nbc's brian moore has the details. ♪ >> reporter: on a brilliant autumn day on washington's national mall, dr. martin luther king jr. took his place alongside lincoln, jefferson and washington. >> you will stand for all time among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it. >> tens of thousands attended the official dedication of the king national memorial. an event that weaved together musical tributes with political calls for social justice. >> do what we must do to create a better world. >> reporter: it was a celebration of a simple minister turned martyr, a towering figure in american history who stood barely 5'7" tall. >> now he's 30 feet tall along down on everybody. >> reporter: for dr. king's children, it was a day to celebrate a legacy that lives on. >> so while we commemorate his memory today with this great memorial, let us not confuse or forget what he stood for and died for. >> reporter: a day to honor a man and a dream of peace of racial equity that echos across time. >> the true measure of any man is how his message continues on. >> reporter:

nbc's brian moore has the details. ♪ >> reporter: on a brilliant autumn day on washington's national mall, dr. martin luther king jr. took his place alongside lincoln, jefferson and washington. >> you will stand for all time among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it. >> tens of thousands attended the official dedication of the king national memorial. an event that weaved together musical tributes with political calls for social justice. >> do what we must do to create a better world. >> reporter: it was a celebration of a simple minister turned martyr, a towering figure in american history who stood barely 5'7" tall. >> now he's 30 feet tall along looking down on everybody. >> reporter: for dr. king's children, it was a day to celebrate a legacy that lives on. >> so while we commemorate his memory today with this great memorial, let us not confuse or forget what he stood for and died for. >> reporter: a day to honor a man and a dream of peace of racial equity that echos across time. >> the true measure of any man is how his message continues on. >> r

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> the other topic today was republican candidates, abortion. and accusations of flip-flopping on the issue. we'll have that tonight at 11:00. >>> more than 160 million americans will celebrate halloween, or so we're told. decorating their homes, donning costumes and visiting haunted houses. the most famous bay area haunted house, the winchester house, of course. we are there with a look behind the scenes for us. hello, kimberly. >> reporter: hello. all of the lights inside winchester mystery house are turned off tonight. and guests are only being guided by their flashlights. the grounds of the winchester estate are transformed into a terrifying halloween experience, complete with roaming performers and nightmare-inducing tales with, legend has it all of those killed by the winchester rifle. this week, tens of thousands will come through by day or by night, depending on how much fright you can stand. there's a haunted maze that turns guests loose to find their own way through the gardens. >> my husband and i wanted to do something fun for hallow

brian moore, nbc news. >>> the occupy d.c. protesters took to the streets today. they left mcpherson square and marched to the p street wells fargo bank branch. many went inside and closed their accounts. they say since the bank is too big to fail, they need their money. the marchers then returned to mcpherson square where they've pn camped ut for about three weeks now. >>> afghanistan's president said if there was ever a war between the u.s. and pakistan, his country would side with pakistan. hamid karzai made those remarks during an interview with a private packy tv channel today, after recent tensions between the two countries over cross-border raids. a war between the u.s. and pakistan is unlikely. both countries have recently mended fences over how the u.s. secretly entered pakistan to kill osama bin laden. >>> more than one year after that massive oil leak, it is back to business for bp. the company plans to drill new oil wells in the gulf. >>> plus, big news in decision 2012, how another primary shuffle has republicans changing their calendars. >>> and the

brian moore, nbc news. >>> i know it sounds kind of ridiculous, but it is hard to imagine that going on, rob, when we're out in 80 degree weather, tanning ourselves or whatever, being responsible, of course. >> and all the family and friends you haven't heard from in the northeast all year long calling. >> this is why we live here. >> exactly. and to make jack o'lanterns into snow men in the northeast, that's what they're seeing. snow continues to fall. you heard it in the story. it is a wet, heavy snow. some of the branches, it is weighing down power lines. a lot of power outages across the northeast and flight delays, boston, hartford, new york, philadelphia. looks like the system should start to clear from the coast later tomorrow, but still, this is very early to see this combination of arctic cold air dropping down out of ontario, tapping into the warm moisture off the atlantic ocean, coming together there across the northeast. the bay area is a different story. we have nothing but sunshine. no clouds around san francisco. 68 degrees. we're starting to see changes in the form of

brian moore has the latest. >> bank of america is getting an earful from americans who don't like the idea of a new debit card fee. >> i'm unhappy about it. >> beginning next year the troubled banking giant wants to charge customers $5 a month, $60 a year, to use their debit cards for purchases. >> that's ridiculous. >> not for bank of america which, like all banks, is looking to regain an estimated $15 billion a year lost after congress passed last year's banking reform law. >> we don't like doing this, it's the last thing we wanted to do. and unfortunately we were forced to do it by government intervention. >> folks, vote with your feet. if you think the debit card fee, the bank of america is going to impose is unreasonable, go shopping. find yourself another place that's going to treat you better. >> we have the right also to walk and i think people need to do that. >> you can run but you may not be able to hide from an annual debit card fee which may soon be coming to a bank near you. several other big banks are considering or adopting similar policies. brian moore, nbc news, wash

