Cell foep. T the tsa says it will make you safer. Will it mean longer lines . Angelina jolie getting candid about her divorce, and Justin Bieber slamming his truck into a photographer. The incident apparently an accident, but under investigation today, thursday, july 27th, 2017. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Thanks so much for being with us, and weve got carson in for matt once again. Good morning, everybody. Weve got a lot to get to this morning. Were going to start with that tragedy at the Ohio State Fair. Its awful to wake up to this. The fireball ride malfunctioned last night tossing terrified riders into the air. In a moment well talk to a family whose two girls were next in line for that ride and saw it all happen. First, nbcs blake mccoy in columbus with the overnight developments in the investigation. Blake, good morning to you. What can
New airport rules for any device larger than a cell phone. The tsa says it will make you safer. But will this also mean more time in line. All that plus amazons massive hiring spree, Angelina Jolie candid about her divorce, and Justin Bieber slamming his truck into a photographer. The incident apparently an accident but under investigation today thursday july 27th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on thursday morning. Thanks so much for being with us. Weve got carson in for matt once again. Good morning, everybody. Weve got a lot to get to. Were going to start with the tragedy from the ohio fair. Its tragic to wake up to this. The fireball ride malfunctioned putting riders in the air. Two girls next for the ride and saw it all happen. First blake mccoy in columbus with the overnight investigation into the incident. What can you tell us . Reporter savannah, goo
Called the fire ball. I seen the cart drop, and then i seen one person, like, fly and thats when i turned my head. Reporter 18yearold tyler jarel was killed after flying 50 feet. He had just enlisted in the marines. Seven others were injured. Oh, my god reporter brittney and kiley neal saw it up close. They were next in line to board. Their shoes came flying off, and i thought i saw somebodys arm or leg flying in the sky. People knew they were they knew they were going to die and you saw their face before they knew they were going to hit death. Reporter the fire ball, which spins 13 times a minute, was assembled on site at the fairgrounds. In the last two days, it passed at least three safety inspections conducted by the state and a private contractor. An average of nearly 1,300 children are hurt on mobile Amusement Rides like the fire ball every year, according to a report. Governor john kasich says all rides here will be closed until theyre deemed safe. What you can do is you can ins
Woe do want to begin with that breaking news. The man accused of firing a gun at a d. C. Pizzeria is facing new charges, he is being transferred to federal court. Mark . Reporter this is his third appearance before a d. C. Superior court judge since that incident last weekend on connecticut avenue and like the previous hearings this was very quick. This time prosecutors came in, told the judge they were dismissing the charges. Three felonies and one misdemeanor and executing an arrest warrant on him. These are pictures taken from his facebook page. He walked into comet pizza and fired an ar15 multiple times telling police he was there to selfinvestigate the fake news reports about children being held in captivity at that recent pizza parlor. Felonies and one misdemeanor. Today prosecutors again told a judge they are dropping those four charges and instead with one felony in federal court. Welch is expected to make his first appearance down the street in federal court later this afterno
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