And tour de red nose. Matt is biking his way from boston all the way to new york. A fiveday journey to raise money for a very good cause and so far so good. So weve got one day down 179 miles to go today as we start day two of the red nose challenge. Today monday, may 18th, 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 monday morning. Otherwise known as day two of matts 226mile charity bike ride. Hes in Coventry Rhode island. You look great. Youre biking from boston to new york. Were wearing the ridiculous red noses for you. Thats all were doing for you. Thank you. I really appreciate the support. I can feel the teamwork, savannah. We are on day two. Its a lot different than day one. Yesterday was about 75 degrees and sunny and just perfect. Ideal conditions for cycling. Today its a lot colder in the 50s. Theres a bit of a wind. And were going to go 65 miles to
Developments, also pouncing on the notion that maybe the stimulus package neednt be so big to the point that many republicans have been raising. Susan li keeping track of all of that right now. Hey, susan. Well, its another sign of the employment picture is improving. Jobless claims following the week below 1 million for the First Time Since march. 963,000 represent as second straight weekly decline indicating that layoffs are slowing and hiring is picking up. The drop in jobless claims could also be a result of the extra 600 benefits expiring last week discouraging americans from filing these claims. Meantime democrats and republicans are still far apart on a second stimulus plan. Democrats are pushing for the 3. 4 trilliondollar heros act while republicans and the white house have stood firmly behind a 1 trilliondollar proposal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi using stronger language than usual to indicate her frustrations saying they need to meet in the middle. Leader schumer and i said
Be free . Also this morning, more good news on the ebola front as another u. S. Patient is declared virus free. And remembering the man who steered the Washington Posts watergate coverage and leaves behind a Lasting Legacy in journalism. Good morning from washington. Im luke russert. Its wednesday, october 22nd, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Two weeks from today, well be waking up to the news of which party will control the u. S. Senate next year. Thats unless of course there are runoffs in georgia and louisiana la that will push this election into weeks of overtime. The junkies might be rooting for that. Candidates feel the urgency. Thats true even in New Hampshire which once looked secure for democrats but has tightened to a threepoint race. Last night, senator Jeanne Shaheen and former massachusetts senator scott brown met for their first televised debate, moderated by nbcs meet the press, chuck todd. Do you approve of the job president obama is doing . Now, theyll be a chance to
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landfall, it s a close call. those models bring it up close to the edge of cape hatteras and stretching to the north. you folks in new england, it is also likely to get close to nantucket. you will see the rip currents up and down the coast. we have this live cam out of kill devil hills, north carolina, and take a look at the waves which have been rolling in. we have a red flag flying there. rip currents a problem with the holiday weekend. people need to stay out of the water. if the weather looks good, and waves will still be rough up and down the eastern seaboard. don t wait until the last minute. you said it, make your plans and get out of there early. if you are in a place where you are unfamiliar with, and in the path of the storm, don t go there. juggling school, homework