This morning, Raffaele Sollecito, who was convicted alongside knox, joins us for a live interview only on today. And nbc news exclusive. Michelle knight, one of the brave cleveland survivors on moving forward one year after her daring escape and the big decision shes made about the future. I felt like every brandnew start needs new beginnings. Today friday, may 2nd, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Happy, happy, happy friday. Im savannah guthrie. And im willie geist in this morning in for matt along with Natalie Morales and carson daly. Al is at Churchill Downs in louisville getting ready for tomorrows Kentucky Derby. We will hear from al in a minute. You can probably hear the shrieks all the way down there, because in memphis, tennessee, the royals are there. Princes william and harry, theyre in town in memphis for the wedding of a good buddy of theirs. They were out last nig
Enkbufling engulfing the carriage and its passengers in flames. Rescue workers recovered bodies, some reportedly jumping to their death as the balloon burst into flames and then crashed. Hot air balloon rides are popular with tourists but there have been some accidents in recent years. Officials say this is the first fatal accident since they began offering aerial tours in 1989. The Egyptian Government now has imposed a moratorium on all hot air balloon operators here in the country. Theyve also dispatched a team of investigators to this scene to try to piece together what happened. Theyre going to interview the pilot of that hot air balloon who managed to escape, but hes injured and remains in a hospital where hes being treated. Savannah . Ayman mohyeldin in cairo for us this morning. Thank you. Now heres matt. A huge winter storm is battering the heartland this morning. Its the second blizzard to hit that region in about a week. The Weather Channels mike seidel is in wichita, kansas.
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. Lets start with that story coming out of egypt. Its a tragic story. Were getting the first images of that hot air balloon crash in that country. It happened in the popular Tourist Destination of luxor, about 300 miles south of cairo. Aim amon mulhuldin. Victims include asianit crasn a sugar field falling from a ball of fire from a thousand feet above. These images on twitter show a group of balloons and tourists as they were taking off just after dawn in the ancient city of luxor. It was supposed to be an aerial tour of egypts ancient valley of the kings, one of the most popular Tourist Destinations in the world. In hong kong, the travel agency that organized the tour confirmed Chinese Tourists were among the dead. What we have received so far from where the accident h
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