How to vacation like vladimir. Welljoin russias action man president as he goes on his summer holidays. And jay has the weather. Quite a fresh start was quite a lot of bright weather and south and eastern areas hold on to the sunshine but more Northern Areas will see rain. The man said to be the worlds greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual 100 metre race at the World Athletics Championships in london. Bolt is retiring, after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and 8 olympic gold medals. He finished third, behind americans Justin Gatlin and christian coleman. Gatlin has twice served doping bans. Our Sports Editor dan roan watched the action unfold. With the Night Sky Crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. Commentator usain bolt lapping up the adulation for one last time in an individual final, bolt knew this buildup hadnt been perfect, beaten in the semi final by an american, christian coleman. His starts als
Shortly. And here at the London Stadium it was a disappointing night for Great Britain at these World Athletics Championships. There was heartbreak for heptathlete Katarina Johnson thompson, who was one of those who missed out on a medal. And coming to a street near you, the growing number of bikes you can rent and then leave anywhere when youve finished. And carol has the weather. Today A Band Of Rain Crossing england and wales, not getting to the far south east until later and the far south east until later and the Highgate Sunshine and showers, the Highgate Sunshine and showers, the heaviest of which will be in scotland. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. New laws which will give people more control over what happens to their personal data online are to be introduced. The government is billing the changes as the right to be forgotten. People will be able to ask for personal data or material they posted when they were children to be deleted. The bill will also r
People in the north and south couldnt escape the dangerous conditions. Several tornadoes touching down in minnesota while high winds reached 70 Miles Per Hour in dallas. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the details. Reporter overnight, Severe Weather pushed east. Thunderstorms and lightning rocked new york city. The system came from the great plains. In dallas, sirens warned residents to take cover, as high winds tore up homes and buildings. You all right . Were okay. Reporter trees and power lines crushed cars. Outside the city, a dramatic rescue. Authorities pulled five children from a creek after they were swept up by the water. These are kids with absolutely no training, no equipment. And being completely caught off guard. So, were very fortunate, as well as them, that no one died in this incident. Reporter in joshua, texas, one family barely made it out of their mobile home, when winds ripped through their neighborhood. The whole house just shook. And then, i just saw a light because we di
This day, thursday, may 8th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast, we are starting with disturbing news just in. A lot of people are wondering how it will relate to those young girls. A terrorist group has already generated International Outrage for kidnapping hundreds of young giers. Bill neely, international correspondent, he has the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, the deadly violence in nigeria is growing, growing to a campaign to free the girls. There is outrage just about everywhere. As for the group thats taken them him first they boasted about it. Now theyve stepped up their violent campaign. Theyve already kidnapped hundred, now theyve escalated their violence. In a brazen daylight attack the group behind the kidnapping of the school girls have killed as many as 300 shoppers in an outdoor mall in northeast nigeria. Nigeria has the w
Hail. Severe storms hammer the heartland. Tornadoes touching down in the eastern part of colorado. 80 to 90 mileanhour winds in kansas forcing this train right off the tracks. And today more Severe Weather on tap from texas to wisconsin. Islamic militants who kidnapped 200 girls opened fire. And Michelle Obama joining the message of bring back our girls. Vladimir putin insisting hes pulled his troops back from the border but u. S. Intelligence reporting no signs of that approximately. Donald sterlings wife wants ownership of the l. A. Clippers if her estranged husband is forced to sell the team. A deadly fire at the mansion owned by blake. The fire was started intentionally. Colorado lawmakers have approved the nations first ever marijuana Banking System. Banks have long shunned growers and sellers. Chaos in houston where a man drives into a crowd of people. The driver tackled by police. No one was hurt. And the debate between journlists boiled over, as you can see. What a play by the