Rapidly closing. Breaking overnight, manhunt. A prison worker dead, an inmate on the loose in tennessee. Residents on edge. Very scary. We are latest with the desperate search to find the dangerous convict. All that plus Severe Weather outbreak, including a tornado near new york city and the new threat al is tracking today. Fighting back he had one job and couldnt protect us. Simone biles blasts u. S. A. Gymnastics in a new interview. The challenge she says she still faces every day. Way too close. The alarming video of a man petting a bison which has park rangers warning the public, hands off. Today is august 8, 2019. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning. Nice to have you with us on a thursday morning we want to get right to our top story. What we learned about the red flag raised weeks ago to polic by the mother of the el paso gunman while families are beginning to hold the fir
I want to dance, you and me alone. I want to capture the feeling. Oh, yeah. Cheryl welcome to fbn a. M. Good morning. Im cheryl casone. Lauren good morning, im lauren simonetti. Lets take a look at how your money is moving this morning. Dow futures gaining 69 points, s p up 8, nasdaq adding 40. Cheryl were seeing stabilization in asian markets overnight. Weve seen a moc a move on the. The nikkei and shanghai composite slightly down, the hang seng actually gaining. Lauren we have some stability in the european markets as well. The ftse is up 50 points, the cac up 55, the dax in germany up 1. 2 , despite a new report showing Industrial Production in the powerhouse of europe contracting. Cheryl were following the 10 year treasury right now, especially on the comments on fed president bullard yesterday, there is weakness on the yield so a little bit more of a bet on stocks today possibly happening versus the bet on bonds. Lauren still the flight to safety is going on. We see it in the pric
Wow. Investigators in detroit are looking into what sparked a massive home explosion in a residential neighborhood. The blast was so powerful it even damaged nearby homes. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter investigators in detroit on the scene of this massive blast. Theres a dwelling that possibly exploded from a gas leak. Reporter the home exploding at about 1 30. Its like, boom then flames start flying up in the air. Reporter two houses next door damaged. It was loud enough to shake the whole block. Reporter there have been a string of recent natural gas explosions rocking residential areas. In kentucky last week, this blast rocketing flames 300 feet in the air, killing one person. And in North Carolina last month, one woman was killed in this explosion. Her husband, who was trapped in the wreckage, rescued after using his apple watch to call 911. Back in detroit officials combing through the wreckage say luckily it appears no one was killed. And investigators are now working to figure
Clues behind a motive in ohio. The shooters family breaking their silence. In texas, the officials complete the grim task of identifying the 22 victims overnight. Plus, epidemic of abuse. The explosive new accusation against the boy scouts after hundreds come forward with their stories. Beloved. The tributes pour in overnight for legendary author Toni Morrison. And summer soaker. The new round of powerful storms that will strike from the plains to the northeast. Behind them, another heat wave. Als got the latest forecast today. Wednesday, august 7th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you for being with us on a wednesday morning. Unfortunately, it is a sign of the times, people hear a certain sound in a crowded area, and they fear the worst. Clearly a country on edge. Lets get right to the breaking news, as savannah mentioned. Disturbing times after the M
This is late night. We hope youre doing well. Now, if you dont mind, were going to get to the news the New Hampshire primary was today. We tape early, so we dont know what happened. But yeah, we do. [ laughter ] its like going to a mets game sure, it hasnt started yet, but we know who lost [ laughter ] thats right today was the New Hampshire primary. And then tomorrow, diner customers can go back to eating their meals in peace [ laughter ] according to new reports, former First Lady Melania Trump plans to campaign for former President Trump, but not at routine events, just the ones shes subpoenaed for [ laughter ] in a new interview, president ial candidate nikki haley questioned former President Trumps Mental Fitness and said that she thinks he is, quote, declining. While trump thinks nikki haley is that lady from law and order. [ laughter ] former President Trump had a held a rally last night in New Hampshire with three of his former republican primary opponents. Vivek ramaswamy, tim