From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. Good evening on this Independence Day. As americans across the country celebrate the nations 239th birthday authorities are focused on an unseen threat one that had them all on heightened alert. While there is added security around the holidays may feel like your new normal it is raising concern. We begin with a look at how cities across the country are responding. Nbcs ron mott starts us off. Good evening. Reporter erica, good evening. Especially in the larger cities security is tight, hightech. They are deploys radiation and detection equipment, for example. Officials tell nbc news, a lot of enhanced security will not be visible. Around america this fourth of july authorities are on heightened alert. Added fire power from new york to boston to maintain street. Barricades and check points at the national mall. In the countrys largest city a neverending terror target 7,000 police on pa
They are suffering from smoke inhalation, being treated at shore medical center. One firefighter was cut by glass, he has been treated and released. Investigators are searching for the ignition point of this blaze. The deputy chief tells me the fire started on the first floor in a sitting room of this threestory duplex. Seven people inside at the time. The pets were on the first floor. The owner of the property on the middle floor. Renters on the top floor. All of them including one wheelchair pernforsed to escape the flames by running up to it a third floor deck. Firefighters used ladders to get them down safely and get the person in a wheelchair out as well. It was not an easy task. Well have more on how they did it coming up in the next 30 minutes. Live in ocean city jesse gary nbc 10 news. This was the scene in Atlantic City last night as flames lit up the sky. A viewer sent us this video from dr. Martin luther king boulevard at the boardwalk. Were working to find out what sparked
Dreary throughout the day. But as amelia forecasted, it did clear up in time for the fireworks. And ill take credit for that. No but in all serious ngs we did have heavy rain moving through the area yesterday afternoon. But by the time fireworks came around, it was muggy, dry, it was feeling like summer. This morning were dealing with areas of fog across the region. National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for all of the counties here in gray. This includes fairfax, parts of montgomery Loudoun Frederick and Prince William counties. This is until 10 00 a. M. Visibilities under a quarter of a mile . In spots. Heavy fog being reported. Aside from that, this morning its a comfortably cool start if youre going for that Early Morning walk, run, bike ride. Heres what you can expect for today. 7 00 a. M. 60s in the suburbs, 72 inside of the beltway. Fog burns off by about 9 00, 10 00 a. M. 11 00, were mild, temperature near 80. Coming up, ill let you know how warm it will be th
About a15 minutes. Were staying on top of the developing story in Anne Arundel County, police trying to identify a baby found on the side of the road in pasadena. Darcy spencer is live where police got the call. Reporter good morning. A little bit of good news. I just talked to Anne Arundel County police on the phone and theyre telling me that this baby girl is doing okay. It sounds like she was not hurt which is amazing considering what happened to her last night. Theyre saying she is suffering from a little bit of tee high dehydration, shes still in the hospital, but again shes okay. Were on dr chltuitt hill avenue. A very quiet street. People here in shock that Something Like this would happen. Lets go to the picture of this baby girl. Shes two to three months old and she was found in a car seat in a carrier on the side of the road here just before midnight last night. Now, police are saying that there are scuff marks and debris on this carrier that indicate that maybe she fell off
He is at the end of the day, the hero. On alert. Evacuations on north carolinas outer banks as Hurricane Maria churning in the east coast. Officials in puerto rico keep a close watch on the dam near the breaking point by that storm. Will it hold or bring more misery that an already devastated island . All that, plus no hands. Were in the drivers seat of the first selfdriving car set to go coast to coast. Prince harry and Meghan Markle go public sort of. And a new chapter begins with the debut of megyn kelly today. Today, monday, september 25th, 2017. 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 monday morning. We appreciate you joining us. Good morning, you know, sometimes we start this show with sports, sometimes with politics. Rarely both together. Thats what we have now. This is the top story on a monday morning. The widespread pregame demonstrations by nfl players in d