On behalf of the american in enter enterprise, we will hear about her recent book how to raise a reader. She authored it with her colleague maria russo. So much of raising children these days seems to be about what we do not want them to do, keeping them away from dangers, real in virtual, no doubt this is a feature, perhaps a bug of her helicopter and age and i think this attitude fails to promote a sense of independence and kids. Not only do they not know how to walk down the street by themselves but they are also pretty much incapable of entertaining themselves at least without a device in hand. So for reasons both selfish, parents need a break and selfless, we know this is an important life skill for them, i think the Current Situation is pretty untenable. Our kids have trouble with any kind of unstructured activity but reading for pleasure is perhaps activity that has suffered the most. According to a recent analysis of the American Time study, the share of americans to read for p
We can take a look at some of the observations out there from local storm reports and see what is happening around the area, and one of the things that i have been tracking is the winds. They have not materialized yet, but some of the reports around the area have given us rainfall accumulations and rates of up to one quarter of an inch in our an hour in places. We have some localized flooding up around alamo, and at the off ramp to livermore road. These are people on the ground. Roadway flooding is reported in emeryville. What this most likely is is some stream flooding. There is a lot of rain coming down especially in paul alto and san san jose. The afternoon commute is a mess and more is on the way. When i come back, i will set you up with that. It is going to be wet and you will be waiting for people to get home from work a little bit later tonight. Said there is a Flash Flood Watch for those areas that were devastated by the wildfires last year. Our reporter joins us live up in san
And unbelievable encounter, a pro surfer attacked by a shark during a competition on live tv. Fanning in the rankings. Holy. [ beep ] what hes saying about that frightening ordeal and his plans to surf again today, monday, july 20th, 2015. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 15 in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Cast back together for the first time in a while. Can we just put that footage up again . That shark attack. We talked about shark attacks on this show so many times. But to see it happen and know it was happening on live tv is unbelievable. He goes under for a couple of seconds. You dont know what happens. When that wave comes up and you cant see him. Even more amazing is the competitor in the watter who swam to try to save him. Incredible storey. Well have more on it in a bit. We certainly will. Lets get to our top story this morning. A major interstate in Southern California close
But can they stop them . And a surfer nearly attacked by a shark on live tv. As we look at fanning on the rankings oh sh [ bleep ]. Today squuljuly 20 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Cast back together for the first time this a while. Can can we put up that footage again . That shark attack we have talked about shark attacks on this show so many times. To see it happen and know it was on live tv is unbelievable. He goes under for a couple of seconds. Especially when the wave comes up and you cant see him. More amazing is the competitor in the water who swam to try to save him. Our top story, a major interstate in Southern California closed after part of the roadway washed away. We have latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, matt. A wild weekend for weather extremes after a kriping drought. The area is seeing historic rainfall that brought
Zoo says no animals are missing. Calling out nicki minaj over her tweets. Are there artists tweeting into the fray . Today, wednesday, july 22nd, 2015. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome on a wednesday morning. Lets ask the guys in the control room to put the images up of a massive warehouse complex fire in north brunswick, 40 miles from manhattan. It has grown to five alarms. Well have much more on that story coming up. But on this wednesday morning, lets start with another breaking story overnight. A United Airlines crew reported being the target of lasers at a new york area airport. This after a dozen similar incidents there last week. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation. What can you tell us . This problem has been growing worse over the past few years. Laser pointers start out with a small light but as the distance grows, that beam of light grows bigger and bigger. So big it can light up a cockpit and blind the pilots. This morning, the police