Oh, my god im like crying. Hoda shines a light for some very special kids today, wednesday, september 24th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah going to r rr rry live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to a wednesday. Im matt lauer with hoda kotb, al roker and natalie morales. Savannah is still on maternity live. That ong is masong is amazing. They mash up their two songs, brave and true colors. It is magic, guys. For a great cause. That light started to come out of your head, it was like raiders of the lost arc. She really is shining a light. We will get to that. Lets start off with a top story. This is an important day for president obama as he addresses the united nations. On the heels of the first u. N. Led air strikes on isis in syria. Foreign correspondent Richard Engel is in turkey near the Syrian Border. Richard, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. Sencom has confirm twod air stri strikes against isis i
How cuttingedge technology is being used to help people with als. We begin our coverage in the middle east. The socalled Islamic State has been gaining ground there and recruiting fighters from around the world including america. Tonight, washington confirmed a california man died fighting for the Islamic State group in iris i cant jennifer london has the story. John, we have confirmed that a 33yearold american named Douglas Macarthur mccain was killed during a fire fight in syria this weekend. What we dont know is why he left his life here in california to fight in syrias ongoing silv civil war. At sol point, he left a life in san diego to fight in syria. The Obama Administration says he died there. If this Facebook Page is to be believed, the one Time Community College Student liked rap music and was a die hard Chicago Bulls fan. An uncle reportedly said mccain, who was 33, became radicalized after concerting to islam. A picture posted to this facebook account in 2010 shows the flag
Welcome to the program. Italy French Police units have been hunting down the two men thought to be responsible for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo and are said to be tightening the net. France is at its highest security level, and thousands of Police Officers and soldiers are reported to be involved in the manhunt. Will be going live to paris for the latest on that search. First, we begin this special coverage with the latest on that report. Police converged about 80 kilometers northeast of paris. That followed reports that two men visibly the suspects were seen at a local gas station with a Rocket Launcher in their car and kalashnikovs. There were also reports the duo robbed a gas station thursday morning. Police launched an intensive search of the area. Later, the scope was expanded to include the nearby town. Again, unconfirmed reports circulated that the brothers were holed up in a house there. Streets in the area were sealed off, but so far, police have not confirmed that the suspec
Killed in paris and mosques across the country have reportedly been attacked. Welcome to the program. Italy French Police units have been hunting down the two men thought to be responsible for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo and are said to be tightening the net. France is at its highest security level, and thousands of Police Officers and soldiers are reported to be involved in the manhunt. Will be going live to paris for the latest on that search. First, we begin this special coverage with the latest on that report. Police converged about 80 kilometers northeast of paris. That followed reports that two men visibly the suspects were seen at a local gas station with a Rocket Launcher in their car and kalashnikovs. There were also reports the duo robbed a gas station thursday morning. Police launched an intensive search of the area. Later, the scope was expanded to include the nearby town. Again, unconfirmed reports circulated that the brothers were holed up in a house there. Streets in t
Very short time. Today we have a high of 50. Parisi gusting up to 30 mi. Its currently 30 in waukegan. 29 at ohare. 33 at the lakefront. Satellites radar composite shows no rain at this hour. It will move in later tonight and it will begin to change over to a light rain. Its a league he said season hit of snow. Wind out of the south east 1015. 45 degrees by noon. 5 00 p. M. We are at 49. Then we have all the wet stuff at 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning we have the chance of showers which could mix with snow and we do have potential for thunder and lightning tonight. 33 for the overnight low. Thursday were back up again. Mostly sunny High Temperature of 45. Things are looking good on the roads. No accidents reported. Even though they are starting some of the spring construction projects, nothing is causing many delays on the expressways or tollways just yet. An Oak Forest Police officer has died from injuries he suffered in a car crash. 62yearold James Morrissy was 34year veteran of the dep