York leads to an Emergency Landing. What passengers are saying. And too cavalier . Outrage after a pregame video makes light of Domestic Violence. Bulls fan . I didnt know you were a bulls fan. The team apologizing and fans asking how did this ever see the light of day today . Friday, may 8th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a friday morning. 100 chance of bright jackets here. You know what as many i thought its nice out, its friday were going to drag summer in with us. Did you call al last night . You wear the purple ill wear the blue. We didnt know which was going to wear which but its okay. The weather is our top story. A Lightning Strike sparked a large fire at a gas well in texas. And just this morning high winds are being looked at as the cause of a Train Derailment north of dallas. But the damage and concern is not limited to texas. We want to s
Mangled cockpit voice recorder revealed that the captain left the cockpit probably to use the restroom. The most plausible likely interpretation, in our view is that the copilot through deliberate abstention refused to open the cabin door. Ryan the Prosecutor Says he does not know if lubitz planned this in advance saying only that he took advantage of the pilot leaving the cockpit to start the descent. We can conclude that in all circumstances its deliberate. Ryan at this point officials are set to believe theres no reason to believe its terrorism related and his name is not on any terror list. World leaders have been quick to react. This is a tragedy. It is so difficult to understand. Ryan back at the crash site, they are combing the debris for clues and they want to find the planes second black box the flight data recorder. Kimberly the tragedy in the french alps is raising concern about the safety on flights. Suzanne kennedy continues our Team Coverage from Reagan National airport.
Yesterdays negative market action. There you can see the s p, the dow and the nasdaq, all looking like we may be implied at least for a positive open. We shall see. That allimportant tenyear note deal. Interesting how rates have been moving up over in china in terms of borrowing rates. How are we doing here in the states in well take a look at the tenyear, which is still hanging right in there at that 2. 7 range well call it. Go across the atlanta to europe. Well call it a mixed picture. Is that your call . Yeah. They dont celebrate thanksgiving there. They dont have that seasonal lift like we have here. Thats true. We start with tiffany, shining just in time for the Holiday Season. Sales in asia helped to shield the outlook and the stock. Remember when jos. A. Bank withdrew its offer to buy mens wearhouse earlier this month . Now theres a twist as mens wearhouse tries to buy jos. A. Bank. Tiffanys posted better than expected results, total sales in the Asia Pacific Region were up 27 .
Just prior to the bill being brought to the floor. The gentleman from virginia, mr. Good lat, gave some background with regard to why a bill is necessary, ever since the library of congress ruled last year that unlocking your cell phone violates copyright law. Theres been a number of us on both sides of the aisle who have worked to ensure that consumers have the right to unlock their wireless devices and use their property as they see fit. Im proud to be a cosponsor of congressman geoff greens bill, the unlocking Technology Act of 2013 bill, which gives consumers the right to unlock their devices on a permanent basis. Before i came to congress, i was an entrepreneur and started a number of businesses, and i understand firsthand the importance of allowing a free market to thrive and create a positive environment for business and consumers alike. Allowing consumers to unlock their cell phones, which are their own personal property, can spur competition, allowing new startup carriers to s
Symbolizes one of the bloodiest eras in history. The number of guns held Still Matters in afghanistan. This rally also wouldnt you like to be a fly on the wall of frances next cabinet meeting. Francois hollande announces a new lineup that includes his former partner, segolene royal. Aaron joins us talking about one of the biggest walkouts in lufthansas history. Bad news if youre planning to fly lufthansa over the next three days. The pilots of germanys Biggest Airlines are refusing to fly saying the payoff is not good enough. That means 4,000 Flights Canceled affecting some 425,000 passengers. Welcome to gmt everyone. Midday in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington and 8 00 a. M. In iquique, chile where tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. A magnitude 8. 2 earthquake that sparked a small tsunami. Six people died, landslides have blocked roads and there has been electricity blackouts as well. President Michelle Bachelet declared an emergency, shes deployed extra