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>>> That is "Nightly news" for
this Tuesday.
I'm Lester holt.
From all of us at NBC news,
thank you for watching.
Good night.
>> Yes, that is Lester holt's
lab doodle Lucy getting jealous.
>> Lester has made his way out
of the news room.
Join us at universal studios.
>> Lester, we know you spend all
your time out in New York where
it's really cold out here.
We just want to show you how we
do winter in L.A.
>> A bunch of the team came out
to Nevada for the debate and
somebody in my staff was like
why do we do the news in new
York.
Why can't we do this on a
regular basis here.
>> I forget it's winter until I
go back east.
>> I'm from California.
This is the beginning of spring
here.
We won't see spring until may.
>> Your kids today, your sons,
two sons, one of them just
worked with Mario following in
your footsteps.
>> Yeah.
Both of them went to school in
California.
>> Pepperdine.
>> Perrerdine.
He's in the same building with
me.
It's a hoot on the elevator.
Like what's up.
>> Do you ever eat for lunch or
go to the commissary.
>> Occasionally we'll go to
lunch or the commissary because
he's got to stick around for the
11:00 news.
He's never one of those teens
embarrassed about your dad.
So, you'll be talking in the
elevator lobby.
I love you dad.
>> I love that.
>> It doesn't get much better.
>> You must be so proud of him.
It's cool because I've seen you
guys tos to each other.
>> Sometimes we'll do promos
where I'm on their set to talk
about what's coming up next on
"Nightly news" and he'll
introduce me and slip in thanks
dad.
>> You've got a special signal.
>> I hope to do that one day
with my son Dominic.
>> My other son is having a
terrific career in finance in
New York so it's great to have
them close.
>> Your marriage, 35 years
marriage.
>> Going on 36.
>> Everybody says what's the
key.
Is there one thing you could
pinpoint down?
>> I think it's laughter.
We're still very silly people.
It gets you through the hard
times sometimes.
But we still have the ability to
laugh and be really corny and
puns and just I think that's the
secret.
>> Laughing I think is king.
>> Yeah, totally.
>> So important.
Talked about your kids.
We saw your adorable lab rah
doodle.
We know you're a big dog guy.
Westminster dog show, are we
going to see Lucy trotting
around?
>> I was host for a couple of
the dog shows.
I remember the pressure of
that --
>> It's prestigious.
>> It's prestigious and people
take it seriously.
I don't think Lucy qualifies.
She's an Australian labradoodle.
>> Do you remember "The
fugitive," he reported on Dr.
Richard Kimble like nobody else.
>> Do you remember my line?
Come on, officer, how many
one-armed men are there?
The scene was near the end of
the movie and it had the big
altercation at the hotel.
And he's coming out.
>> Yeah.
>> And, you know, the director
said guys, you're reporters, do
what you know how to do.
I remember he comes out and I
said "Why did you kill your
wife" and he stops and looks at
me which wasn't the script and
he says "I didn't kill my wife."
I was like I didn't know you
were going to answer me.
>> Didn't he say something great
to you afterward.
That's Harrison Ford.
>> He probably doesn't remember
me.
I just remember it was a huge
deal.
It was summer at that point.
It was a winter movie.
>> You're method.
>> Method actor.
>> You're like the Marlon
brando.
>> Yeah.
Think cold thoughts.
>> One thing I remember from our
last conversation is you love
music too.
You play bass in a band, right?
>> I do.
The rough cuts is a band of all
NBC news employees.
A lot of them are editors at
"Dateline NBC."
It's been tough this political
season.
I've been traveling a lot.
I think we've got a rehearsal
scheduled for next week.
>> You play covers?
>> We play a lot of covers and
rock and funk.
The joke of the band is I was
never a rock and roll guy
growing up.
>> You're like a yacht rock guy.
>> What is that?
>> Like hall and oats and
ambrosia, old school.
>> R&b.
So, the band was really rock and
roll oriented.
We started doing these songs
that apparently all of America
except me knows, "Psycho
killer."
I never heard of that.
Great baseline.
We've been having a ball.
There's a restaurant in new
York, a barbecue place, and
we're kind of their close to
artisan residents.
>> You're the house band.
>> Every two months we'll do a
Sunday night gig there and pack
in the house.
>> And on "Dateline," you're the
og of true crime.
We cover true crime, but this
is --
>> We've been doing it a very
long time.
In some weird way there's so
much material.
But there's a fascination.
I'm not sure why it's increased
lately, but there is a
fascination with true crime.
I don't know if it's some --
validates our own boring lives,
but I think there's something
about seeing people who could be
your neighbors or coworkers --
>> Feel like your investigating
it yourself.
>> My wife watches it all the
time.
She says I want to know what to
do if you upset me.
>> Some people know me from
"Nightly news" and some people
only know me for "Dateline."
And they're like what is the
show, the one where the husband
went after the wife.
Well, you have to be more
specific.
I think the success is we take
these stories and brought story
telling to a new level.
The correspondents, writers,
producers have a way of weaving
the narratives that draw you in.
>> Something exciting going down
this summer is the olympics.
How do you feel about that?
I like how they've got new
events like skateboarding.
>> Yeah, surfing is in there,
right?
I'm looking forward.
This will be my --
>> 10th.
>> Thank you.
It will be my 10th olympics.
It's something I look forward
to.
It's the greatest perk of the
job to go there.
I love sitting down with the
young athlete who is nobody
knows their name, but for a
couple of weeks every four years
they're on the national --
they're on the world stage and
they're gitty and come down with
their medals.
>> They have a dream to
interview.
>> It's fun.
You think of them as your own
sons and daughters and you feel
that pride.
So, looking forward to it.
I think it's great the olympics
are growing in terms of sports.
The world is changing and the
world of athletics is changing.
>> Time to get united and cheer
for the team.
>> Congrats on the lifetime
achievement award.
>> Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
I'm like wait a minute, I'm only
60.
>> You're going to jam out with
the band.
>> I still plan on doing this
for a while.
>> That's young.
>> These days, I think any
honor, you know, certainly is
nice personally but I take it as
recognition of the business and
journalism and free press.
Any time that we can support
that in any way is an awesome
thing.
>> Come see us any time you're
in California.
>> Thank you so much.
>> I'm thinkingvery January
and February.
You don't even have to ask me a
question.
I'll just hang out.