Facetoface with members of the nra today. Were at the white house with details. Distracted drivers in deadly accidents. Why some sentences are so light. Were going to break down this mornings Oscar Nominations. Very excited. We want to start with the outbreak of the flu virus thats happening across the country right now. We have two reports this morning, beginning with dr. Nancy snyderman, shes in boston this morning. Nancy, good morning, i know theres some serious cases there. Reporter good morning, savannah, yes, a state of emergency has been declared in boston at Brigham Womens hospital where they were seeing patients yesterday in the hallway. Representative of the stranglehold of influenza is hitting across communities. Ive been now in two Major Hospital Emergency Departments in the last two days and have never seen anything like this in the united states. I am declaring a Public Health emergency in the city of boston. Reporter with 18 flurelated deaths in the state of massachusett
Good morning, welcome to today on this thursday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im in more matt this morning. This case is pretty serious. Nine states, Health Officials to say get well to your loved ones. Reporting a real problem in massachusetts. Thats right. At least 18 flu related deaths so far. 700 confirmed cases in boston this came for you, mommy. Alone. Hospitals are overrun with [ female announcer ] but it takes the touch people complaining with flulike of kleenex® brand, americas softest tissue, symptoms coasttocoast. To turn a gesture into a complete gift of care. Well get the latest in a report [ barks ] straight ahead. And carl, after confess iing to send your own free kleenex® care pack. All of us, only matt received full of soothing essentials at kleenex. Com. His flu shot. Were going to do something. Were going to get a flu shot. Kleenex®. Americas softest tissue. Im already thinking which arm to roll up. Roll up that sleeve. One pharmacist started it all i wore short s
Today . January 10th, 2013. Good morning, welcome to today on this thursday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im in more matt this morning. This case is pretty serious. Nine states, Health Officials reporting a real problem in massachusetts. Thats right. At least 18 flu related deaths so far. 700 confirmed cases in boston alone. Hospitals are overrun with people complaining with flulike symptoms coasttocoast. Well get the latest in a report straight ahead. And carl, after confess iing to all of us, only matt received his flu shot. Were going to do something. Were going to get a flu shot. Im already thinking which arm to roll up. Roll up that sleeve. I wore short sleeves on purpose. Joe biden comes face to face with members of the nra today. At the white house with details. Surprising punishments of some distracted drivers involved in deadly crashes are now getting, why are some of these sentences just so light. Savannah, as you get set to head to the Golden Globes this sunday, we will anno
2013. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a thursday. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. Tamron hall and al roker are here. I think a lot of people will have something to say especially in los angeles where there have been a lot of violent protests. But we want to get to the socalled mountain fire. It is raging in Southern California. Right now emergency officials ordering mandatory evacuation for the resort town of idlewild. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. 6,000 people have been ordered out of this area, some 2200 homes are threatened. This is a fastmoving fire fueled by those explosive dry conditions. Its moving in the direction towards homes. Yesterday afternoon the winds had shifted, light winds pushing it toward the desert. Today we have the winds shifted pushing these flames towards home. We know at least 35 square miles have been charred. This area is a tinderbox. Many of these mountainsides have not burned
Freeze. The bitterly cold taking over the southeast. School systems closed, hundreds of flights canceled. Well have the latest for up. A new push for a tough new ban on assault weapons. Why the house says not counting on congress. And a powerful new and nasty stomach bug is spreading like wildfire. But much worse. What makes it so different and so difficult to fight. And a brush with fate. A truck narrowly avoids hitting a toddler after ejected from a car, the heartpounding moment, caught on camera. May be entitled to a lot of cash. Did you know more than 58 billion dollars of unclaimed money just sitting there. Some may be yours. Its friday, january 25th. Starting point begins right now. Good morning. Welcome, everybody. Our starting point this morning, waking up to brutal cold. Arctic air system zierier zeroi the southeast. Dangerous accumulations of ice will be brought to the carolinas, tennessee, georgia, alabama. Drivers in nashville, tennessee, being warned do not travel if you d