Battered as we speak by heavy rains and high winds from idalia. Officials warning of a potential lifethreatening storm surge. Its going to be a big, big deal and its going to be very dangerous. Roads quickly turning to rivers. Schools, airports closed. Al says the worst of it is far from over. We are spread out across the region with complete live coverage today, wednesday, august 30th, 2023. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And a good morning to you. Welcome to today. Its 7 00 a. M. On this west coast on this wednesday morning. Savannah and hoda are off. We want to get right to that breaking news, idalia, hammering florida as we speak. Look at the conditions in tampa bay this morning. The storm making landfall to the north of there about two hours ago. Heres a look at the latest path. The National Weather service saying as that storm pushes inland, damage could leave some areas uninhabitable for weeks and even months
i like to call it, holly wouldn t. i say it with love, yeah, because for all the times i ve been told, no, as a latin actor. now, los angeles, surrounded by beautiful mountains, palm tree, s magnificent sunsets, and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, the name los angeles, no, it s lost angeles. now hollywood has become a global metaphor film in a place that many of us want to reach, but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most incredible tv empires in the world, it s a fact. 1950s actor desi arnaz and his wife, lucille ball, were not only stars of i love lucy, but they also produced, along with many other shows, they even helped create the multi cab sitcom genre. so even though there is still the struggle, hollywood is not a new territory for us latinos, no, because we have been here. do you hear me? so today, an ally icon is taking us to its old stom
or at madison square garden. thank you. any more tickets, no doubt many of you wondering the same thing. we took this question to the mayor s office and we re told you re out of luck, sorrll tickets ars no longer available lto these events. and here s one so many of you are asking us. we touched on it last night. but it s worth repeating. here s viewer herb. hey, nbc, how s this going to affect my commute in and out of new jersey from penn station? okay. herb, there will be street closures around penn station and commuters will only have access to a couple of entrances. penn station will remain open throughout the day and through the papal mass at madison scar garden. but only two entrances are open. you need to head to the entrance under the msg marquee over on 32nd street and 7th avenue or the entrance on 34th street and 7th avenue. you could expect crowding. if you re taking the lwr, you might wa to take it to the atlantic terminal and pick up a subway. back to you
smartphone. reporter: many robberies take place at transit hubs like muni and bart stations. cell phone robberies on muni are at an all-time high. reporter: some criminals get into the city to look for easy targets on bart. good people take bart and it allows criminals easy access in a speedy way. i ll be more careful and i m going to, like, be more aware of my surroundings. reporter: san francisco police are hoping education and prevention will help them in cutting down in this type of crime. live in san francisco, i m da lin, kpix 5. despite the rise in other crimes, both san francisco and oakland are seeing a drop in homicides compared to last year. new at 6:00, just in time for the holidays, most state lawmakers will have more money to buy their christmas gifts. they are getting pay raises of more than 5% beginning sunday. so are statewide elected officials including governor brown. his salary will increase to $174,000. the state approved those increases b
really fast and they will be gone, because it s dark. it will be dark. reporter: within half an hour, it did get dark. the west oakland bart station is the only east bay station offering safety escorts this year. two bart police officers and six community service agents are on hand to walk people to their cars from 5:00 to 8:00. the safety escorts are part of a community outreach effort that started three years ago. over the years, different east bay part stations have offered the same service. lot of times, when these people are coming off the trains, with lots of bags, trying to get keys out to go to the cars, they are not as aware as they normally are. we are here to remind them of the important facts. reporter: this is the only day bart police are offering safety escorts for the month of november. but on december 20th, which is another major shopping day, there will be similar escorts at at least three east bay bart stations, including bay fair, fruitvale and we