From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a freaky friday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie, and i have to say this is a very unusual way to start the show. Theres no matt, but apparently he is on his way, and i think we do have a camera with him outside. Okay. There he is. Is that a motorized surf board hes riding in . Well be asking why does he do this . Part of a segment were doing a little bit later, and a couple of guys are responsible for videos that have more than 24 million hits online. So sorry. I am so sorry. You are late. This storm is coming. The waves on madison were huge. That was fun. I hope you dont have helmet head. Your hair is going to be a mess. How can i have helmet head . That was a blast. Youve probably seen the videos of these guys well introduce you to in a little while. They are responsible for the commute, and they are responsible for some images youll be seeing
May not be enough. In connecticut, this pilot started when a driver lost control on the eyes. Of the governor of massachusetts has now closed roads across the entire state. We have banned vehicle traffic effective 4 00 today. Three dozen flights have been canceled and this will go along with accumulation of snow across the region. Snowplows, blowers, and shovels are working overtime but they cannot keep up with the pace. Hurricaneforce wind could threaten power lines across the area. This storm prevents presents some troubling problem. S 9 families are making a last minuteto make sure they have what they need. Food, supplies, water. These supplies may have to last a while even after the snow stops falling. This is going to be a very serious weather events. The recovery will be slow. People should prepare. The time for preparation has ended. These conditions will last longer than first expected. The blizzard warning in the boston area has been extended through 1 00 tomorrow afternoon. I
In the south. Im mindy basara. And im stan stovall. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. It was close. This morning we have some rain. Rain for the drive time is not good news. Lets take a look of the radar. The rain will stick around for a couple of hours. Aper offe it will ti later this morning. We will make it up to 55. We will check the sevenday forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Good morning. The rain could cause some problems. Volume is still on the light side. Everything so far traveling towards the white marsh area is without delay. This is southbound traffic. You can see the roads are wet. Moving well in the owings mills area. The rest of the area roads 12 minutes on the north and west sides of the beltway. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. The mayor will give the state of the city address this afternoon. She will address the tenure fiscal forecast. Kim dacey joins us live with a preview. Good morning. The tenured fiscal outlook was released last week. Baltimo
[captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org good morning. Im mindy basara. And im stan stovall. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. So happy we dodged that blizzard. It was so close. We will have a lot of rain. Were starting out in the 30s this morning. We have a steady rain. It should taper off in a couple of hours. 37 degrees at the airport. It will become cloudy this afternoon with some and miss showers. We have some snow in the seven day forecast. Good morning. Not the recipe for a nice morning rush. We are dealing with what roads wet roads. Be careful as you make your approach to 95. 11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. The speech continued down to the beltway. Those speeds continue down to the beltway. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. The mayor will give the state of the city address this afternoon. She will address the fiscal forecast which sai
A the pope and a man of prayer. Many were shocked and surprised by the announcement. Barry simms is live in baltimore with reaction. He was with the popes seven weeks and said after hearing the news, he decided to offer prayers for the church, the pope, and he also asked the faithful to the same. To do the same. Many are finding it hard to believe that they respect his decision to step down. I applaud him for the decision. To make the decision you can no longer make do the job youre elected to do. Maybe he is feeling sick or he needs some rest. The bishop has also reflected on the probe political legacy and the surprise resignation. I hope we would recognize the humanity of this pope who recognized that the stamina required for this role was not his any longer. The chairman of the Theology Department at loyola said the authority of the pope is not tied to the person that the office. Are resigning he is doing something really innovative. By reciting he is doing something innovative. It