World cup but can they go all the way without their superstar . And, a fabulous fourth. Hurricane arthur couldnt dampen all the celebrations as americans nationwide celebrated our countrys independence. Well have a starspangled highlights, today, saturday, july 5th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today. With lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a saturday morning. Hope youre having a good weekend. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside d l dyl dylan. Did you watch fireworks last night . No. You worked. I worked, i slept and then i worked again. I have been up all night. Isnt it funny when you watch the fireworks, you naturally go oooh, aaah. Its fun. Youve seen the movie before but it still works every time. We want to get right to todays top story for a lot of people to focus on fireworks and arthur on the fourth of july. This morning, arthur was downgraded to a Tropical Storm but not before leaving a big mark on ca
This morning a lot of residents are waking up. Theyre going to have a big cleanup job ahead. Arthur soaks the east coast. Before arthur and its rain swamped new england it hit the outer banks of income pittsburgh. Im afraid to see how much damage is done up there. The california Highway Patrol is investigating a Violent Arrest caught on camera. That officer is on administrative leave. Six people arrested outside the u. S. Border patrol of a san diego suburb. Waiting for the arrival of bus loads of immigrants. Its about time americans took back their country. Pride and patriotism on full display. A big celebration of our nations 238th birthday. Its beautiful. Ive never seen anything like it. First daughter malia celebrates her sweet 16. She is getting her license but she has to practice. All of that brazil has gone to the semifinals. And all that matters. The show is about nothing. Today marks 25 years since seinfelds premiere on cbs this morning. Chestnut remained the top dog at nathan
Tim howards legs to the rescue. U. S. Goalkeeper tim howard joins us live from brazil after his heroic performance in that grueling match against belgium. Well talk about his future and the future of team usa today, wednesday, july 2nd, 2014. From nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. 7 00 out on the west coast. Savannahs off today. Als off today. Natalie is down in brazil. Peter, tamron and dylan are here. Wow, what a game. It was amazing. What an effort our team put up. America has a new secretary of defense. 16 saves, record for a world cup game at least since 1966. They played out over the course of 120 minutes or so. Here they are in about 25 seconds. Just take a look. Tim howard and it just went on and on and on. It was an incredible performance. Hes being singled out. It was an historic performance. Were going to be talking to tim howard about that in just a l
Im annemarie green. The second american infected with the deadly ebola virus is now in the hands of u. S. Doctors. Nancy writebol checked into Emory University hospital in atlanta yesterday. Shes being treated alongside her colleague. Writebol flew in from west africa where the disease has killed nearly 900 people and as ko im reports, there are new efforts by airports to try to stop the spread. Reporter american missionary Nancy Writebol is undergoing treatment for ebola in an isolated ward at atlantas Emory University hospital. The president of the aid group she worked in in liberia read a statement from writebols husband who said she is weak but showing signs of improvement. A week ago, he said, we were thinking about possible funeral arrangements. Yet we kept our faith. Writebol and her colleague kent brantly contracted the often deadly virus in liberia. They used a never before used on human serum. Its killed 9 hurricane of more than 1,600 people infected in africa. Now airports l
Banks. Winds, 100 Miles Per Hour. At least 25,000 people have lost power. The rest of the east coast trying to figure out if it will affect the summers biggest holiday. Justin ross harris will stand trial for leaving his 22monthold son, cooper in a hot car. A detective tell a judge the father had been texting nude photographs as that its one was dying. The most common term would be sexting. A violent encounter between a california Highway Patrol officer and a woman captured on woman. Blows to the head. The pentagon has now grounded all of its f35s after one of the fighters caught fire on a florida runway. Hurricane cant stop the folks in boston. Yesterday officials moved up the fireworks display and concert. Recreate the famous picture. Whew its getting hot in here. Italian police have released underwater footage of the Costa Concordia. They are expected to remove the ship later this month. A hiker got stranded 100 feet up on a cliff east of seattle. All that a japanese politician bust