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> donations are pouring into the occupy wall street movement in new york just a few blocks from wall street, you'll find piles of food, clothing and medical supplies and more. along with lots of folks. the supplies are housed ironically in a former bank. the goods were donated from throughout the world and sent to a post office box. even the speculate itself there is free. the supplies feed about 2,000 people a day. >> anywhere from 100 to 400 boxes a day. people have been sending us so much support, it's overwhelming. >> i think people just feel like a part of a community. they feel appreciated. they feel like they belong. >> so far, even $230,000 have been donated in a bank account. it's a good bet that account is probably not with bank of america. in the bay area, a high-profile peace activist was arrested at sacramento's occupy protest this morning. 53-year-old cindy sheehan was one of 19 arrested on charges of unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. this is file video. if you remember, sheehan attracted national attention in 2005 after her

brian moore, news4. >>> d.c. police looking for a murderer tonight after a shooting in northeast. officers were called to 5300 dix street. they found carlows michael eady of northwest, who had been shot several times. he was rushed to a hospital and died a short time later. >>> we are learning more tonight about a u.s. military drone strike that took out american cleric anwar al awlaki. it also took out two other top al qaeda figures. intelligence officials say yesterday's strike in yemen killed saudi militant al sa hiry. he believe he constructed the explosives for the failed underwear bombing in 2009. it also killed samir khan, a pakistani american who was a top english language propogandist. they're calling it the single most effective blow on al qaeda since the war on terror started. >>> more than 1,000 people attended a service for davis, who was executed last week for the 1989 killing of a savannah police officer. his case drew international attention after seven witnesses who testified at his trial later recanted. the death sentence also drew pleas for clemency from the pop

here's nbc's brian moore. ♪ >> reporter: on a brilliant autumn day on washington's national mall, dr. martin luther king jr. took his place along side lincoln, jefferson, and washington. >> he will stand for all time among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it. >> reporter: tens of thousands attended the official dedication of the king national memorial. an event that weaved together musical tributes with political calls for social justice. it was a celebration of a simple minister turned martyr. a towering figure in american history. >> now he's 30 feet tall looking down on everybody. >> reporter: for dr. king's children, it was a day to celebrate a legacy that lives on. >> so while we commemorate his memory today with this great memorial, let us not confuse or forget what he stood for and died for. >> reporter: a day to honor a man and a dream of peace and racial harmony that echoes across time. >> i have a dream today. >> the true measure of any man is how his message continues on. >> reporter: a message now etched in stone in the nation's capital. b

brian moore has that story. >> reporter: unable to get president obama's $447 billion jobs bill through the senate, democrats want to bring it to a vote piece by piece. first up -- >> it's part of president obama's jobs package to ensure we save the jobs of thousands of cops and firefighters across america by imposing a tax on millionaires. >> reporter: republicans see it differently. >> this is a proposal to raise taxes on 300,000 business owners in order to send money down to states so they don't have to lay off state employees. >> reporter: gop senators held a news conference with small business owners. the plan will create uncertainty, not jobs. >> we hold steady because we don't know what's happening. >> reporter: vice president biden is helping the president campaign and called republicans out. >> why are you not for it? what is your answer? what are you proposing. >> reporter: republicans plans, to reduce taxes and get government out of the way. the jobs plans are struggling in the senate and face a rougher ride in the republican controlled house. in washington, i'm brian moore,

here's brian moore. >> i can say that our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> president obama's decision to pull the last u.s. troops out of iraq is welcome news for military spouses. >> it's great and for the troops to be home. >> a sentiment he can echoed by veterans. >> we are losing family members for no reason. >> veterans in iraq and afghanistan, they have met every challenge throughout this entire war. >> but there are questions, whether the mission really is accomplished and whether iraq can fend for itself. on the campaign trail, the candidates who want to take president obama's job are asking, why now. >> was the president's administration outnegotiated by the iraqi lead sners >> and they are questioning whether the timing was military or political. >> all too often this administration has played politics instead of making sure that our men and women in uniform are what is most important. >> i predict we will be very much involved in iraq. >> the mixed emotions here in the states are reflected on the streets of baghdad where many welcome a future free

nbc's brian moore has the story. >> i can say that our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> reporter: president obama's decision to pull the last u.s. troops out of iraq is welcome news for military spouses. >> it's great. i think it's wonderful. the troops need to come home and be with their families. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by veterans. >> it's about time. because we're losing family members that for no reason n. >> basically veterans have met every challenge personally and operatively throughout this entire war. >> reporter: but there are lingering questions whether the mission really is accomplished and whether iraq can fend for itself. on the campaign trail, the candidates who want to take president obama's job are asking why now. >> was the president's administration outnegotiated by the iraqi leaders? >> reporter: and they're questioning whether the timing was military or political. >> all too often this administration has played politics instead of making sure that our men and women in uniform were what was most important. >>. >> i predict we'll

