A Police Officer nearly killed in a car accident on the job walks for the First Time Since the horrific day. Im ready. The Futuristic Technology that is helping him get back to life as he once knew it. Today saturday, february 21st 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today, with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. After today, we can go to the prom. We are so connected. Lester taking his well deserved morning off. We are happy he is sleeping in. Good morning, lester. We are happy to have you back in studio dylan dreyer. Im happy to be here. It felt nice to put on a dress this morning. Actually i get to wear my hair outside the hat. Stay inside. This is what you were out in for most of the past few weeks. Scenes like this. This is the hudson completely frozen over. Some pictures are too incredible to believe. We may sound like a br
I do not withdraw my words. Other republicans are standing by the former mayor. And red carpet ready. Final preparations being made for the 87th Academy Awards as the stars get set. Who has the momentum into hollywoods biggest night friday, february 20th, 2015. 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 friday morning. Matt has the morning off. When we say america on ice i wish we were talking about a great skating rink coming to town. We dont have to tell you its cold. Ridiculously cold and even worse than that is what a lot of you are experiencing. Check this out. Dylan is at a fountain in upstate new york that normally shoots water 40 feet in the air. Its an ice volcano. Dylan is going to climb that later. Just kidding. We have decided to test how cold it is in manhattan. Who is hardier than carson daly. He has volunteered to go out and do an e parent. Hey, carson.
Road conditions. This one is cold and ugly. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is friday february 20th. That was a meek friday. It is cold. It was a meek cold friday. New this morning, the pentagon revealing plans to force isis out of iraqs second largest city mosul. Some 20,000 to 25,000 troops could be committed to retaking mosul months from now. This leads to the question if american troops could be involved. Correspondent Barbara Starr tracking that story for us. Reporter john and christine, the pentagon offering details about an upcoming military operation in iraq. Iraqi forces now getting ready to try to retake mosul. Iraqs second largest city. Isis capturing it last year. The plan is to find the iraqi forces and brigades to try to go to mosul, perhaps as soon as early april or may. Pretty specific information. More than 20,000 troops. Also Peshmerga Forces who will try to cut off any isis escape routes north and west of mosul. The quest
Find middle ground. Can it satisfy all sides . Is this the woman who lured three girls from home to join isis in syria . A new focus on the socalled isis bride as officials try to find these three missing teenagers. And old man winter not going anywhere yet. Ice and snow skidding planes and dangling trucks. We will tell you the areas getting hit hardest. Im christine romans. It is hard for him to move around at his age. Im john berman. It is tuesday, february 24th. New this morning, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell trying to break the stalemate over the funding of the department of Homeland Security. A vote late yesterday, another failed vote in the senate to adopt the house version of the funding bill. After that the Senate Majority leader announced what he will try to do is split the issues. Split the immigration issue. Try to have two votes. Maybe that will make things happen. Democrats and republicans express doubt if that can be passed by the end of the week at all. Nonessen
It is not just the northeast, folks, also in the deep south. We will tell you the areas hardest hit. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is tuesday, february 24th. New this morning, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell trying to break the stalemate over funding of the department of Homeland Security after a fourth failed senate vote monday night on the houses vote of the funding bill. Mcconnell announced a separate vote on executive orders on immigration. Democrats and republicans expressing doubt if mcconnell can get that vote done by the end of the week. If not, Homeland Security funding runs out sunday. Forcing employees to stay home or work without pay. Cnns Michelle Kosinski has more on the possible shutdown. Reporter john and christine, for the first time we hear the administration say that yes it looks like this political showdown is heading for a shutdown for the department of Homeland Security. For the first time we are hearing the a