operates. the concept of southern hospitality still exists here. no matter what color you are, what political party, there is a warmth here where people want you to come in. they want to show you a part of their culture they re proud about. they call it the mighty mississippi for a reason. i think that goes beyond the current. it s about the impact this river has had on what we become as a nation and what we decide to become as a nation. i m carlton mccoy, raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master sommelier. i m a nomad, driven to move in and out of different cultures, different worlds. to celebrate diversity by embracing what makes us both unique and the same. after all, we carry our travels with us to our next destination. that s what life is all about. let s do this. i grew up in washington, d.c., raised by my grandmother who is from virginia. so i always felt i had one foot in the south. but as a young child,
Voice of a killer. A chilling new clue in the murders of two indiana teenagers. A recording on one of the victims cell phones capturing what could be the suspect. Will those three words and this photo lead to an arrest . And not alone . Nasa reveals the discover of seven earth like planets. Some that could support life. The remarkable find that might answer the great mystery of the universe today thursday february 23rd, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im matt lauer and we have mr. P. M. In the a. M. As we welcome lester holt. How are you . Im great. Glad whether this was the first time weve ever done this together. I dont remember anchoring in this chair. I dont go left well. That was your trouble in basketball. Are you like me bows these planets. Im fascinated by that. I wonder if somebody is there looking down saying do you think
The attacks in paris killed 130 people. What we know now is there are reports that two people have been arrested and are alive. Thats from an nbc news fixer on the ground there. We do not know whether one of them is the person you saw in that mug shot, which is Salah Abdeslam. There are reports hes one of those arrested. Nbc has not confirmed those at this point. But there are various belgium reports he is one of those suspected, but were waiting for nbc news confirmation on that. Both are reported to have been wounded. This, of course, is the second consecutive raid, second day of consecutive raids in that particular part of brussels. And it follows the 2015 paris attacks. They have been look for Salah Abdeslam since those attacks. Hes considered one of the primary leaders in that particular attack. Isis claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in 2015. And french president hollande has confirmed the raid is still undergoing. But he is not going to confirm whether or not anyone h
First on 13. A des moines man is now facing time behind bars for a deadly crash he claims wasnt his fault. 24yearold troy mure says he was being chased with a gun on monday morning when he lost control of the wheel. Now his mother says theres proof. That troys telling the truth. That they was chasing him. He identified the car from the damages, the color, the make, everything about the car. This is all that was left of mures car when police got to the scene on 35th street, monday morning. A young mother of four was killed when the car crashed into a utility pole. Mure admits he was speeding. But says he was trying to get away from people trying to kill him. He told his mother thats because they believe hes responsible for an unsolved murder at evolution nightclub. He told officers it was a grey cadillac chasing him. Yesterday police found one with its front end smashed up. The people driving it. Have not been charged. Mure on the other hand is charged with vehicular homicide by reckles
You are watching france 24. It was a boat filled with migrants trying to reach an better life, but the ship caught fire and capsized, leaving over 80 dead with 200 missing. Passengers on board are thought to be coming from libya. Rescue operations are underway off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa, where the boat went down. Our correspondent has the latest. It is a massive tragedy with hundreds of migrants on the boat sinking off the coast of the island of lampedusa in italy. What we know so far is that the mayor has said at least 80 people have been killed. But officials warn the death toll could actually go up. The mayor described the situation, saying that the immigrants tried to call for help, but their phones could not reach anyone on the italian coast guard, so they hoped to draw attention to themselves by lighting a fire. That fire got out of control which is why we see a high death toll. We know so far that one person, a suspected people smuggler, has been arrested a