Conditions getting worse. Incoming storm further hampering efforts to get to that russian strip strand inside a sea of ice at the bottom of the world. Another attempt to reach it as they reassure family and friends they are pok. Safe and sound. Four u. S. Personnel in libya okay. A e makes an aboutface that Phil Robertson will return to the tv show after he was suspended for making antigay comments. From nbc news, this is today. With lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Alongside jenna wolf and dylan dreyer. Good morning, everyone. We have been watching the stalled ship at the bottom of the world and fascinating to see what is happening. We are learning the latest on the slow Recovery Efforts in the south pole and really the efforts focused right now in getting everyone safely out of there. Martin fletcher has been following this for us from london. Martin, good morning.
Its the kickoff of the hollywood awards season with the Golden Globes. Who will be named the best in tv and film and who will they be wearing . Well peer into our crystal ball as we head to the head carpet today, sunday, january 12, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. And im lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. All is calm and clear here in the new york city area after a night of heavy rains and high winds. And we didnt even see the worst of it. No, we didnt. In several other parts of the east coast this morning, people are digging out from these nasty storms. Look at this video here. Just amazing. Thats just part of it. Dylan is following it closely. Dylan is a little under the weather herself. I think maybe being at 50 below for three days straight might have had something to do with it. Boy, did we see wild weather yesterday, dama
Thiss today with lester holt and erica hill li fm studi in rockefeller plaz welcome to today on this sunday morni. Im erica hill alongside dyla dreyer and craigmelvin in for jenna th morning lester is in los angeles this morning. Im sure you got a lot ofleep making your way out thereo be on the show this morning. Th kind of sleep with the little pillow against the window seat. It worked out. Ioutere i was vited to be i guess a contestant on hollywood game night, jane lynchs show ive been brushing up on pop culture and trivia. Are you nrvous at all . I actually am. There are a l of celebrities an actors and actresses the shoechlt as the nws guy, i think people expect me to get some of this stuff right. So youve been practing nonstop for weeks . I want t brin all my producers with me, the people that make me look good. Remember to bring your rpiece with you. Were gla you made it safely. Looking forward to hearing about that. Well tel you more about it, when its going to run. We have busy
Hours away, horse racing fans watching to see if he can take the next step to the elusive triple crown. Today, saturday, may 17th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. And im erica hill alongside jenna wolfe, dylan dreyer and all eyes on the horses today. Did i just say horse facing fans a moment ago . I think you might have said horse facing. I love horse faces. Big fan. I often dont listen to the words coming out of my mouth but i thought i said horse facing. Horse walks into a bar. Why the long face . There we go. Ill be here all morning. Anyway, weve got on that note, should we get to the top story of the day . Lets get to the news of the day. Lets do that. On a more serious note, nonstop efforts to get the upper hand on those Southern California wildfires, firefighters continuing to attack them from the sky and also on the groun
Obama white house. President ial address by the first lady to talk about the plight of the kidnapped Nigerian School girls as the world tries to find them today, saturday, m may 10th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a saturday. Im lester holt. And im erica hill, alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. We do want to get to todays top stories for you. That is the search this morning for the three people inside a hot air balloon that crashed in rural virginia. Witnesses and Police Describe frantic moments when that balloon caught fire. Luke russert is on the scene for us this morning. Luke, good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. Virginia state Police Say Three people are still unaccounted for after a tragic accident last night. A hot air balloon went up as part of the beginning of the threeday festival here. Around 8 00 pm, the basket became separate