Drawing. Oneway collision. Terrifying moments on a tarmac in canada when two planes smash into each other. Passengers watching in terror when a fire erupts after the planes hit each other. Amazingly, just one firefighter hurt. How could this happen . All that, plus Health Officials warn an alreadydangerous deadly flu season will get even worse. David letterman announces the first big get of his new talk show. And skating to south korea. We now know the three female figure skaters who are headed to the 2018 olympics to represent team usa. And we will reveal them exclusively a little later, today, saturday, january 6th, 2018. From nbc news this is today with with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us. Im craig melvin. Im sheinelle jones. Dylan dreyer is here, as well. Good morning. Big night out in california. Yeah. Did you see any of the skating . You know, i have to admit, i was in the air, and
Still have that crash reported there, as well. Beltway moving along quite nicely. Well take a look at travel times coming up in ten minutes. Hi, sheena a. Good morning, melissa. Temperatures this morning, very mild. A lot of people, if youre going to grab the jacket, dont grab a heavy coat. A lot of people will not need one this afternoon. Take a look at these numbers. 54 in the district. Our normal temperature for this time of the morning, this time of the year, its 32 degrees. It feels unseasonably warm outside right now. Most of the area is in the low 50s. And as we go through the day today, we could have some areas that get close to a record high temperature. Look at your thursday planner. By noon, 6 degrees. By 4 00 p. M. , were looking at 74. The normal high is 49. And its going to stay dry as we go through the day today. Even by 7 00 p. M. , temperatures still in the 70s. If you have the dinner plans and if you have anything to do outside, do it outside today. Youre going to enj
And maybe we arent supposed to understand it. But i do know this we are supposed to recognize men and women like officers benner and webster. We are supposed to hold them up, to honor them, to encourage their exceptionalism in others. To tell our kids to be like them. And serve like them. Julie and michelle, your husbands showed each of us the highest and purest form of love. There is no greater expression of love for your neighbor than to be willing to lay down your life for them. And i know that their sacrifice was and remains your sacrifice as well. As a state we pray for you and your families, and we recognize you for the courage and poise youve shown through unthinkable tragedy. May your husbands rest in gods true peace. Thank you for being with us today. As we start this session, this is not the backdrop we asked for. But its the reality we fales. Call them boomerang thugs or turnstile thugs, whatever. We had vicious, heinous criminals among us who are willing to take the lives o
Low teens. Friday cloudy with snow highs low30s. Winds light south. Saturday mix of sun and clouds. Cold and windy. Highs low30s. Winds nw 1520 mph. Wind chills upper teens to low20s. Despite a nice, bright day, temperatures were stuck in the low30s through the afternoon. The breeze didnt help that kept wind chills in the dipping into the mid20s by 9 pm with wind chills in the mid teens. On cold nights, it doesnt take much of a breeze to make it feel significantly colder. Clouds will gradually increase overnight, so by the time you head out the door tomorrow morning, well be under mostly cloudy skies with temperatures starting in the low20s. An area of low pressure will skirt offshore tomorrow, so that will keep the clouds around and give some light to moderate snow during the early afternoon hours. Expect snow through the afternoon into your evening commute. We could pick west of the metro will only see a dusting. Ride home. The snow wont stick around long itll be over by 8 pm at top
Man is under arrest in connection with a body discovered on the side of the road in bucks county. And the cleanup continues after strong winds in the area yesterday. But the big story on action news is a Police Officer shot in the line of duty. The officer came under attack while investigating an unsolved murder in allentown and police say the situation turned violent without warning last night. Walter perez is live at the scene with the latest on the officers condition. Reporter well, rick we can tell you that the officer suffered a gunshot wound to the left arm but we are pleased to tell you he was treated and released this morning from the hospital. But the suspect remains in the hospital. Officers are coming and going from the apartment over the last couple of hours. The scene that unfolded is connected to the discovery of a womans body in a recycling bin a couple of blocks away. A Police Officer was shot while serving a warn to a man on north godfrey. The individual inside after a