17th, 2014. 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. Im savannah guthrie. Im matt lauer. We are watching what is happening in south korea this morning. There may be some survivors from that ferry disaster there. And the stories coming out are heart breaking, young kids tech messageing their parents in those final moment itself. Yeah. I hope we can, the boat went over on that one side. There is a particular area of the boat they are concentrateing on pocket there is where survivors told you ru could be. It is our top story. Lets go to seoul, south korea with the latest. Eunice, good morning. Good morning, savannah. Emergencteams used flood lights and flares to search the stricken vessel through the night. They are continuing their efforts this morning. The south korean coastguard says the visibility in the waters is less than 2 metres. They are laying tents so divers can reach t
Happy president s day, everyone. We begin with a powerful storm about to sweep across much of the country. Its blowing in from the Pacific Ocean tonight. Heavy rain, hail, and a foot of mountain snow in california. The storm will stretch to the nations midsection. Florida braces for another frigid morning. And new england digging out from yet another storm. With wind gusts out of the north gusting up to 50 or 60 miles an hour, some northeast state, buried by historic snowfall are getting another arctic blast. Maine getting the worst of it. Blowing snow can make visibility zero. Reporter eight inches on the coast and more inland. In cape cod, cars are still buried in snow banks from the last storm. More worries about coastal damage. On new yorks long island, plows and salt trucks tried to keep up with rapidly changing conditions. Connecticut towns waiting for federal relief money from the last storm are seeing snow removal costs add up. Anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 a day. Reporter the
Saturday night live. Happy president s day, everyone. We begin with a powerful storm about to sweep across much of the country. Its blowing in from the Pacific Ocean tonight. Heavy rain, hail, and a foot of mountain snow in california. The storm will stretch to the nations midsection. Florida braces for another frigid morning. And new england digging out from yet another storm. With wind gusts out of the north gusting up to 50 or 60 miles an hour, some northeast state, buried by historic snowfall are getting another arctic blast. Maine getting the worst of it. Blowing snow can make visibility zero. Reporter eight inches on the coast and more inland. In cape cod, cars are still buried in snow banks from the last storm. More worries about coastal damage. On new yorks long island, plows and salt trucks tried to keep up with rapidly changing conditions. Connecticut towns waiting for federal relief money from the last storm are seeing snow removal costs add up. Anywhere from 20,000 to 50,00
Heavy snow and strong winds are causing problems from the rockies to the dakotas. As another nasty dose of winter hits the nation with spring still more than a month away. Come on, spring. Hurry up. That northeast storm is moving into canada. Drivers can still expect blinding snow today. We get more from Accuweather Meteorologist jim dickey. Good morning, rob and diana. Well, a snowstorm is pulling away from maine here. But blizzard warnings remain in effect until 4 00 p. M. In some cases, from the bangor area eastward. The snow winding down, but well see blowing and drifting snow. It will still be dangerous out there. Low visibilities. Certainly cold here. Across the northeast this morning, many spots in the single digits. 9 in syracuse. 12 your Early Morning temp as you step out the door in buffalo. The threat of Severe Weather in the Lower Mississippi valley late in the day. Rob and diana, back to you. Stay with us for good morning america, sam champion will have the latest on the S
Family. [inaudible] abby Hurricane Irma an hour away now from the eye of the storm making landfall on the west coast now bracing. Hundreds of thousands of the entire mayor. Sustained winds of 130 Miles Per Hour and could reach 15 feet in some areas. Others are forced to stay behind. Team coverage this morning. Pete with Griff Jenkins on the ground right now. Reporter in naples the wind is terrible. Its about 25 come in maybe 30 miles, but it coming and key west which is just minutes away from a direct impact with 130mile per hour winds are near to the west coast. They are hunkered down. Officials here describing it as a worstCase Scenario because you will have high wind combined with storm surge. The mayor telling me the biggest concern is storm surge. The west coast of florida will take the water row. Just behind me to bring it back in. Upwards of 15 feet above ground level search starts hitting here, it is going to absolutely flood everything and you do not want to be there. Thats wh