They describe some grueling conditions on their threeday flight from hawaii. Well have more on that and the rest of our top stories on this monday, april 25th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. We begin this half hour with a major development. More u. S. Military personnel are heading to syria to fight isis. President obama is expected to announce the increase later this morning in germany. Battling isis has been a main focus as the president wraps up a week long trip overseas. Abcs Arlette Saenz joins us from germany. Good morning, arlet. Reporter good morning, diane and ryan. President obama today is expected to announce hes expanding the u. S. Military presence in syria. All in an effort to accelerate the campaign against isis. President obama is ramping up pressure on isis in syria. Obama will announce hes sending up to 250 additional military personnel to syria to help local forces combat isis. The new deployment brings the total of u. S. Forces in the country to 30
Shiri spear is take shiri spear is taking a look at what is going on. Shiri shiri the big story is a couple of snowflakes. Not not of a story because it will not stick. The outer cape at risk for couple showers. South shore taking on a couple Early Morning flurries within these clouds. Oceaneffect snow showers come across the cape and the coast early this morning. Boston at 30 degrees. Beverly at 28 degrees. Dry. Just the clouds for you folks. Worcester right now looking mostly clear and 23. Keene, New Hampshire keene, New Hampshire, 19 degrees with Clear Conditions there. Through 8 00 this morning. Mostly boston down through the south shore and the cape that we are going to have to watch for a couple of those snow showers coming on shore. Again, little consequence to this because it is not going to be able to get its grip on the pavement, but temperaturewise from 35 in boston at 8 a. M. To 20s still across the interior. Soon noontime, temperatures in the mid to upper 30s and got a try
First Court Appearance in more than a year and a half with the start of his trial less than a month away. Heads up, a man enjoying a bike ride gets an unexpected surprise. A deer leaping out of nowhere directly into his path. What he says saved him from serious injury, today, thursday, december 18th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, watching that deer video, no one cringing more than the guy next to me. Been deer, done that. Well talk about that in a bit, but thats not looking good. By the way, no one injured, including the deer in that. What a busy 24 hours. The u. S. Is now confirming it was north korea behind the hacking of Sony Pictures. While the studio has decided to cancel the release of the controversial movie, the interview, well get reactions from hollywood in a moment, but lets get to pete williams. Pete, what can you tell us . Reporter matt, good morning, u. S. Officials
Appearance afternoon. A man with a bike ride unexpectedly gets a surprise. A deer leaping out of no, where directly into his path, what he says saved him from serious injury, today, thursday, december 18ing, 2014. 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 that thursday morning. Watch tack video, no one is cringeing more than the guy sitting next to me. Right . Been deer done that. We will talk about that experience in a little while. That does not look good. Including the guy in the car. Lets get to our top story, the u. S. Is now confirming it was north korea behind the hacking of Sony Pictures. While the studio has decided to can sell the release of that controversial movie. The interview and reaction in a moment. Lets go to justice correspondent pete williams. What can you tell us . Reporter matt, good morning, u. S. Officials say they are satisfied north korea was behind t
How very much ive loved you. How very much ive tried my best to give you the good life. Who convinced his followers to kill their children and then kill themselves. Let us be done with it. Lets be done with the agony of it. Drinking a koolaidtype fruit punch laced with deadly cyanide. Something to put you to rest. Oh god. 30 years later in a place where words could kill and did, there is silence. An empty field, the people gone. Almost no trace of their lives or dreams. This is the site of jonestowns openair meeting hall where im standing right now, where the reverend jim jones led his followers into the worst mass murder and suicide pact in americas history. Only small golden flowers grow where bodies once lay. On that fateful morning there are more than 940 People Living in jonestown. By nightfall only 33 would still be alive. For most of the few who did survive, it took incredible courage to defy jim jones and step away. This is their story. One of desperation and daring and in the