Popular ski resort starts feeding backwards. Some take matters in their own hands, trying to jump to safety. And bracket buster. A big upset as number one ranked villanova is ousted by nc state leaving the wildcats band in tears. The first number one seed booted from this years tournament but more madness is sure to come today, sunday march 22nd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im in for lester holt along with Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Villanova was never really in that game last night. Toward the end. But they did not play like a number one seed. Thats heartbreaking. You see her with her little pick low. The band plays on. So much to get to. Lets get to our top story. The crisis in yemen. Important u. S. Ally. That situation has gone from bad to worse amid fears that countrys fall could help al qaeda gain new str
Backwards. Hundreds are stranded, some frightened skiers taking matters into their own hands trying to jump to safety. And, bracket buster. N. C. State is headed to the sweet 16 a big upset as number one ranked villanova is ousted by n. C. State leaving the wildcats band in tears. They are the first number one seed booted from this years tournament but more madness is sure to come today, sunday, march 22nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin in for lester holt alongside sheinelle jones. My brackets not totally busted but it is not looking very good. Villanova was never really in that game last night. There was hope towards the end. But they did not play like that number one seed. The band plays on. So much to get to. Starting here though very busy morning. To our top story the crisis in yemen. An important
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Gerri thank goodness it is wednesday before thanksgiving. Welcome to your show and your money and your board. Tonight, your black friday shopping. Smartphones come hdtv, retailers are offering deep discounts. There is a price war going out there right now we have a consumer and moneysaving expert with us. Color me skeptical, and i say, is that really the sale price . What do consumers need to know when they are going through the stories and looking at the sales . They need to focus on the bottom line price. Sometimes the seller inflates the original price. Before black friday, whatever is on your shopping list, get online tonight and research those prices so that you can be smart and stay away from the misleading promotion we want it so easy to get suckered. I have to tell you that i just, im really trepidations about this. One of the things that you say that you need to do this time of year is read the return policy. That is right. You never know if theres a restricteddpolicy, especia
Newsroom international starts now. Michael holmes sitting in for Suzanne Malveaux today. Michael . Thanks, ashleigh banfield. Welcome to Newsroom International im Michael Holmes in for Suzanne Malveaux. The future of the u. S. Troop residency in afghanistan is front and center this week. President obama expected to meet afghanistans president , hamid karzai at the white house friday. Focus to make sure theres a smooth security handover to the Afghan Government when nato forces leave afghanistan next year. Its still unclear how many u. S. Troops will remain to Train Afghan Security forces and focus on counterterrorism. Chris lawrence outlines the proposals for the transition. Reporter the options are on the table. At the low end, a little more than 6,000 troops, mostly special Operations Forces hunting terrorists with a small amount of training for afghan forces. The 10,000 option would still focus on al qaeda, but would add conventional troops to expand afghan training. A 15,000 option