Were innocent and they did not deserve this. Just ahead, the search for the killer and the heroic actions of a 13yearold boy who walked more than a dozen miles to save his siblings. About face, a crucial witness changes his testimony in the impeachment investigation. One of the president s biggest supporters now saying there was a quid pro quo with ukraine over military aid. All that plus the big chill, als got the latest on the seasons first blast of brutal cold and snow with millions of us in the cross hairs. Outrage, a Florida Deputy arrested for body slamming a student to the ground. The local sheriff furious. Its embarrassing, okay. Im tired of it. And move over black friday, hello cash back day. The new Consumer Holiday that begins in just a few hours thats supposed to put money into your wallet. Today, wednesday, november 6th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody, welcome to
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. There was an armed sheriffs deputy on duty at the Florida High School where 17 people were shot to death last week. He never went inside and he never engaged the shooter. In washington, President Trump wants to train teachers to carry firearms and he has proposed raising the minimum age to buying an Assault Rifle. John schiumo is here in new york with the details. Good morning, john. Good morning, annemarie. Law enforcement officers in florida are vugling to reconcile the fact that one of their trained First Responders failed to stop the bloodshed. The Broward County sheriff said it made him sick to his stomach to see a new Surveillance Video showing an armed officer at the Florida Parkland School shooting stand by and do nothing. What i saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12 take up a position, and he never went in. Reporter that deputy, scott p
Out who was accounted for and who was not. The Fire Department is currently shoring you this building. Reporter up this building. Reporter crews called at least 13 people out of the rubble. One of them did not survive. The house that was destroyed was a two family home. Officials say it was relatively new but they will check the records see if any gas leak was being done inside the home. The explosion pancaked the second floor onto the first floor and the down. Reporter this is a google map picture of house before the explosion. And this is what it looks like now. The name of the victim has not yet been released. But according to one neighbor, the Family Living in the home that exploded had recently moved in. Doing [ inaudible ] most of the people were in the rear of the building. Some were actually still sleeping at the time of the explosion. And let me tell you, the first responders, the elizabeth Fire Department, did an absolutely miraculous job in getting these people out of the bu
Yesterday. If you want facts, if you want hard answers, tune in just two hours from now. Dr. Anthony fauci and other Top Health Officials will be on capitol hill to face questions from lawmakers about the need for a federal, a National Strategy, and the administrations optimistic prediction that a vaccine could be 90 effective. What does the data tell us . Dr. Fauci is urging caution about any hard predictions at this stage. Thats obviously a very optimistic estimate. We all hope its going to be that way. Im not sure if it will be 90 . But i think its going to be reasonably good. President trump heads to florida today where he will address the pandemic and the approaching hurricane. It comes as the president is drawing a rare rebuke not only from democrats, but republicans, even one of his predecessors, for raising the possibility, the threat perhaps, of delaying the november election as more states opt more mailin ballots due to the danger of voting during the pandemic, something only
Call 18005016000. Top of the hour here, im erica hill in today for brooke baldwin. At any moment we are waiting for the White House Press briefings. We are waiting on Sarah Sanders. Congress back in session today, and the teachers in florida at Stoneman Douglas high in parkland, florida, back at work. There is no question that those who survived the deadliest High School Shooting in this countrys history are forever changed. But the question that remains in washington is whether any of this will bring about solid reform or sensible Gun Legislation. It has stalled for years in the nations capital. At this point there are no official plans to pass any stricter gun laws. Republicans hearing days of pleas of students who survived that massacre are looking to take a lead from the president. Just a short time ago, President Trump talking about stacked up to the nra before a gathering of the nations governors. Take a listen. Dont worry about the nra, theyre on our side. Half of you are so afr