. tgif, matt. i m ann curry. good morning. the clock is ticking. the crisis is no clearer today than several months ago. both house republicans and senate democrats will meet this morning after speaker john boehner failed to find enough votes within his own party to push his plan through the house. so, are lawmakers wasting too much time on a bill that perhaps has no chance of passing in the first place? we re live on capitol hill with the latest on that coming up in just a couple of minutes. we ve got another very disturbing story. a chilling plot to kill u.s. soldiers foiled near ft. hood in texas and investigators say the alleged attack was eminent and a fellow soldier was behind it. we re going to live there for a report. have you heard there s ....
one-year countdown to the 2012 summer games in london, word that winter olympian jarrett speedy peterson takes his own life. speedy peterson takes his own life. july 27, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. as next tuesday s deadline gets closer, it seems the anger is getting louder among many citizens. americans are just fed up with the stalemate. and they re letting people in washington know about it. the latest setback came last night whun speaker boehner was told by the congressional budget office his proposal would cut spending far less than advertised. now, that fact drew instant criticism from both parties. we ll get the latest from washington and we ll speak to one senator who has been in all the meetings so far. we ll talk to him. also this morning, imagine not being able to go to your child s school functions or coach their sports teams or find ce ....
speedy peterson takes his own life. speedy peterson takes his own life. july 27, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. as next tuesday s deadline gets closer, it seems the anger is getting louder among many citizens. americans are just fed up with the stalemate. and they re letting people in washingt know about it. the latest setback came last night whun speaker boehner was told by the congressional budget office his proposal would cut spending far less than advertised. now, that fact drew instant criticism from both parties. we ll get the latest from washington and we ll speak to one senator who has been in all the meetings so far. we ll talk to him. also this morning, imagine not being able to go to your child s school functions or coach their sports teams or find certain jobs. a father of four in texas has dealt with that for more than 15 years because he ....