Were here to defend the people. The fbi hoping a peaceful end to the standoff. Were live at the scene. Boiling point. Saudi arabia severs ties with iran giving its diplomats just hours to leave the country. As tensions rise over the saudis execution of an iranian cleric. And deepwater discovery, the first images of the cargo ship that sank after the captain sailed it right into a category 4 hurricane it was built to survive. No sign of the 33 crew on board or the black box that could solve the months old mystery today, monday, january 4, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Weve advanced a year, and, i happy birthday belatedly. Thank you, to you as well. Yeah. Do you believe it. Were so much older. Did you celebrate. I did. Thats why im on a tensecond delay. My new years is extending to monday, january 4th. Well catch up in a while. We
Good evening. Call it the sprint to the starting line. After all of the months of rising and falling fortunes, were now just 28 days from the first nominating contest of the 2016 race for president. And there is new urgency for those still in it. 28 separate Campaign Events today alone. Heading into the stretch toward the february 1st iowa caucus, the latest poll there shows ted cruz ahead of the republican pack. For the democrats, Hillary Clinton with a nearly 10point lead over Bernie Sanders. While in New Hampshire, it is donald trump out front for republicans. And for the demes, sanders with a 2 point lead. And with crunchtime here, checkbooks are being opened, strategies refined. And in the case of Hillary Clinton, the man she calls husband and her not so secret weapon has been launched on to the campaign trail. We have it all covered. Andrea mitchell begins our coverage. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. This is bill clintons first solo trip in this campaign, tr
Theres more extreme weather in the forecast. With arctic air blasting the northeast, rain and snow in the west, and in the midwest, the historic winter flood is rolling on. At least 25 people have been killed there. Theres no peace in olive branch, illinois, where we find David Begnaud tonight. David . Reporter scott, at least half of the town of olive branch, illinois, is underwater tonight. There are flooded homes like the one behind me for miles in areas that are known to be vulnerable to major flooding. Theres the breech. Reporter in alexander county, illinois, the flooding is disastrous, and the temperature is near freezing. Its gotten real bad here. Reporter today the u. S. Coast guard flew us over the failed about 72 hours ago. This is where the levee breeched sending water from the Mississippi River into a flood plain. At least 100 strucucres are flooded, 14,000 acres of the county are under water, and the water is rising. Reporter this is the home of Brandon Dillow and jennife
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Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Weve advanced a year, and, i mean that literally. Happy birthday belatedly. Thank you, to you as well. Yeah. Do you believe it . Were so much older. Did you celebrate . I did. Thats why im on a tensecond delay. My new years is extending to monday, january 4th. Well catch up in a while. Well start with our top story. New fireworks in the president ial race to begin the new year, including Donald Trumps very First Television ad. We have it all covered beginning with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter matt, happy new year to you. Donald trump ringing in the new year with what is in effect his campaigns closing argument. This long awaited first tv ad is provocative, a lot like his candidacy, focusing on illegal immigration and the threat from face of his critics. This message. Reporter overnight donald trump released his first tv ad of the campaign