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> the latest polls still show cane holding a razor thin lead over mitt romney. >>> rose kroft raceway will hold live races. they stopped racing in 2008. the racetrack went into bankruptcy and closed in 2010. in january, a pennsylvania based gaming xeap purchased the facility for $10 million. a manager at rose croft hopes it purpose means a second chance for hundreds of employees when they shut down. >> there's a lot of people that worked here depending on this for livelihood and i think right now this is just a new life for the racetrack. >> reporter: adding slot machines will be the next battle. live races held until december 17th and will pick back up again next fall. >> when news 4 at 4:00 continues, we are learning more about the man who turns dozens of wild animals loose in ohio. the supermodel who did a photo shoot with the exotic pets. >>> lindsay lohan getting her hands duty. the community service she has to perform at the county morgue. our area. >>> on time and ready to serve. lindsay lohan arrived at the l.a. county coroners office on tim

or brian or gloria steinem's you know been there done that respectfully iraq gloria steinem and michael moore were both tremendous agents of change are in fact so were martin luther king and bobby kennedy i've always found it fascinating some people think that if a movement has no public face and no public leader it will be more effective but have you ever heard of frederick douglas or susan b. anthony or f.d.r. now on the other hand please name for me any movement that actually produced real change in america that either didn't organically select for itself or wasn't brought into the forefront by a few people who either volunteered for or were forced into the limelight rosa parks worked for over a decade and nonviolent resistance training it's before she was before she stepped into that night so well it's really really important that we don't fetishizing leaders to a high profile figures after all it is people to. it's equally true that your anarchist ideal has never really worked and never will even anarch anarchist revolutions end up with leaders and often they're the ones who produc

or brian or gloria steinem's you know been there done that respectfully you're wrong there is steinem and michael moore were both tremendous agents of change who are in fact so were martin luther king and bobby kennedy i've always found it fascinating some people think that if a movement has no public face and no public leader it will be more effective but have you ever heard of frederick douglass or susan b. anthony or f.d.r. now on the other hand please name for me any movement that actually produced real change in america that either didn't organically select for itself or wasn't brought into the forefront by a few people who either volunteered for or were forced into the limelight rosa parks worked for over a decade and nonviolent resistance training it's before she was before she stepped into that light so well it's really really important that we don't fetishizing leaders to profile figures after all it is people to. it's equally true that your anarchist ideal has never really worked and never will even anarch anarchist revolutions end up with leaders and often they're the ones

tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up later today on the "today" show. after his campaign plummeted, governor rick perry talks live to matt lauer about staging a comeback. the woman caught on tape trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. was she just trying to get on reality tv? the latest on her appeal. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

wes moore rejoins the table. good to have you. how are you? >> think about it, no one has done it on television in a couple of decades, started a new magazine show. >> who does that? that's crazy talk. >> nbc does. >> how's it going to go? >> it's going to be a game-changer. the world will reverse on its axis as of 11:00 tonight. people will say, where has this been all our lives. >> who'd ever thought of doing something like this. >> so you're on the maiden voyage and you have a piece tonight that looks at the job situation and has a geographic answer, correct? >> yes. williston, north dakota. if you want a job, if you want a job, you, you, you, you, me, we could drive to williston today, get a job in ten minutes. >> let's take a look at a clip of harry's piece. >> the trucks rumble through like modern buffalo, a stampede that can't be stopped. starting salary for truck drivers, $80,000 a year. you can make $15 an hour at taco john's. in town or in the oil field, if you're willing to work, the money is here. >> you know, there's opportunity h

author steve moore up next. >> peter: if you don't have a costume, it's not too late. >> brian: really? >> peter: we've got last minute ideas to make sure your halloween, brian, is a treat. and not a trick. look at this. >> brian: you can wear that sash. >> peter: who are those people? >> brian: i'm so confused. [ male announcer ] have you heard? it's bring your happiness to work day. campbell's microwavable soups. in three minutes -- the deliciousness that brings a smile to any monday. campbell's -- it's amazing what soup can do. >> peter: everybody is talking about herman cain as he continues to ride his 9-9-9 plan to the top of the polls. but will cain be able to completely reform the tax code if he's elected? joining us now to weigh in is editor of the "wall street journal" and co-author of "return to positive pairity," steve moore. good morning, how are you? >> great to be with you. >> peter: did you create this plan for mr. cain or not? >> no. the famous reagan economist and i wrote a book about a year and a half ago where we laid out a flat tax plan, somewhat similar to the 9-9-