Getting heavier snow that will bring colder air down, but still 39 in manassas, still 41 downtown, 38 in andrews, 37 in la plata. Well come back, talk about what happens after this the storm goes to our south and why temperatures tonight could impact everybody tomorrow morning. Guilty on all counts, that is the verdict in the case against the d. C. Cop named richmond phillips. Phillips is accused of shooting to death the mother of his child and leaving their young daughter to die in a hot car. Just a short time ago a jury found phillips guilty of first degree murder in the deaths of both wanetta wright and their 1 yearold jalen. Prosecutors say phillips killed them because he didnt want to pay child support. Hell be sentenced in march and face life in prison. President obamas proposal to require all gun sales to go through a background check has widespread support, even the majority of nra members liking the idea, but how would background checks be implemented on private sales . As peg
His answer, today, january 30th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im savannah guthrie. Weather is the story again this morning. Severe storms moving east, packing heavy rain, high winds. Al is tracking this for us. Well get to him in just a moment from now. Also ahead, bill gates is considered one of the great visionaries of our time. For example, take a look at what he said to tom brokaw in 1992. One of the big things over the next couple of years will be getting the computer on enough desktops that well actually communicate through whats called electronic mail and its surprising to me its not happening a little faster. Ooh, electronic mail. I think we call this email. I guess he is a visionary. Any other crazy predictions you want to make . Its amazing how Fast Technology is moving. If you go out
2013. Good morning, everybody. Good to be with you. Im Terrell Brown. Lance armstrong is finally done with what he calls the big lie. He admitted what many had suspected that he doped. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey armstrong said he started using performanceenhancing drugs in the 1990s and it would have been impossible to win seven Tour De France championships any other way. With that more than a decade of lies and coverups was over, so was officially the once untouchable legend erika rear of lance armstrong. This story was so perfect for so long. You overcome the disease, you win the Tour De France seven times, you have a happy marriages children. I mean its just this mythic perfect story. Yes. And it wasnt true. Former cyclist confessed the Oprah Winfrey and the world in a tv interview to using performanceenhancing drugs for most of his career including seven consecutive Tour De France. Epos ks not a lot, transfusions and testosterone. Did it feel wrong . At the time. Mmhmm. No.
Harrowing hostage situation in the african desert. This morning, we have more information about an american killed by the islamic militants. And we know several other americans are in danger right now. Abcs investigative correspondent, brian ross, has been covering this from the jump. Hes with us, now, with more. Brian, good morning. Reporter good morning, dan. The death toll continues to climb with at least 1 american and 11 other hostages reported to have been killed. The algerian military has twice stormed the natural gas facility. But Authorities Say the situation this morning, is still not resolved. And a number of western workers, including americans, apparently remain hostages. The state department has now confirmed that 58yearold Fred Buttaccio of suburban houston, was killed at some point during the attack and subsequent rescue effort. But another american, mark cobb of corpus christi, texas, is now confirmed as safe. Cobb was the senior manager at the bp facility algeria. And
Shorter than advertised. Ron claiborne is drawing up litigation as we speak. We were able to get an official response. Wait till you hear how they are playing this one. Food on set to test this out. But first new details are emerging about how the deadly stand off in algeria ended. A raid by special forces with dozens dead including militants and hostages at least one of whom we know is an american. Brian ross has been working his sources and what do we know . Reporter good morning. Of the ten americans at the bp facility, seven got out but at least one died and the fate of two others is of growing concern this morning in the wake of the bloody attempts by the Algerian Army to rescue them from their al qaeda captors. The Algerian Armys final assault came after four days. In which the hostages were held under the threat of death by the terrorists. The army recaptured the bprun facility but not before the terrorists apparently executed the remaining seven hostages. Over the course of the