but let's begin in paris with nbc's jim maceda. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the french wanted fresh blood, and tonight they got it, francois hollande, the leftist who has never held a cabinet post is the first socialist president of france in almost a generation. in the end, it was close but hollande held off a late comeback by incumbent nicolas sarkozy. we're no longer doomed to face austerity, hollande told his supporters. but many french tonight would argue that sarkozy beat himself. i bear responsibility, he said. i didn't succeed in making the values we share win. middle-class french like dan and his partner, celine, both upwardly mobile, voted for sarkozy in 2007, before the recession. but like so many others, they grew tired of his brash style, his rich friends, his celebrity wife carla bruni at his side. but most of all they rejected the failure of his austerity plan to get france out of its economic doldrums. >> i cannot believe he could win when over two-thirds of the country hate him so much. >>

jim maceda, nbc news, paris. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the daily grind leads to a disturbing discovery. construction crews uncovered more than 1,000 graves at the valley medical center in san jose. it's a story you'll see only on nbc. and kimberly tere joins us. what a discovery. >> reporter: indeed. crews working to bring the hospital building up to seismic

nbc's jim maceda has our report from london. >> reporter: today a panel of british lawmakers dropped a bomb in rupert murdoch's lap. after months of seeking answers, who knew what, their report was scathing. murdoch, his son james and three key executives all in the crosshairs. >> we find the directors responsible for willful blindness. we find executives guilty of misleading parliament, rupert murdoch himself not fit to run the company. >> reporter: if british regulators now agree with that report, itself split along party lines, newscorp could be forced to sell down its controlling stake in a lucrative british satellite channel, or even see its broadcast license revoked. today's move, a body blow to the once bulletproof media mogul. and an empire with global reach. hundreds of properties, including 20th century fox, the wall street journal and fox news. tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. >> arrest rupert murdoch! >> reporter: now increasingly under siege, especially at its u.s. corporate headquarters. >> newscorp was already facing justice department investigations into

jim maceda in northern italy for us tonight. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. it's a big day for the romney campaign. it looks like the candidate will pick up enough delegates tonight in the texas primary to win the republican nomination officially. but his big money supporter, donald trump, is grabbing a lot of headlines, raising questions all over again about an issue that was long ago settled, regarding president obama's birth place. and that could raise some problems for romney appearing with trump tonight. our report from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: after a bruising primary campaign, tonight mitt romney makes it official. gathering enough delegates to ensure he'll win his party's nomination. and again today, hammering president obama for his handling of the economy. >> median incomes in america have dropped by 10% in the last four years. and so this president is looking for someone to blame. >> reporter: but the romney campaign's message was trumped by the outspoken tv personality, donald trump himself, who again fanned the flames of the so-called

our details from nbc's jim maceda. >> pope benedict's personal butler, paolo gabriele, always seated up front in the popemobile, but today, he was arrested after police found hundreds of confidential documents in his house. the butler in charge of serving meals and managing the pope's private apartment, allegedly leaked the documents to the media, including investigative reporter geonluigi nutzi whose new book unveiled a web of vatican corruption and cronyism. some small wheels in the vatican machine decided rightly or wrongly to make public important events, like palace plots, he said. the vatican confirmed today that indeed the butler was arrested and called nutzi's book and the leaks criminal. it's launched its own investigation. among the incriminating documents, letters to the pope from the archbishop revealing a small network of construction companies awarded vatican contracts at inflated prices. but the whistleblower was punished and against his wishes, packed off to the u.s. where he's now the vatican ambassador in washington. other leaked documents revealed vatican in fighti

brian. >> jim maceda in paris for us. jim, thanks. >>> in russia, vladimir putin returned to his former job for a third go-round. in an ornate room at the kremlin, he was sworn in as president, saying it's what gives his life meaning. meanwhile, outside the kremlin walls what some also call a return to the putin era as police continue their crackdown on anti-putin demonstrators. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way on this monday night, a young woman who wants others to steer clear of what she is facing. it's an urgent american health problem. there's a warning tonight about how much worse it is about to get. >>> and later, terrifying moments on a railroad crossing caught on video. >>> for everyone american who worries about their weight or the weight of their children, there is a stunning prediction tonight. health experts warn that by the year 2030, a staggering 42% of americans will officially be obese. up from what it is now, 34%. and the cost of all of this is multiplying quickly. our report tonight from nbc'

in france, sarkozy is out, a socialist is in, and from paris tonight, nbc's jim maceda has our report on both fronts. >> he swept into office on a wave of anger. voters fed up with too much austerity. france's first social president elect in 25 years spent his first day at work, but already the honeymoon was over. >> in order to make promises and signals to the left, that is going to scare people. >> and today, from america to asia, markets were jittering, worried about hollande's promise to tax growth. angela merkel who rules over europe's largest economy said she would welcome hollande to france with open arms but she wouldn't budge to a austerity budget. we don't plan everything we have already decide said because of some election, whether in big or small countries, she said. people were in a rebellious mood in greece, as well. veetders ha parties who supported budget cuts as the price for a bailout. now there's talk again of greece pulling out of the eurozone. and whether this drama will lead into a strategy remains to be seen in the next week. >> back in paris, hollande prepared

