Ice is thick. Those were the days when the ice formed to 30 feet thick, solid ice. And you trust that youre safe on the ice. And that it provided for you. Things arent the same anymore. When the big waves are coming in. I always watch those dogs down there. When theyre scared. They always sense the bad weather. The temperatures in the arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world and that swift rise has brought dramatic changes to dozens of small alaska native villages along the coast. The thick ice that once protected them from storms is gone and as the earth warms, so does the land, now so soft that it crumbles into the water with each wave that hits the shore. Last night i saw homes being thrashed in my minds eye, falling into the land failure. Thats why i couldnt fall asleep. The changes have pushed communities in alaska to face an impossible question where do you go when forces beyond your control take your home . When it gets bad here, you can hear it and i know its go
Collected. The faa is still on the job. Tsa is still checking. Especially in the first week the effects will feel gradual. The longer this goes on the worst it will start to feel. That is part of the big question here. Do you have any idea how long the shutdown will last . There has been talk that four days may be a possible timeframe. At this point we are not sure exactly how it will play out timingwise. The senate is coming back in the morning. We are not getting indication from House Republicans about how long that they might be willing to feel this out. It is just a question of whether or not that group of conservatives who have been so adamant about tying to the Health Care Law feel this is painful enough that they need to give up their dug in position. We do appreciate it. Thanks for having me. The Government Shutdown is already having a Ripple Effect at stock exchanges around the world, your 401 k and kids College Funds could take a beating. We are being joined by ross. Thanks f
For for some time. The idea is to try to get lawmakers on the house side and senate side together to come up with some sort of solution. That happened at the very last minute, too late to prevent the shutdown. And a lot of lawmakers left very early this morning very frustrated saying it is a disgrace. Its nuts one said, a sad day for america. We heard from president obama. Here is what he told u. S. Troops who will get paid during the shutdown. If you are serving in harms way we will make sure you have what you need to succeed in your missions. Congress has passed and im signing into law legislation to make sure you get your paychecks on time. We will continue to address any impact this shutdown has the on you and your families. Reporter as of this morning 800,000 people making their last trip to work to close the doors until lawmakers here on capitol hill can come up with with a budget. We want to turn now to casey hunt. This is the first Government Shutdown in 17 years. What is being
That is so we had nothing but women on the show today, yeah. You have . It is really it is hard even to do one rope, but two. Okay. Anyway. You know what else it is today, hodi . What . It is a big day. Its a celebration close your eyes. Where were you six years ago today . It is our sixth anniversary. Yea which only proves that there is no accounting for taste. Lets take a look at a quick recap of the last six years. Shall we, hoda . Yes, lets do it. Today with Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb. I have my journalistic standards. I wanna hoda on your coffee on the back of my gilapi kathie got low. You have not let me do my friday funny. It is finally time. Hold on one second. Oh, i wonder if my phone is going to ring. Oh, oh theres a number. Oh. Is that my number . Is my phone ringing . Hello, hello. Look i have 20 voice mails. 22. 23. Proven, hoda woman. Here we come on the run with a burger on the bun did anybody find anything attractive down there until we started shaving and dyeing
Overnight to begin his First Official tour as a royal. And a legend lost. Looks like we both agree on what to do Mickey Rooney, one of hollywoods iconic stars, dead at the age of 93. The highs and lows of his remarkable life and career today. Monday, april 7th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Its a good monday morning, because mr. Roker is back. I love how youre sporting the arm sling casual business look. Very nice. How you feeling . Feeling good. Thanks to all the well wishes and all the nice folks who sent the nice thoughts and prayers. Were going to have much more on that. Good to have you back, buddy. Thanks. We want to get back to our top story. Those signals that are consistent with pings from the planes black boxes have been detected in the indian ocean. Nbcs katy tur is in kuala lumpur with the latest on the investigation. Katy,