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today, we begin with the southern swing. the campaign push is on in south carolina where the republican presidential hopefuls are looking to lock in conservative support. nbc's brian mooar joining us from washington with those details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are slugging it out in the trenches with all but one fighting for survival. >> hi, guys. big night last night. very exciting. >> reporter: mitt romney's underdog opponents are hoping for a knockout. the republican front-runner is being hammered over the airways. online in a documentary and ...

J.d. drew, liner off the pitcher. everybody was safe until pinch runner mcdonald overran second. that was the game's final out. boston lost 1-0. they fall 0-6, their worst start since 1945. that's a look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred rogin. here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. hi, bill. best thing about fridays is giving that weekend forecast. first thing is first, bring the umbrella with you, pittsburgh, most areas of pennsylvania, philadelphia, baltimore to d.c., where the rain will be early today. maybe later this afternoon, some of it cou...

we begin this morning with decision day. the pressure is on for washington lawmakers to get a budget deal done before tonight's midnight deadline that will shut down the federal government. despite government calls for fiscal responsibility after days of failed negotiations, some of the main sticking points remain, the party stances on planned parenthood and the environment. for the very latest, let's go to tracie potts. good morning. >> reporter: paige, good morning. good morning, veveryone. no more extensions. that's the word from the white house today. president obama says he's no...

may have been breached. although authorities implied today that the damage is limited, it raises the possibility of more severe containment to the environment. meanwhile, japanese officials say tests performed on tokyo's tap water now show acceptable levels of radioactive iodine for infants. however, some parents aren't taking any chances and supplies of bottled water are running low. and two weeks after japan's earthquake and tsunami, the official death toll from the disasters has soared past 10,000. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary rod ham clinton says the united states is t...

Yesterday, they went at it again. here' nbc's fred rogin. >> good monday morning. not as much on the line this time around. always a physical matchup when these guys get together. kevin garnett needed stitches after taking an elbow to the head. kobe bryant got the off balance jumper to fall. he had 41. lakers up four at the half. paul pierce caught fire in the third, scored 14 of his 32 in the quarter. rondo up to garnett and the celts won it 109-96. off to hawaii for the pro bowl. in the second, stood up wes welker, stripped the ball and went 34 yards the other way for the score. that was a...