Im richard lui in for phillip mena. Im frances rivera. Hurricane irma thrashing the gulf coast this morning. Swallowing up the state, first made land fall in the florida keys. Once again, up marco island, irma is now a category 1 and is expected to weaken to a Tropical Storm. It poses great danger with up to 85 mile per hour winds. Heres naples being battered by those winds. Tearing apart homes and scattering debris across flooded neighborhoods. And from sarasota here is a closer look at the disaster in action, ripping the roof off a building just one moment there of widespread destruction. In tampa, the hurricane snapped power lines and blew up transformers, bright explosions cutting through the dark night sky. Official say the storm has knocked out power for more than 3 Million People across the state and the chaos is only growing. While that is all happening the Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrest the 9 people for allegedly looting. The department is telling residence to stay h
Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbs nigt laey nec nigh kate snow. Good evening. A massive storm system over the center of the country brought misery to parts of 16 states this weekend. Late word tonight at least 12 now dead as a result of those storms. Rain and floods in the Mississippi River valley, tornadoes to the south, even blizzard conditions in parts of kansas. In texas, communities are mourning, and the damage from yesterdays storms is extensive. And today, another outbreak of at least 11 tornadoes across mississippi and alabama. The radar map shows the threat of tornadoes now moving east with another round of Severe Weather expected tomorrow in parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. Our team is covering the latest from the region this evening. We begin with Gabe Gutierrez outside dallas. Gabe . Reporter kate, good evening. Authorities here spent the day urgently searching for more victims. Thousands of people are st
On bail this morning charged with the murder of a 15yearold black teenager. The officer who fired a rifle at a car full of teenagers turned himself in overnight after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The news that the man responsible for their sons death was properly charged with murder is a big deal to the family. This morning the family prepares to say goodbye. And run for the roses. The nations fastest horses dreaming of glory at the Kentucky Derby. The most exciting two minutes in sports. Celebrities pouring into town to catch all the action and dylan dreyer right in the middle of it today, saturday, may 6th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. Im sheinelle jones. Dylan dreyer is joining us live from the Kentucky Derby. Ive seen a lot of hats. This might be my favorite. When you put your head down a little bit. Like that . Yeah. There are some horses behind me. I dont think
With the murder of a 15yearold black teenager. The officer who fired a rifle at a car full of teenagers turned himself in overnight after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The news that the man responsible for their sons death was properly charged with murder is a big deal to the family. This morning the family prepares to say goodbye. And run for the roses. The nations fastest horses dreaming of glory at the Kentucky Derby. The most exciting two minutes in sports. Celebrities pouring into town to catch all the action and dylan dreyer right in the middle of it today, saturday, may 6th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig lv dylan dreyer is joining us live from the Kentucky Derby. Ive seen a lot of hats. This might be my favorite. When you put your head down a little bit. Like that . Yeah. There are some horses behind me. I dont think you can see them around my hat. Let me move out of the
Weekend a washout, dylan has the forecast. And breaking his silence. I was target number one. Bill oreilly speaks out during his first interview since he was canned from fox news amid allegations he sexually harassed a number of women at work. The former tv star calling it a liberal hit job and promising he is not finished fighting. Today, saturday may 13th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on this saturday morning, im sheinelle jones. Im craig melvin. Dylan dreyer is here as well. A happy early mothers day weekend to all of you watching and to you, too, as well. Thank you. Its exciting. We hope the weather improves. I was about to say. For most of the country it will improve tomorrow, even around here. Your first mothers day it would be nice to get some sunshine. It would be nice. I will will that to happen. You have a line. Exactly. Lets begin with our top story this morning. The growing backlash over Preside