And washington state. Today the d. C. Council will hold a hearing on a bill introduced by tommy wells calling for the decriminalization of marijuana. Kristin fisher is live outside the Wilson Building with a preview of the hearing. Good morning, kristin. Reporter good morning. Just to be clear, were talking about decriminalization here, not full legalization, two very different things. What this bill would do is it would decriminalize possession of small amounts of Recreational Marijuana in d. C. By small ams were talking about by small amounts, were talking about less than an ounce of pot. Right now what would happen . If youre caught with that amount of pot in d. C. Its a miss demeanor offense. First time offender faces up to ix months in prison and a six months in prison and a 1,000 fine. But if this were passed, the final would only be 100. Supporters say its vital for the citys youth, especially those who live in ward 8 where the hearing will be held later tonight. The thinking is
Crash at a bay area air show. The pilot well known in the circuit killed while performing in front of thousands. The crash happened at Travis Air Force base in fairfield about 2 00 this afternoon. Nbc bay areas Annette Miranda live at the base right now. Annette . Reporter eddie andrini was a bit of a local celebrity in the flying industry. The International Council of air shows inducted him into its hall of fame last year. But something happened during todays lowflying air battic maneuver. Were astonished. How did this happen . Reporter amateur video captures the smokey aftermath of the fatal plane crash of a vintage biplane. An abrupt end to the thunder over solano air show. Its really tragic way to end the show. He was doing great up until that point. I know hes been doing it for years. It was a big shock. Reporter the pilot killed was 77yearold eddie andrini of half moon bay. Hes been flying since he was 16 and an air show stunt pilot for 25 years. He was in the middle of cutting t
Nothing, hes joking, right . The hilarious sendup that has Andrew Garfield running for his life in an snl skit thats trending today, monday, may 5th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Im savannah guthrie. Natalie morales and al roker are here. How many times have you watched that skit online . Probably about five times. Its hysterical. Its long, but were going to break it down in trending. A lot of people talking about that this morning. Were going to get to todays top story, and its that large wildfire racing through parts of oklahoma. The flames are being driven by unseasonably high temperatures and high winds, too. Nbcs jay gray is in guthrie, oklahoma this morning. Just north of oklahoma city. Jay, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. Were in the staging area right now. Hundreds of firefighters poring through here,
Ace train is actually three minutes early so no delay there. Caltrain and ferries Everything Else is quiet. Heres a live look outside. San mateo bridge traffic still moving at the speed limit. A high wind advisory though was issued shortly after midnight and its still in effect. Its the only one out there now so if you are crossing the bay bridge right now theres no delay things look good heading into San Francisco. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. Now to breaking news. Check out this mangled car. Concord police tried to stop the driver around 10 30 last night for reckless driving near highway 680. The driver refused to stop. And that led to a chase at speeds near 100 Miles Per Hour ending in a crash in danville. 19yearold Michael Holden of concord is in Critical Condition at a hospital. Police say he was driving a stolen car. 5 01. The maui airport has released Surveillance Video showing the bay area teenager stowed away on a plane from san jose stumbling on to the ta
Savannah guthrie with Michelle Knight. He met the love of his life by accident. He ran over her with a horse. Pretty tough kid. Years later, when he lost her, he named his new love after his old one. The slowest horse i have ever seen. But this lisa, lame and half blind, turned out to be pretty tough, too. I was determined to make this horse run. And run she did. And there they go could she win her biggest race of all . Its definitely one of those things, where its made up in hollywood. Also. Heart stopping moments. Heartbreaking stories. Im scared to death. On the voice, its amazing what theyve overcome. Im like i cant do that. No, this show has no boundaries. We take you on an exclusive trip backstage where contestants and coaches open up. Hardships. Its so hard, its so hard to be away from home. Relationships. I never felt a stronger bond with any other human being. And the secrets that make the show really sane. I really love these guys. Winning against all odds. Welcome to datelin