After saving a man from house fire last year. Cory simonson and Matthew Tranel are two of 24 people honored with Carnegie Hero medals. They saved a man whose wheelchair got stuck while inside a house fire in maquoketa. The medal is given to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. A man is arrested after deputies respond to a reported burglary in progress. It happened at a home north of dunkerton this morning. Chad clark of waterloo was arrested. Black hawk county sheriffs deputies found clark as he was leaving the area. Clark was taken to the black the drug company ceo who came under fire for raising the price of a life saving drug 5thousand percent was arrested early this morning. Fbi agents arrested 32year old Martin Shkreli on security fraud charges related to a firm he founded. The federal case accuses him of illegally taking stock from a Biotechnology Firm that he started in a new york lawyer is also accused of
Left hook on the spanish Prime Minister, a blow so hard it left a mark. The teen tackled to the ground and in cususdy, facing serious charges. And not so far, far away. The opening of star wars the force awakens, just hours from now. The fans already lining up. And one member of our team may be a bit too e eited today, thursday, december 17th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on this thursday morning. Spoiler alert. The stormtrooper not the stormtrooper we were looking for . No. Welcome back, buddy. Want to take the helmet off . Really . Hello, everybody. Welcome. I could use a nice, hot cup of coffee. Excited for star wars. Great to be back, guys. Well get to all things star wars in a bit. First, the revelation that defense secretary ash carter used his personal email for workrelated matters, and he was doing thth after Hillary Clinton came under f
Miracle halfcourt shot to help pay for her daughters school. Her reaction, priceless. And why that shot is helping so many more families in need this morning. See if i care i get back on my feet again good morning, america. Pat benatar appropriate this morning. That shot went just like angela planned it. Sure. Bounces right in. Come on. It counts. It counts. She is going to be here and her daughter, as well. There was another amazing moment last night. Superstar abby wambach taking her cleats off for the last time retiring after a remarkable career. She had an incredible message that shell share. Remarkable is right. What a career. Well get to that. But we begin with the race for president. Donald trump on jimmy kimmel phase more mellow calling for unity in the Republican Party and jon karl is here with the latest. A little more statesman for trump. Well see how long it lasts but he acknowledged hes been a little guisive and suggests hes now ready to go a little easier on his republica
Syed farook and Tashfeen Malik were radicalized long before the couple got married. Malik pledged her allegiance to isis just before she and her husband carried out the massacre. In a gun battle with the police. Jadiann a teenage girl hit by a car in whitman. She was trying to get to a school bus. The victim has minor injuries. More from whitman. Reporter sophomore Jessica Purnell was too upset after she saw a classmate get hit by a car as the teens were crossing the street to get on the school bus. The bus started to stop. The car was not slowing down. I tried to grab her. It was just. It hit her side she was going very fast. Reporter the bus had its lights flashing and the stop sign was out. She rushed to help the 15yearold who landed at her feet. Once i saw her on the ground, i dropped my stuff and i asked her if anything was hurt. She said her leg hurt and her arm hurt. She was just talking right back to me. She was aware of what was going on. Reporter she talked to the driver who
And in custody, facing serious charges. And not so far, far away. The opening of star wars the force awakens, just hours from now. The fans already lining up. And one member of our team may be a bit too excited today, thursday, december 17th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on this thursday morning. Spoiler alert. The stormtrooper not the stormtrooper we were looking for . No. Welcome back, buddy. Want to take the helmet off . Really . Hello, everybody. Welcome. I could use a nice, hot cup of coffee. Excited for star wars. Great to be back, guys. Great to have you back. Thank you. Well get to all things star wars in a bit. First, the revelation that defense secretary ash carter used his personal email for workrelated matters, and he was doing that after Hillary Clinton came under fire for doing the same thing while she was secretary of state. Lets