The anticipation, reaching a fever pitch. The stars of the halftime show trying to get in the spirit. We definitely are beautiful, okay . America gets ready for some football today, friday, february 5th, 2016. Announcer 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 on a friday morning. Yesterday morning, we were standing out there with no coats. It was warm. Nice. Al roker said, change was coming. Thats right. If this were a football play, take the snap and hand the ball to al. Thanks so much, guys. We told you, if the system makes its way a little closer, in snow along the eastern seaboard. Ports portsmouth, new york city, we have snow. Portland to washington, d. C. , even raleigh, looking at snow. As this system develops, itll be pushing in a lot of heavy, wet snow. Power lines could come down. Tree branchs coming down. 41 Million People under some winter storm warning or advisory.
Art in the united states. The New York Historical society hosted this hourlong event. Tonight, we are taking a look at what is its own country, central park. Theye were wondering why put central park but it is its own country in a way. Its amazing, a book that came out a few years ago, a book by miller gave us a new view of central park. Central park was and still is the first rate civic work of art here in this country. Europeans had hoped we would fail. We did not. We were succeeding. They said you may succeed economically but you will never really put anything out culturally that is interesting. Youre nothing but a bunch of carpenters and bricklayers forget what do you know . We fold them. We put out central park that would be from 18581859. The city had grown from being practically nothing in 1800. We had 60,000 people in a city that barely stretched from the battery down to City Hall Park that was new york in 1800. By 1860 or so, the city had stretched up to 59th street. They alre
Communications high school and arthur larry nelton in south philadelphia. Nbc 10s Christine Maddela was there as the exprincipals turns themselves in. Christine, tell us the case against them. Reporter barbara was the principal here at the now closed communication technical high school, Technology High school, when back in two2003 when the schools standardized tests math and reading scores sudden shot up. They are the two latest principals arrested and charged in the widespread cheating scandal. Former principals larry melton and Barbara Mccreary were escorted into the Police Department dust before noon. She created an answer key to change wrong answers into right ones on the schools pssa test, what larry melton is accused at doing at Bok Technical High School before it closed as well. Melton erased wrong answers and filled in the right one so the school could make annual yearly progress. A hood covering most of her face, her hands shackled in front of her. She and melton are charged w
Tavern. Being down here in lower anhattan, you were the center of commerce. So it was location, location, location. It was a popular tavern. Politics of the time really kicking up and Samuel Fraunces was a patriot. Tavern named after your king and queen was not a good idea. Referred to it as sam Fraunces Tavern which is know the building as today. Kitchen which was very uncommon at the time. And the late 1760s when the politics were happening, very different types of people would meet here the sons of liberty. So the upstair, the second floor Fraunces Tavern was a private room, the long room for private rentals. Traditionally allowed in taverns but if you rented a room, you could have guests. There are certain things you could find in a tavern like the clay. To smoke, made of you wouldnt bring your own. You come to the tavern, borrow a few of theirs. About germs back them. You share your pipe with the guy before you. Lot of hot drink a booze back then. Punch warm. One way to warm up yo
Opened up the queens head tavern. And being down here in lower manhattan, you were at the center of commerce. So it was location, location, location. It was a very popular tavern. Soon, the politics of the times started really kicking up and Samuel Fraunces was a patriot, so having a tavern named after your king and queen was not a good idea, so people referred to it as sam Fraunces Tavern, which is what its known as today. The tavern was very popular. He had two kitchens, he had a savory kitchen and a sweet kitchen, which was very uncommon for the time. In the late 1760s, when the turmoil of the politics were happening, many different types of people would meet here at sam Fraunces Tavern, including the sons of liberty. So the upstairs second floor Fraunces Tavern was a private room referred to as the long room for private rentals, and women were not traditional a allowed in taverns, but if you rented a room you could have female guests. So there were certain types of things you would