Midnight mass. Francis urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be intoxicated by possessions, sounded a cry to right injustice. And today american troops overseas are taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family celebrating without them at home. Here is Kelly Cobiella. Reporter it was a somber Christmas Day in afghanistan where they honored six Fallen Soldiers killed in a bomb attack earlier this week. This is especially important here where we got the opportunity to rob those we lost. Reporter more than 20,000 are far from home in 100 countries on every continent from the Korean Peninsula to the middle east. 3,000 are in turkey, 5,000 just arrived in the arabian sea and djibouti. Where they celebrated with a festive feliz navidad. Around the world they will be served up a holiday feast with all the trimmings. Weve got about 500 pounds of turkey. Its got to be cooked. Weve got 500 to 600 pounds of ham. Reporter a lucky few get the best present of all. Like william
Tens of thousands of faithful gather today for Christmas Day celebrations at vatican as pope francis delivers his traditional message. Last night the pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass at st. Peters basilica and urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possessions and also sounded ary to right injustice. Today, american troops posted overseas are also taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family members celebrating without them back at home. Heres nbcs Kelly Cobiella. Reporter it was a somber Christmas Day in afghanistan where they honored six Fallen Soldiers killed in a motorcycle bomb attack called earlier this week. Especially important here where we got the opportunity to remember those who we have also lost. Reporter more than 200,000 members of the military are spending the holiday far from home in 100 countries on every peninsula in japan to the middle east. 3,000 are in turk to and another 5,000 just arrived in the arabian sea an
People run, an believe it or not, its kind of scary this year, but believe it or not, most everybody actually tries to do what they say they are going to do when they are ruruing. Go home. Authorities in oregon ted armed protesters that took over a government building wrap it up. Its time for you to leave our community. But on day four of the standoff no sign that that group is ready to back down. And l. A. Story, not one, not two but three nfl teammates apply to relocate to los angeles overnight. Who will land a ticket to hollywood as the home towns of those teams looking to leave wonder wheres the love today, tuesday, january 5th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to todayy on a chilly Tuesday Morning. I saw the bank thermometer, had morning, 11 degrees here. 11 degrees and yet you have the feeling people waking up in st. Louis, oakland and oakland. Lets get
The worlds most famous Christmas Tree just hours away from lighting up Rockefeller Center today, wednesday, december 2nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome e today on a wednesday morning. Big day here in Rockefeller Center. Going to be an even bigger night when about00,000 people pack the streets behind us. They are all counting on one thing. Thats al rokers forecast for tonight, hoping there wont be rain when that Beautiful Tree gets all lit up. Al . Going to be nic were hoping that it is. Oh, not good. Uhoh. You know what happens if that switch gets wet. Yeah, a lot of disappointed folks. Well check in with al to get the forecast in a little while. Lets start with our top story on a wednesday morning. Days after the head of chicagos wake of that vididtaped Police Killing of a teenage suspect, mayor rahm emanuel has now fired him, and protesters say emanuel sho
And let there be light. The worlds most famous Christmas Tree just hours away from lighting up Rockefeller Center today, wednesday, december 2nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Big day here in Rockefeller Center. Going to be an even bigger night when about 300,000 people pack the streets behind us. They are all counting on one thing. Thats al rokers forecast for tonight, hoping there wont be rain when that Beautiful Tree gets all lit up. Al . Going to be nice. Were hoping that it is. Oh, not good. Uhoh. You know what happens if that switch gets wet. Yeah, a lot of disappointed folks. Well check in with al to get the forecast in a little while. On a wednesday morning. Days after the head of Chicagos Police Department Said he had the support of the mayor in the wake of that videotaped Police Killing of a teenage suspect, mayor r