900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions about possible extradition to the u. S. , where he faces multiple charges. Gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. Reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. Joaquin el chapo guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet, is back where security prison he vanished from six months ago, the daring escape from a sophisticated tunnel was straight out of a Hollywood Screen play. But it was his own desire for t
Dramatic recapture. The mexican attorney general revealing that the drug kingpin was trying to make a movie about himself and had his people contact producers and actors. At least one source says their movements were tracked as authorities closed in in his home state of sinaloa. When youre a person used to getting so much attention not only from Law Enforcement, from the media, from an entire country, would encourage anybody to think a little more highly of themselves. Reporter there was a failed attempt to arrest him in october, but during an Early Morning friday in the town of los mochis, a bloody shootout. Injured. Authorities seized an arsenal. Guns, armored vehicles, even grenade launchers. But the mexican navy says guzman and his menchmen did not go easily, escaping through the drainage system coming out of the sewer and into waiting vehicles before finally being arrested. Prosecutors targeting not only those accomplices but also others who helped him summer, including one of his
Powerball jackpot now worth 700 million. This morning how you can actually improve your chances of winning the big one. And hes back as hollywood gears up for the Golden Globes, we catch up with return host Ricky Gervais. His biting humor has more in hollywood a little bit nervous. Why he says he couldnt resist coming back for more jokes and jabs today, friday, january 8, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer live from los angeles and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer in los angeles. Savannah is back in new york, and savannah, the people in this town are getting ready for the big event this weekend. Yeah, absolutely. I see Ricky Gervais is sharpening his knives. I bet we will gasp as he put it. Exactly. I was not talking about the globes. I was talking about your arrival here. Thats what people are getting excited about. Please have
Tonight, well go to one city where the cab byes are in a fight for survival. And powerball frenzy as the jackpot surpasses an astounding 900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions about possible extradition to the u. S. , where he faces multiple charges. Gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. Joaquin el chapo guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet is back where this saga started. The same maximum security prison he vani
We catch up with return host Ricky Gervais. His biting humor has more in hollywood a little bit nervous. Why he says he couldnt resist coming back for more jokes and jabs today, friday, january 8, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer live from los angeles and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer in los angeles. Savannah is back in new york, and savannah, the people in this town are getting ready for the big event this weekend. Yeah, absolutely. Hopefully it will be a dry red carpet. I see Ricky Gervais is sharpening his knives. I bet we will gasp as he put it. Exactly. I was not talking about the globes. I was talking about your arrival here. Excited about. Please have the lavender tealights ready for me, matt. We will. Look forward to it. Lots to get to this morning. Lets start with the top story. Two terrorismrelated arrests, one rig