>> jim maceda in northern italy for us tonight. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. it looks like romney will pick up enough delegates tonight in the texas primary to win the republican nomination officially. his big money supporter donald trum is grabbing a lot of headlines. raising questions all over again about an issue that was long ago settled regarding president obama's birth place. and that could raise some problems for romney appearing with trump tonight. our report from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: after a bruising primary campaign, tonight mitt romney makes it official. gathering enough delegates to make sure he'll win his party's nomination. and today handling president obama for his handling of the economy. >> median incomes in america have dropped by 10% in the last 4 years. this president is looking for someone to blame. >> reporter: the message was trumped by the outspoken tv personality donald trump himself, who fanned the flames of the birther movement on cnbc questioning whether the president is a u.s. citizen. a claim that's been repeatedly

>> jim maceda in northern italy for us tonight. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. it's a big day for the romney campaign. it looks like the candidate will pick up enough delegates tonight in the texas primary to win the republican nomination officially. but his big money supporter, donald trump, is grabbing a lot of headlines, raising questions all over again about an issue that was long ago settled, regarding president obama's birth place. and that could raise some problems for romney appearing with trump tonight. our report from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: after a bruising primary campaign, tonight mitt romney makes it official. gathering enough delegates to ensure he'll win his party's nomination. and today hammering president obama for his handling of the economy. >> median incomes in america have dropped by 10% in the last 4 years. this president is looking for someone to blame. >> reporter: but the romney campaign's message was trumped by the outspoken tv personality, donald trump himself, who fanned the flames of the so-called birther movement on cnb

nbc's jim maceda has our report tonight from paris. >> reporter: politically they're opposed. but francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy have one thing everyone's talking about. >> french voters given a choice a bureaucrat with a hot wife or a bureaucrat with a hot girlfriend. >> reporter: they're beautiful and significant others. but who takes the place of carla bruni? supermodel, singer, occasional hollywood actress. >> do you think it's possible to love two women at once? >> he loved them both, but in a different way. >> that's very french. >> already rich and famous, and notorious before she became first lady. >> i think carla brought a kind of discipline to sarkozy's life. he's very emotional. >> reporter: critics saw her as a trophy wife. but she held her own on the world stage. >> i think she will be judged kindly, especially if the marriage keeps cold. >> reporter: he lived with a woman for 30 years, had four children but never married. they were socialist soul mates until she ran against and lost to sarkozy in 2007. that's when he moved in with a savvy reporter, who ha

nbc's jim maceda has our report tonight from paris. >> reporter: politically they're opposed. but the new french president and nicolas sarkozy, the former have one thing in common, everyone's talking about. >> french voters given a choice a bureaucrat with a hot wife or a bureaucrat with a hot girlfriend. >> reporter: they're beautiful and significant others. but who takes the place of carla bruni. supermodel, singer, occasional hollywood sack tress. >> you think it's possible to love two women at once? >> that's very french. >> already rich and famous, and notorious before she became first lady. >> i think she brought a kind of discipline to sarkozy's life. he's very emotional. >> reporter: critics saw her as a trophy wife. but she held her own on the world stage. >> i think she will be judged kindly, especially if the marriage keeps on. >> reporter: he lived with a woman for 30 years, had four children but never married. they were socialist soul mates until she ran against and lost to sarkozy in 2007. that's when he moved in with a savvy reporter, who has the allure of young

jim maceda has our report from london. >> reporter: today british lawmakers dropped a bomb in rupert murdoch's lap. the report was scathing. murdoch, his son james and three key executives all in the crosshairs. >> we find the directors responsible for willful blindness. we find executives guilty of misleading parliament, rupert murdoch himself not fit to run the company. >> reporter: if british regulators now agree with that report, newscorp could be forced to sell down its controlling stake in a lucrative british satellite channel or even see its broadcast license revoked. today's move, a body blow to the once bulletproof media mogul. and an empire with global reach. hundreds of properties, including 20th century fox, the wall street journal and fox news. tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. >> arrest rupert murdoch! >> reporter: now increasingly under siege, especially at its u.s. corporate headquarters. >> newscorp was already facing issues due to bribes. today's report has no direct impact on those probes, does provide powerful ammunition for shareholders suing the com

