Good morning, im tai hernandez. And im t. J. Holmes. Later today, we expect to hear from the family of peter kassig. The third american beheaded by isis. The 26yearold former army ranger taken captive in syria more than a year ago. Tahman bradley with more. Reporter president obama offered prayers and condolences to the family of this american aid worker. In a statement, the president called this an act of pure evil. I was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. Reporter american aid worker peter kassig came to syria to help. After che was captured last yea, he converted to islam. A masked man with a knife appears with kassigs severed head at his feet. The man refers to kassig as a former u. S. Army soldier, seemingly taunted president obama, the killer says and here we are, burying the First American soldier. We implore those who are holding you to show mercy. Reporter the executioner appears to be the same man in previous isis videos. Inside the government, w
Better believe it. Inside the photos that landed the super star back in the headlines and have so many worried that the biebs is bad luck. And good morning, america. Boy, Justin Beiber, not getting a break in boston right now. Thing hes bad luck for the patriots. Fans are like that. The patriots, hanging out with them, they have a good thing going on right now. But youre saying hes done a lot of things that i criticize. But im not sure theres a justin jinx. Well get into that. I love when you back biebs like that. And begin with the record rain on the west coast creating dangerous driving conditions. Mudslides, forcing mandatory evacuations. And ginger is going to start with this. Look at this, outside of a car in los angeles, something you dont see every day, and not in the last three years. The rain came forcefully, dangerously for some. Record daily rainfalls from San Francisco to los angeles. Up north and east of san diego, 7. 5 inch was rain. That is a ton for an area thats strugg
And how he was finally saved. Baby on board. A southwest jet making a special delivery. Stunned passengers pitching in, the pilot making a quick detour. Touching down with one brand new passenger. I cant think of anything thats going to top that, least not for a while. And good morning, america. You know, it may be twins next time. Gosh. Why not . Amazing story. One of the passengers said they were totally shocked to hear a baby crying because there were no baby on the plane when they boarded. Didnt hear any of the labor leading up to the baby . So impressive. Having been there. Bite on that towel. Change the manifest after they landed, one more passenger. I believe they did. Thats incredible. We have a lot to get to. Start with the wintry weather on both sides of the country. And take a look at this, in boston, sandbagging to make sure the subway doesnt flood. And in upstate new york, this town blanketed in snow. A winter wonderland. And ginger starts it off for us. Good morning. At t
With men while walking through new york city. The same scene playing out over 100 times in ten hours. The message behind the video that has people talking today, wednesday, october 29th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer along side hoda kotb, al roker and josh elliott. Savannah is back monday. Natalie is on assignment. People talking about that video we just showed. What was your thought when you saw it . My thought was first of all, it seemed threatening what she was going through. There are times i have to admit i walk down a street past construction guy they dont say one thing i have to think my outfit is off. But what happened here was strange. Yes. Definitely. Weve all asked does that ever work for any of these guys . Does it turn out well . Were going to show you more of that later on. Lets start on a wednesday morning with our top story,
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