Price of essential goods to cushion the blow of inflation but critics say its just a political ploy. But first japans end rocket he has formally advocated during the ceremony in tokyo he found the public and said he prays for peace the ritual which involves handing over the chrysanthemum throne to his son took place at the imperial palace crown prince nair hito now becomes emperor this is the first abdication in more than two hundred years. Prime minister shinzo ave thanks the outgoing imperial couple for their service through japans toughest times but i started. As the people of japan have walked along with the emperor in this era during this time the emperor has wished for the happiness and tranquility of the people and has julie conducted official duties as a symbol of the people of japan so here we wish for the further prosperity for the imperial household and i would like to further extend my gratitude to you today so since my enthronement has been thirteen years all my duties as
Minister feels that shes had to go to labor in order to try to get any bracks it through a negotiated bracks and taken no deal effectively off the table so yeah theres strong both sides shall i say and the Prime Minister and the labor leader almost cuts in quite lonely figures in politics at the moment paul as a thanks so much. Ethiopian government has released its initial reports into last months fatal plane crash one hundred fifty seven passengers and crew died when the Ethiopian Airlines flight went down six minutes after takeoff from israel a moment. Its been almost a month since a boeing seven three seven took off from ethiopias capital agnes ababa bound for nairobi it crashed six minutes later near the town of be shocked to killing all one hundred fifty seven people on board it appears transport minister has now released the First Official findings of the investigation into the crash with says the pilots did everything that was recommended by boeing that major objective of this i
It felt like the titanic. Rescued passengers finally back on land this morning after a cruise ship nightmare, their boat losing power and rocked by stormy seas leading to injuries and Daring Rescues. Last 24 hours, its very, very scary. Very frightening. We are live at the port where travelers are opening up about the harrowing ordeal. Heading to court, the first defendants in that stunning College Admissions scandal set to face a judge today as Lori Loughlins fuller house cast mates break their silence. All that, plus show time for apple, the tech giants starstudded plan to take on netflix and amazon being revealed today. Gronks goodbye. Why one of the nfls most colorful stars is calling it a career at age 29. And march madness indeed, top seeded duke narrowly escapes a major upset to remain one of the 16 teams still dancing today, monday, march 25th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with Savannah Guthrie live from washington, d. C. And hoda kotb live
Pay up. Chicagos mayor now demanding Jussie Smollett reimburse the city 130,000 to cover the cost of investigating his case as prosecutors face new scrutiny sover their decion to drop all charges. All that plus airport chaos. Thousands of passengers still stranded this morning after an airline suddenly shuts down. Coverup . Stunning claims about what really caused that infamous tiger at tag during a siegfried and roy show, a man on stage at night breaking his 15yearnc silee in an exclusive interview. And how sweet it is. For the tie. Ad marchss returns with four schools moving one step forward in the b dance. Hu paracs in. Today 2friday, march 29,9. From nbc snews, thi is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1an rockefeller plaza. Good morning and thank you for being with us how good does friday feel . It feels extra good because my Virginia Tech hokies going up niainst duke t. We have our plans set. Your dream is alive. More on that in a bit. Right to the breakin
Parliament to take control a crushing blow for the u. K. s Prime Minister take charge of the brakes and agenda. We need to. Do to put. What we need to what will be will tell us self. Cleaning are only die some survivors in mozambique think the government is forgetting about them because their opposition support. One of the most watched and most controversial fights is of recent years announces his retirement. Champion economy greg claims hes quitting mixed martial arts. Israels Prime Minister is rushing back cutting short his visit to the u. S. After a flare up in violence and egyptian brokered ceasefire is in place the Israeli Army Says its been hitting several hamas targets in gaza overnight we have two correspondents on this developing story stephanie is live in west jerusalem ari force it on the israel gaza border. Go to them in a bit but first heres a report by laura birdman lay on the flare up in tensions since monday mornings rocket attack on a house north of tel aviv. Explosion