back in missouri, truckers along i-70 put it in park to wait out the weather. i have been here for over ten hours. reporter: the slog through the snow is capping what s been a chilly few weeks across the midwest where temperatures have been below average. a far cry from the all-time record warm temperatures for march they enjoyed last year. many frustrated people vented on-line. one student tweeting, did mother nature not get the memo. it is spring break, not winter break. another person complained, we just skipped to winter again. another went to far as to say old man winter won t die. and there have been impacts at the airport this morning. reagan national, dulles airport. airlines cancelled 55 flights and new york hubs 300 flights cancelled but as temperatures warm up to 34, 35 and we get daylight by and large the roads are in great shape across the d.c. metro area. back to you. mike seidel in maryland this morning. thank you very much. al roker is back from vacati
waters, today, saturday, dramatic rescues from the rising waters, today, saturday, august 6th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolf. amy robach has the morning off. we re going to start with a devastating morning in afghanistan. it is the deadliest incident for americans in this decade-long war. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on that chopper that s killed dozens of americans. most of them, we re told, part of u.s. special forces. we ll get more in a live report from kabul in just a few minutes. the other big story overnight, the u.s. credit rating, standard & poor s is the agency that advises investors on long-term security lowered america s credit rating from aaa to aa-plus. it has never happened before. it s all about how the country will pay for its debt, and s&p pointed the finger at washington. so in its report, the agency noted t
dramatic rescues from the rising waters, today, saturday, dramatic rescues from the rising waters, today, saturday, august 6th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday i m lester holt. and i m jenna wolf. amy robach has the morning off. we re going to start with a devastating morning in afghanistan. it is the deadliest incident for americans in this decade-long war. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on that chopper that s killed dozens of americans. most of them, we re told, part of u.s. special forces. we ll get more in a live report from kabul in just a few minutes. the other big story overnight, the u.s. credit rating, standard & poor s is the agency that advises investors on long-term security lowered america s credit rating from aaa to aa-plus. it has never happened before. it s all about how the country will pay for its debt, and s&p pointed the finger at washington. so
hours one of the nominees for best picture and he also directed slumdog millionaire. listen to what he had to say. there is seriously good films this year on there. highly competitive year. i m glad this isn t the year that we were in with slumdog millionaire. i will tell you that. it as very good year. reporter: a lot of talk about the hosts as well. james frankel and ann hathaway. the first time there has been a male and female duo hosting the show. also by the way some of the youngest hosts that will take the stage at the kodak theater. ann hathaway 28 years old and james only 32. also a nominee for best actor as well. a very big night for him. the arrive alleges start at 7:00 eastern which is during the fox report. we will be here on the red carpet and try to snag interviews with celebrities once that all gets underway.
prime minister has just stepped down. amid protests in this country. we begin with david in libya. there is concern that the conflict will grow bloodier before it is over. there was a significant evacuation that took place a short time ago. we shot video that you are now about to see. 150 or so oil workers were placed on board the british royal navy frigate the hms cumberland. they are on their way to the island of malta, about a 36 hour trip. i talked to a number and most said and that now is the time to leave before the situation does grow worse. meanwhile, we are getting reports this evening that on the outskirts of the capital tripoli a town directly south province is now in the hands of antigovernment forces. the bat we have amateur video of the battle. this is 30-miles from tripoli and underscores the fact that the opposition forces to muammar qadaffi are moving closer and closer to the capital as qadaffi and his sons repeatedly say they are going to dig in, causi