Over fill the stadium. Built by prisoners, mind you. That seats more than 11,000 people. And lets ride. Wow reporter its an odd mix. Both animals and inmates released from their respective confinements to duel it out. Its both a crowd pleaser and a bit unsettling. The atmosphere reminds you of a state fair. But then theres the guard towers and razor wire. Even the Mississippi River fools you. It meanders its way around this former slave plantation in a very tranquil way. Until you notice the alligators. All right, here we go. Live cow milking. Reporter this place is a nevernding stream of contrasts. Youre not sure whether to cheer or jeer when youre here. Hes digging somebody a grave. Reporter the competitions arent what youd expect at a regular rodeo. Dont move. Reporter take convict poker. Four inmates sit nervously at a card table. A very restless bull picks out a target. Here we go. Reporter he can either take out the whole card table at once or he picks the inmates off one by one.
Ju a massive explosion. All nine passenenrs were killed. Were there as investigators try to piece together what caused this crash. All bets are off. Two of the countrys largest Fantasy Sports websites ordered to cease and desist in new york. The e mpanys vowing a fight. It the beginning of the end for an industry already with tens of millions of players and growing every day . The. And 30 down, 20 to go. Als crosscountry quest to hit all 50 states in a week goes south, literally, and with eight more states on the rokerthon to do list al is swamped today, wednesday, november 11th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good momoing, everyone. Weweome to today on a wednesday morning its veterans day. Willie is in for matt this good to be with youou we have some of the countrys great veterans groups represented out on the plaza and well spend a good deal of time with them. Al will be, too. Rokerthon 2
Square and in this neighborhood to stay indoors and lock the windows. 4 20 this morning paris time families here jolted from their beds. A hail of bullet, gunfire, explosions in the street. Laser lights pointing into windows. Police shouting to witnesses to get away from their windows to hide in their apartments. All of this as French Police stormed is housing complex in sain, a suburb north of paris about one mile from Frances National soccer staid couple where those terror attacks began to unfold friday night. Sources confirming to abc news is operation all part of the hunt for the socalled ermind of the coordinated and deadly attacks he in paris, aelhamid abaaoud, the belgian militant and major isis recruiter. A prosecutor suggesting that cell phones found led them too this neighborhood. Givingng them rson to believe that abaaoud could be in one of the apartments here. Fresh sources telling abc news a woman killed herself during the all of the attackers who killed themselves on frid
States. These are some of the images coming out of missouri showing entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. And a mcdonalds with water up to the windows. Residents are being g ld to be ready to evacuate at a momomts notice, and many already have because it is not over yet. More now from abcs megan hughes. Reporter along the rising rivers an army of volunteers armed d th sandbags are fighting a tough foe. The water has come up really fast. Reporter parts of the town of kimmswick near st. Louis already flooded. Nearly submerged. A gas station under water. Rising rivers causing this Sewage Treatment plant to exceed capacity. And many rivers havent crested yet. Water is already touching the steel on this bridge on the historic route 66. More than 500 roads are already the missouri governor is calling in t national guard. Were dealing with an incredible amount of water coming at you here. Youre talking about almost ten water. Reporter flooding is being blamed for at least 18 deaths in the
What a weekend for star wars. You know, the numbers are still coming in. They could go o gher. I know you saw it in a theaterer dan. Crowds are just cheering. Absolutely. It brought me back to being just 7 years old. Its not hard to do. In this case . It was effective and constructive. Ginger and her husband, ben, welcoming that little baby boy over the weekend. [ applause ] oh, so great to see him. Adrian benjamin. 20 inches long. 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Everyone is doing great. A lot to get to. Storms across the country. A big impact on Holiday Travel for tens of millions of americans. Breaking news overnight. The horrifying scene on the las vegas strip. That driver intentionally running into people. Killing one, injuring dozens. Kayna whitworth starts us off in las vegas. Reporter its eerie to see an empty las vegas boulevard. Of the paris hotel a a off right now. Crews are e rking to clean up after that terrifying hit and run that killed one person and injured several others. Overnight