Where it happened and why. Today, thursday, august 22nd, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. Im alongside al roker and natalie morales. Youre on the cell phone at the beach and saying, wait a second theres a military hovercraft, youre probably going to get told to lay off the beer and get into the shade. Exactly. Its to say the least unexpected. People were wondering what the heck is that about. Well tell you about it in a few moments. We have a lot of news to get to. Were hearing for the first time, the 911 calls from that brave bookkeeper who talked the gunman into giving up, this as students return to the school for the First Time Since the incident. Today well be there live. Lets begin with 16yearold Hannah Anderson talking for the First Time Since her kidnapping ordeal, as she prepares to bury her mother and brother this weekend. N
Police say he had no obvious connection to the school in decatur. The school was evacuated and no one was injured. The gunman told one School Employee he was sorry for what he was doing and was willing to die. Tarika duncan has our report. Reporter Elementary School children sprinted to safety after a gunman opened fire at the ronald e. Mcnair Discovery Learning Academy in decatur, georgia. What did they tell you . There was a lockdown because someone was in the building. Mmhmm . Right . And it was scary. Reporter 800 students were evacuated. No one was injured. Police say 20yearold Michael Brandon hill snuck into the school with an Assault Rifle and ordered a secretary to call an atlanta tv station. Station employee lacy lecor answered the call. The front desk called ahead to say im transferring someone and she says shes in a School Office with a gunman. I asked her what he wanted and she said he wanted us to start filming as police die. Reporter Authorities Say hill fired several sho
That between 600 and 1,000 people were killed. The assad regime told television there is no truth whatsoever in the claim. This most certainly is a dreadful tragedy of epic proportions. A gunman opened fire at an Elementary School just outside atlanta. Hundreds of panics children then ran for safety. Its a good day, all of our children are safe. Michael brandon hill exchanged fire with Law Enforcement before giving himself up. At the end of the day, all you want is your child to come home safe. Nearly 50 major fires are burning in 11 western states. Meantime that massive beaver creek wildfire in idaho has now grown to some 160 square miles. A cab jumped the curb and hit a woman. He actually used his belt as a tourniquet. Im no hero. A military judge will sentence private bradley manning. He faces up to 90 years in prison. Video rolling as the pickup truck went flying off the interstate. The driver is expected to make a full recovery. All that the third. And gone. Another guy diving int
Next week. The president has developed a strategy. That includes gun, immigration and the looming budget war. Washington has to deal with its spending problem. Sfwlt Republican Party just isnt there. There are things the Republican Party can do. Trying to put some new paint on the brand. Theyre going for a full makeover. Hi, im marco rubio. Marco rubio will be delivering the republican response. Makes sense. We have to identify our principles. The response to the state of the union. Thats hard work. Bobby jindal did it. Good evening and happy mardi gras. Hes still recovering. Health care, taxes, the economy. That takes time to explain to people. The Republican Party just isnt there. Washington has to deal with its spending problem. That may take more than one election cycle. Ive had enough of it. Its time to act. Get used to this new word. The sequester. The sequester. The sequester. I dont like the sequester. Something so terrible. Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria slow dow
Washington has to deal with its spending problem. The Republican Party just isnt there. There are things the Republican Party can do. Trying to put some new paint on the brand. Theyre going for a full makeover. Hi, im marco rubio. Marco rubio will be delivering the republican response. Makes sense. We have to identify our principles. The response to the state of the union. Thats hard work. Bobby jindal did it. Good evening and happy mardi gras. Hes still recovering. Health care, taxes, the economy. That takes time to explain to people. The Republican Party just isnt there. Washington has to deal with its spending problem. That may take more than one election cycle. Ive had enough of it. Its time to act. Get used to this new word. The sequester. The sequester. The sequester. I dont like the sequester. Something so terrible. Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria slow down. Weve got immigration, gun control, electoral changes. Its time for them to exert a little leadership. We have