We hit High Temperatures today of 95 degrees. But thats just the start of what could be one of the hottest streaks so far this year. Here at the live desk, were following developments in illinois where police are using everything they can to bring down three men suspected of killing an officer and stealing his gear. Helicopters in the air above fox lake, an area about an hour north of chicago. All investigators will say right now is theyre looking for two white men and a black man. Tonight a memorial is growing outside the police department. People have been coming by to leave messages and other mementos outside the station. Lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz was married with four sons. He was just about to retire. He was chasing the men this morning when he radioed in for backup. Another officer rushed to the scene, but when he got there, the lieutenant had already been shot. The suspects got away with his gun and some of his other gear. Now officials had locked down a local high school. B
Red light refounds, the lawsuit challenging the popular cameras in intersection. Lead to million of busted drivers in america getting money back . Pop quiz, jimmy fallon tests our knowledge on the tonight show. Shake it off. 1989. Oh find out which one was left high, but not very dry today, wednesday, november 5th 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a, rockefeller plaza. Are you better . Dried off . Justice was served. I dont know about that. All right. Well get to the jimmy fallon thing in a while, but lets look at politics this morning and where things stand. Republicans picked up senate seats in seven state, one more than needed to take control. And then over in the house, republicans added 13 seats, making it the republicans largest margin there in more than 80 years. As we said, we are live talking to governor krchristie in a moment, but peter, good morning to you. Reporter make no mistake, it was not just a republi
Challenging those popular cameras at intersections. Will it lead to millions of busted drivers across america getting their money back . Pop quiz. Jimmy fallon tests our knowledge on the tonight show. 1989 oh, my gosh. Find out which one of us was left high, but not very dry today, wednesday, november 5th, 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 wednesday morning. Feeling better . Are you all dried off . Oh, yeah, yeah. All i have to say is justice was served. Im not so sure about that. All right. Were going to get to that jimmy fallon thing in a little while. Lets take a look at politics this morning and where things stand. Republicans picked up senate seats in seven states, one more than they needed to take control. Over in the house, nbc news is projecting that republicans have added 13 seats, making it the republicans largest margin there in 80 years. As we sa
Me a letter and says ive got 60,000 worth of debt and i dont know how to pay it back. And the American People arent satisfied. So, you know, i want to do everything i can to deliver for them. And how about democrats . Battleground states. Bug you a little bit . Listen, as some of you saw on the campaign trail. I love campaigning. I love talking to ordinary people. I love listening to their stories. I love shaking hands and getting hugs and, and just seeing the process of democracy and citizenship. Manifest itself during an election. But im also a practical guy. And ultimately, every candidate out there had to make their own decisions about what they thought would be most helpful for them. I want to make sure im respectful of their particular region, particular state, and if it was more helpful for them to be behind the scenes, im happy to do it. I dont have ill let other people analyze that. What i will emphasize is that one of the nice things about being in the sixth year of your pres
Ceasefire houthis fires across the border. The gods must be angry. In nepal they are saving lives and protecting heritage. In the past hour the e. U. Foreign affairs chief has appeared before the United Nations to call for help in dealing with the increasing migrant crisis. She is asking the Security Council to approve military action against people smugglers operating in the mediterranean. Its estimated more than 60,000 people have tried to across into europe so far this year. 2015 looks even worse than the Previous Year and consider it only 2014, 3,300 migrants died trying to enter the. European union by sea. That means three out of four people perished, three out of four. This tells us that our First Priority is to save lives and prevent further loss of life at sea. And we believe in the European Union, that this is a responsibility that we all share, not only as europeans but also global. I well, lets go to Kristen Saloomey live for us in new york. Shes asking the u. N. Security co