Offline. The race of a lifetime for an 84yearold man who ran a marathon at the bottom of the world in antarctica. Early today starts right now good to be with you on this monday morning im frances rivera. Im cori coffin a brutal winter storm continues to barrel across much of the country. It is affecting 82 Million People as it stretches about 2,000 miles. The massive system has already been hammering the midwest, and Winter Weather alerts began in the plains and parts of the northeast, bringing snow and ice, snarling traffic, and causing dozens of crashes. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reporting 500 wrecks. They say four people died from weatherrelated causes five people were killed in two separate crashes in nebraska, where up to 4 inches of snow fell there this storm expected to move across the central and eastern u. S. Today and tomorrow. Lets bring in nbc meteorologist janessa webb on more of what we can expect a mess out there. It is a mess. Itll expand from the plains to the
All that, plus, shocking interview, outrage after Harvey Weinstein casts himself as the victim holiday flipflop, the overnight apology from Hallmark Channel after coming under fire for removing a samesex wedding ad. And tiger roars tiger woods leads the u. S. Team to an emotional comeback win at that was twice as nice for the worlds greatest golfer. It was an honor for me as a player and even more of an honor to be their captain. Today, monday, december 16th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, welcome to today, thank you so much for joining us on this monday morning, savannah recovering from eye surgery were sending her all of our love and our well wishes and we hope to speak to her a little bit later and check in. She is getting better, we should tell you that. She certainly is. Were keeping a close watch on the weather, theres a winter storm spreading snow and ice, bringing travel delays, thi
This change of heart coming after swift backlash online from celebrities and lgbtq advocacy groups. Were now getting our first look at some of the video in the patriots latest scandal. The man who shot the video of another team says he never intended to give it to the patriots football staff. He has been suspended by the team. Those are some of our top stories this monday, december 16th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have darla in for janai, coming from wabc, looking good. She sent me the nicest note, thank you, janai. She doesnt do anything nice for me. We all know why. We love you, kenneth. Its great to have darla here again from our flagship station, wabc. Lets begin this half hour with the controversy in the stands of the army navy game. Cadets and midshipmen flashing hand signals on live tv that could be associated with white power. Several students from west point and the Naval Academy are now at the center of an investigation over the gesture recently labeled as a hate symbol
England patriots videotaping scandal. The punishment reportedly handed down. Seven years to the day after the deadly shooting at their school, the newtown, connecticut, High School Football team wins the National Championship and their big appearance on national tv last night. The gift that keeps on giving, the holiday fruitcake thats been around for nearly 150 years. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Im kenneth moton. Im darla miles in for janai. We begin with a messy morning commute. 25 million americans are under Winter Weather alerts. Looking at the radar, a massive storm is bringing snow, ice and rain from missouri to the east coast. And in the south new concern about possible tornadoes as this storm expands. This morning, a mixed bag of Winter Weather from missouri to maine. A massive stormg trekking across the country making Holiday Shopping treacherous and forcing businesses to close early with just over a week before christmas. In ohio overnight, large f
The run as hundreds gather at a vigil overnight. The new video of the new England Patriots film crew caught improperly taping an opponents sideline. And this is a piece youre filming on your advanced scout . Yeah. Come on, guys. What the nfl and the team are now saying. Missing the mark. The Hallmark Channel reversing its decision to pull a commercial showing two women kissing after facing fierce backlash. Their aboutface this morning. Holiday shopping alert. How facebook and retailers are targeting you with ads for items you dont even look at online. The way youre now being tracked in stores and how to stop it. Might as well jump and bearly moving. The car caught in a traffic jam when this happens. Behind that scary moment. Go ahead jump good morning, america. Hope you had a better weekend than the family in that car. True. We know it was a good weekend for Buffalo Bills fans. They clinched the playoff spot overnight. Talk about dedication. The fans were out in full force to celebrate