in france, sarkozy is out, a socialist is in, and from paris tonight, nbc's jim maceda has our report on both fronts. >> francois hollande swept into office on a wave of anger. voters fed up with too much austerity. france's first social president elect in 25 years spent his first day at work, but already the honeymoon was over. >> in order to make promises and signals to the left of his party, that is going to scare people. >> and today, from america to asia, markets were jittering, worried about hollande's promise to tax and spend his way to growth and jobs. german chancellor angela merkel who rules over europe's largest economy said she would welcome alaund to burrland with open arms but made it clear she wouldn't budge for an austerity plan. we don't plan everything we have already decide said because of some election, whether in big or small countries, she said. people were in a rebellious mood in greece, as well. angry greek voters hammered mainstream parties who supported massive budget cuts as the price for a bailout. now there's talk again of greece pulling out of the eurozon

our details from nbc's jim maceda. >> pope benedict's personal butler, paolo gabriele, always seated up front in the popemobile, but today, he was arrested after police found hundreds of confidential documents in his house. the butler in charge of serving meals and managing the pope's private apartment, allegedly leaked the documents to the media, including investigative reporter geonluigi nutzi whose new book unveiled a web of vatican corruption and cronyism. some small wheels in the vatican machine decided rightly or wrongly to make public important events, like palace plots, he said. the vatican confirmed today that indeed the butler was arrested and called nutzi's book and the leaks criminal. it's launched its own investigation. among the incriminating documents, letters to the pope from the archbishop revealing a small network of construction companies awarded vatican contracts at inflighted prices. but the whistle blower was punished and against his wished, packed off to the u.s. where he's now the vatican ambassador in washington. other leaked documents revealed vatican in fig

jim maceda has our report from london. >> this culture. >> today british lawmakers dropped a bomb in rupert murdoch's lap. the report was scathing. murdoch, his son james and three key executives all in the crosshairs. >> we find the directors responsible for willful blindness. we find them guilty of misleading parliament. rupert murdoch himself not fit to run the company. >> newscorp could be forced to sell down its controlling stake in a lucrative british satellite channel or even see its broadcast license revoked. today's move, a body blow to the once bulletproof media mogul. and an empire with global reach. hundreds of properties, including 20th century fox, the wall street journal and fox news. tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. >> now increasingly under siege especially at its u.s. corporate headquarters. >> newscorp was already facing issues due to bribes. it provides powerful ammunition for shareholders suing the company. some of them say now for the first time, murdoch's control could be in jeopardy. >> could it be a blot on my reputation for the rest of my life?

our details from nbc's jim maceda. >> pope benedict's personal butler, paolo gabriele, always seetded up front in the popemobile, but today, he was arrested after police found hundreds of confidential documents in his house. he allegedly leaked the documents to the media, including investigative reporter geonluigi nutzi who unveiled a corruption. some small wheels in the vatican machine decided rightly or wrongly to make public important events, like palace plots, he said. they confirmed the butler was arrested and called the book and the leaks criminal and launched its own investigation. among the incriminating documents, letters to the pope from the archbishop revival a small netwalk of construction companies awarded vatican contracts at inflated prices. but the whistle blower was punished and against his wished, packed off to the u.s. where he's now the vatican ambassador in washington. other leak eed documents reveal vatican in fighting over financial transparency. on thursday, tudesky was fired at the vatican bank's president. >> he said he was ousted because he was the one who w

jim maceda is with us in london. there are all of these parallel inquiries and this is the criminal case which has now been lodged against her. >> that's right. and we know that these accusations, andrea, are serious. they stem from the second arrest back in march, if you'll recall, in connection with what they are calling here the preversion of justice of british jargon for a coverup. she's accused with her husband charlie and four other aides to hiding computers and documents and hard drives, that kind of material from scotland yard back when the phone hacking scandal exploded back in july. rebekah brooks and charlie brooks -- you saw them making that defiant statement to the cameras. charlie brooks went on to say that they have been made scapegoat and the pressure on his wife is like a -- and i quote -- a witch hunt. rebekah brooks angry that her husband and staff and two security people have been dragged into this unjustly. the six accused will be charged formally in a court at some later date. if they are tried

>> all right, jim maceda, thanks very much. it's now 7:09. here's ann. >> lester, thank you. >>> the jury in the criminal trial of john edwards reconvenes for deliberations this morning. a trial that has taken a toll on the former presidential candidate. nbc's lisa myers is in greensboro, north carolina, once again this morning. lisa, good morning. >> hey, ann, good morning. this morning the jury begins its second day of deliberations, and given its request for office supplies, a blackboard, and a master list of hundreds of exhibits, it looks like we could be here awhile. that was john edwards last fall. >> try to get your attention. >> reporter: today the cheerful banter with reporters is long gone. replaced by the obvious strain. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: of his three-year legal battle and four-week trial. here he is last fall, arriving to his pretrial hearing. >> good morning. >> reporter: here he is last week. >> good morning. >> reporter: in the closing hours of his trial. >> this has had an emotional toll on him, it's had a p