Why the Australian Government is threatening to euthanize johnny depps two pet terovers. Today thursday, may 14th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. And as we wake up, all focus is on this 32yearold conductor of the train that derailed two nights ago. And why he had that train going so fast into a curve where he was supposed to slow down to about 50 miles an hour. These questions need to be answered. And its our top story. The search for answers in the deadly derailment of the amtrak train in philadelphia. Weve got complete coverage of the investigation this morning. The stories of the victims who died, and the Safety System that could have prevented this tragedy. Natalie has made her way to the crash site this morning. Natalie, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you, savannah and matt. And thats right, it is very
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Why the Australian Government is threatening to euthanize john fideps two terriers. Today, thursday may 14th 2015. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. As we wake up all focus is on this 36yearold conductor that derailed two nights ago. Why he had that train going so fast when he was supposed to slow down to 50 Miles Per Hour. The search for answers in the deadly derailment of thing a track train in philadelphia. We have complete coverage the stories of the victim was died and the Safety System that could have prevented this tragedy. Natalie has made her way through the crash site. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you, savannah matt. Thats right, it is another busy day here behind me. Its very much an active scene. Right now, you are looking live at the locate motetive. This is where that engineer was at the controls at the time of the
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