Winning the big one. And hes back as hollywood gears up for the Golden Globes, we catch up with return host Ricky Gervais. His biting humor has more in hollywood a little bit nervous. Why he says he couldnt resist coming back for more jokes and jabs today, friday, january 8, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer live from los angeles and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And g gd morning, everyone. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer in los angeles. Sannah is back in new york, and savannah, the people in this town are getting r for the big event this weekend. Yeah, absolutely. Hopefully it wililbe a dry red carpet. I see Ricky Gervais is i bet we will gasp as he put it. Exactly. I was not talking about the globes. I was talking about your arrival here. Thats what people are getting excited about. Please have the lavender tealights ready for me, matt. We will. Look forwa to it. Lots to get to this
I see Ricky Gervais is sharpening his knives. I bet we will gasp as he put it. Exactly. I was not talking about the globes. I was talking about your arrival here. Thats what people are getting excited about. Please have the lavender tealights ready for me, matt. We will. Look forward to it. Lots to get to this morning. Lets start with the top story. Two terrorismrelated arrests, one right here in california. This is sure to intensify that debate going on about refugees from the middle east. Nbcs justice correspondent Pete Williams is looking into that. Pete, what can you tell us . Reporter matt, good morning. Both of these men will appear in court later today to be formally charged. Officials say this is a case about fighting overseas, not about plotting attacks here at home. The Justice Department says a 22yearold man from iraq aws Mohammed Younis al jayab was arrested while he was living in sacramento accused of lying to immigration authorities. The fbi says when he was questioned in
Times but managed to return fire. The suspect was caught a short time later. This guy tried to execute a Police Officer. Overnight federal investigators arresting two eople with ties to isis. Both men are refuges. There is a reason why the nra are not here. They are down the street. President obama calling out the nra while defending his attempts to tighten gun control law. What are we going to talk about . Basketball im not interested in going to over to talk to the president. Stocks battered and bruised after a rough start to the the year. Donald trump new ad slamming transgressions. Are you worried about your path to your wifes campaign . I dont have a response. Unruly passenger pulled off a chicagobound flight and assaulted several passengers. The white house sending National Security officials to Silicon Valley to seek the tech industrys help on terrorism. Two new jersey state troops help a woman give birth. Trump interrupted by protesters in vermont. Its 10 degrees below zero out
Collision force. Who will rule the road as uber and other Car Companies take on traditional taxis . Tonight, well go to one city where the cab byes are in a fight for survival. And powerball frenzy as the jackpot surpasses an astounding 900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions about possible extradition to the u. S. , where he faces Gabe Gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. Reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras overnight. Joaquin el chapo guzman, once one
Astounding 900 million just hours before tonights big drawing. Across the land, millions contemplating a last day on the job. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. It sounds like something out of a movie, and now were learning a desire for fame on the big screen may have been drug kingpin el chapos undoing. The notorious Mexican Cartel leader, one of the most wanted men in the world, is back behind bars tonight amid new questions extradition to the u. S. , where he faces multiple charges. Gabe gutierrez is in mexico with more details for us tonight. Reporter the most wanted drug lord in the world paraded in front of cameras Joaquin El Chapo guzman, once one of the richest men on the planet is back where this saga started. The same maximum security prison he vanished from six months ago, the daring escape from a sophisticated tunnel was straight out of a Hollywood Screen play. But it was