Cultures and support almost every entity across the globe because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something stronger than ourselves. We build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. Anchor this is bbc world news america. New evidence of Chemical Attacks against civilians in syria. A bbc investigation reveals plans led by the government announced Islamic State. Refugees can now call kentucky home just as the white house says it will accept thousands more like them. Duet. Unusual why organizers of this festival say jazz and skateboarding are such a perfect pairing. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. The bbc has seen no evidence of Chemical Attacks being carried out in syria. Government forces are thought to be responsible for many of them, but Islamic State militants are also said to have carried out such assaults. According to witnesses, mustard gas is believed woul
An allstar salute for yankee great derek jeter as he makes his final appearance in the midsummer classic. And hes going out like a winner today. Wednesday, july 16th, 2014. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Did you see the game or any of it . Well, no. No. Had a great game. After all the hype i was worried he was going to fizzle. Nearly spectacular play in the field. The double in the first inning. And he got a wonderful ovation. So congratulations to jeter. Absolutely. Well get to our top story now. Its the Third Straight day of powerful and damaging storms across the east. Well get to nbcs craig melvin this morning. Hes in bellmore, new york on long island. Craig, good morning. Whats the situation there . Reporter savannah, good morning to you. Take a look at what happened. Were in the back yard of a house here on long island. That storm you mentioned c
Investigators, including a special u. S. Team are awaiting access to this horrific crash site. Here is what we know at this hour. Keep in mind, the story is change big the hour. The u. S. Confirms a surfacetoair missile struck a Malaysian Airlines jetliner over ukraine. This is near the russian border. Nearly 300 passengers have been killed. Families of the passengers are still being contacted. We have multiple reports tonight. Lets begin with nbcs peggy bunker and the latest on this investigation. Peggy . Reporter well, good evening to you. For the second time in just four months, a Malaysia Airlines 777 yesterday meets a tragic end. This time 298 lives have been lost. The plane originated in amsterdam, flying over towards the russianukrainian border on a flight to kuala lumpur. Three hours in controllers said they lost contact with the plane. Then came the reports of a fireball this the sky. This is all that is left of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, charred and smoldering in a burned o
Morning to all of you. A somber friday morning. Obviously were learning more and more developments of the shooting down of malaysian flight 17. Still so maep many more questions than answers. Big questions and heart breaking Little Details as we learn more about what happened. Heres what we know the latest this morning about the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. Theres still no confirmation any americans were on board. For the dutch, a tragic toll. There were many dutch passengers. Many of them headed to an aids conference in australia. People of all nationalities on board lost their lives. Keep in mind this debris field is in the middle of an active war zone and six square miles is filled with wreckage items. Passports and suitcases. Eyewitnesses say many of the bodies found were still in their seats wearing their seat belts. And lots of questions about the socalled black boxes. The prorussian rebels were in control of that area and say theyve recovered most of those devices. Now
Missile that killed hundreds of people. I feel physically sick. The death toll is climbing but it could have been higher. A mother and her baby are given a Second Chance at life. There is now a Ground Invasion in gaza. Well tell you what israel says it is targeting and how long the invasion is supposed to last. News 4 at 11 00, begins with breaking news. We have Team Coverage of two breaking stories tonight. It is now 6 00 a. M. In gaza where Israeli Forces have put boots on the ground just hours ago. Well have more on the story. We begin along the Ukrainian Border with russia where Malaysia Flight 17 crashed today. Nearly 300 people killed. The death toll is up from 295 to 298. The airline says thats because it just learned there were three infants on the flight. U. S. Officials tell nbc news it appears the plane was shot down by a russianmade surface to air missile. Its not clear who would have fired it. Ukraine calls it terrorism. Tonight there are calls for an independent internati