Life. And a 14yearold is alive and well this morning after being trapped under an icy lake for 15 minutes. Theres no really explanation but how god wanted me to live for a reason. Im alive. He is telling his story exclusively to us today, saturday february 7th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today, with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Lets get to the top story. That is the weather. In parts of california and washington state, nearly a foot of rain has fallen in Northern California causing flooding problems. This is what they are calling the Pineapple Express bringing strong winds with it knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in sacramento for us. Miguel good morning. Reporter lester the rain has finally let up after pounding the region. Buckets of water overnight. The Sacramento River did rise a couple of in