Number one in 60 seconds. Good even. Thanks for joining us. Its a familiar refrain. Accusations of campus rape following a drunken night of partying. Two former vanderbilt Football Players pleading not guilty to Sexual Assault. But theres a twist. Their lawyers pointing a finger at the Hardcore College party culture. But that is really a defense against charges of rape . Heres my nightline coanchor byron pitts for our series crime and punishment. Reporter tonight, a different campus, different names. But weve seen this before. A toxic mix of binge drinking and bad behavior. The central question facing one of americas most prestigious colleges. The men accused, the woman involved. Was it rape . Prosecutors insist, beyond a reasonable doubt. Their worst nightmare. Reporter the young woman a neuroscience major at vanderbilt, drunk and passed out. She doesnt remember anything until the next morning. Reporter two of the accused have agreed to testify against the others leaving brandon van d
Several different fronts this morning. We begin with the latest atrocity from isis. One japanese hostage dead. Isis demanding a prisoner swap to save the second. And at least one american hostage still being held. Brian ross is here with the latest. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, george. While the hostage being threatened is japanese, the u. S. Is very much involved in the efforts to free him. In part because of the close relationship with japan. And also because one of the other hostages is a 26yearold American Woman. For now, all efforts are focused on kenji goto. In the latest isis video, he was forced to hold a photo of what appears to be his beheaded cell mate, and then read a plea for his own life, asking for a prisoner swap, instead of the original 200 million ransom demand. They are being fair. They no longer want money. So you dont need to worry about funding terrorists. Reporter in japan, the Prime Minister called the video an outrageous and unforgivable act. And
This morning. Another threefeet expected where people are already trapped in their homes a. State of emergency now in effect. And the retail robot. Hi. She could change the way you shop. She is live in our studio today. Thursday, november 20th, 2014 good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. We have sad news, mike nichols the famed director has passed. A many classic films a. Guy that won an emmy, an oscar, a tony, a grammy, a husband of dinosaur, our colleague at abc news passing away a short time ago. Word now confirmed. We have much more on this story. He did wonderful standup samberg the nicholsonmay samberg troop, they were ground breaking. You think of the last few films in the last decades, mike nichols was often behind them. We will have much more on that story coming up. Meanwhile, we have breaking news overnight. A frightening shooting on the university of florida campus. The campus had to be locked down for hours overnight. Garin, good morning to you. Re
Sony hack . And road rage. Oh, my god she just hit our car. Shes pushing us off the road. A frightening incident in Northern California all caught on tape. The driver of a pickup truck prelentlessly pursuing two women in another car until they safely reach police leaving us wonder where is the holiday spirit today, tuesday, december 23rd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. That scene out of Northern California on a highway reminds you while the holidays are supposed to be a joyous time, not for everybody. To hear the screams and the panic in the voices of those passengers, well have more details of what went down there. Exactly. Lets get right to our top story, though. Huge storm is coming at the worst possible time, on Christmas Eve. It could be a nightmare for millions of travelers. So if you can get to where youre going today, you might want to try to do that. Dylan is keeping an eye on all of thi
And theyre what . Remember that break in at the socalled largest closet in the country . A man claiming to be the burglar says the items he stole are fake. Both the victim and the thief are telling their sides of the story today. Monday, august 18, 2014. 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 monday morning. Im matt with tamron, natalie, and dylan. Unfortunately we start the week with images nobody wanted to see especially the people in ferguson, missouri. Violence protests overnight. Images like this being seen everywhere this morning. Tear gas used, some of the people gassed pouring milk over their face trying to get rid of the stinging in their eyes. It was an emotional roller coaster when you compare those images to the ones from the Church Service after the clashes resumed. This is our top story this morning. It comes after a private autopsy revealed Michael