You are the wind beneath my wings well, Bette Midlers 1988 classic beaches is being remade now with idina menzel from wicked and actress nia long. We sat down with both ladies to find out how do you recreate such an iconic tear jerker. Its a big risk to remake a film that is beloved and respected and is timeless. This is a daunting thing for us because we wanted to do right by it. We know that a lot of people are out there saying, like, dont mess with it. Did you ever know that youre my hero the original beaches starring e bettmidler and Barbara Hershey about two lifelong friends became an instant cult classic. Lifetime says the reason for the remake is to introduce the generation. Im here now. I thought it was a beautiful movie too, and something beautiful lives on, and it gets seen by different people and interpreted differently. And it will touch them in a different way. Yeah. I love you. I love you. In a day and age of reunions and reboots, im curious to know how you would refeel i
Fbi to knock down details of a New York Times article. It alleged Campaign Associates for the trump team had contact with russian operatives during the president ial campaign. A government source tells nbc news the exchange happened between a white house official and fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe in a west wing hallway and mccabe declined to discuss the matter outright. The Associated Press reports the person in question is chief of staff reince priebus, not confirmed by nbc news. The white house has yet to comment. The president doubles down on his desire to beef up the Nations Nuclear arsenal. He wants to expand the countrys nukes and make clear the u. S. Is quote the top of the pack. The secretaries of state and Homeland Security were dispatched to mexico. They were met with resistance. Peter alexander has all that and more. Reporter the president flexing americas muscles on foreign policy, telling reuters he wants to fortify the u. S. s nuclear arsenal. It would be wonderful. A
[000 00 58;00] right now. Good evening. It was one of those local disputes that usually go unnoticed outside the neighborhood. A homeowner angered at kids crossing his property. When the homeowner is a Police Officer caught on camera firing his gun with an unarmed 13yearold, it tends to get lot of attentions. Last night sending hundreds in the streets of anaheim, california in an angry and violent protest. A young teen is shaken and a restless community is demanding an explanation. Miguel almaguer has details. Let go of me. Im not letting go. Let go. Reporter caught on camera. Struggle between an off duty lapd officer and a 13yearold boy. Let go of me for the last time. Reporter though we dont know what happened prior to the recording, the dispute over teens walking across his lawn escalate when the officer is knocked down. He pulls a gun and fires a single shot. The officer has now been placed on leave and his actions are under investigation. The facts and circumstances known at the o
Rain, winds, even some hail. These storms did mean business. We talked about it, there were people shoveling about an inch deep of hail in the poconos, roofs blown off some buildings, north of the sit my the Lehigh Valley. It brought a big change, we feel it already. Back to typical february stuff. We were spoiled by the warm weather, if you liked. That will we have a shot at 70 degrees once again this week before we see another shift in our pattern. But today, kind of typical for the end of february temperatures back down to the 40s. Little cold though this morning. At least compared to what it has been. Thirtyeight at the airport in philadelphia, we have the northwest wind at 16 so win chill values, 29 degrees, wild, talk about windchills for this time of year. Thirtyfive the actual temperature in the Lehigh Valley, 26 mount pocono, thats good news for the ski resorts, start cranking out some snow the next couple of nights, fill up the base again, mid 30s in the suburbs, quakertown,
Why the white house is calling it a glovesoff approach to defeating al qaeda. Oh, snap. An even betterthanexpected debut on wall street, for snapchats Parent Company, making its founder 5 billion in a single day. This morning, real tips on how you can cash in on the markets record run. And soaked. You guys had anything to drink tonight . A trooper making a traffic stop for speeding and potential dui, when suddenly, this happens. Yes, thats beer. Oh, the irony. Today, friday, march 3rd, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a friday morning. End of the week. Is it just me or did the political news cycle get a lot faster when i was gone . It is cruising. Hard to keep up with. We have a story that involves it today. Our top story. President trump coming to defense of attorney general Jeff Sessions, amid a legal and political firestorm over his meetings with russias am