Life. And a 14yearold is alive and well this morning after being trapped under an icy lake for 15 minutes. Theres no really explanation but how god wanted me to live for a reason. Im alive. He is telling his story exclusively to us today, saturday february 7th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today, with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Lets get to the top story. That is the weather. In parts of california and washington state, nearly a foot of rain has fallen in Northern California causing flooding problems. This is what they are calling the Pineapple Express bringing strong winds with it knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in sacramento for us. Miguel good morning. Reporter lester the rain has finally let up after pounding the region. Buckets of water overnight. The Sacramento River did rise a couple of in
5th, 2015. This is the cbs morning news for thursday, february 5th, 2015. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, this Morning Service resumes on the Metro North Commuter Railroad line that was the scene of a devastating rush hour crash on tuesday night. Six people were killed in valhalla about 20 miles north of new york city when a train collided with an suv. As investigators continue to look into the tragic wreck, the big question theyre facing is why did the driver stop her suv on the tracks. Don champion reports. Reporter 24 hours after the fiery crash, the cars of the metro north train were towed back down the tracks. Earlier on wednesday whats left of the suv that triggered the deadly collision was lifted from the front of the train. The driver of that vehicle was identified as 49yearold ellen brody. Investigators say brody had just been diverted from the scene of another accident as she drove on the track os as the wooded arms of the crossing guards came dow
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