2013. 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 wednesday morning. Im savannah guthrie. I am carl along with al roebgroebg and nationally morales. Matt has the morning off. Good to see you carl. We are going to start with syria this morning. Pretty disturbing reports coming out of that country. Richard engle is there. I know you have been talking to representatives from the rebel group there. What are you hearing about an alleged gas attack by the government . Reporter good morning, savannah. If this is confirmed it would be one of the worst atrocities of the war in syria. Rebels tell us, there was a series of chemical weapons attack this morning starting around 2 00 a. M. At least 10 different towns and villages to the east and north of damascus were hit by surface to surface rockets fired by the regime and they were tipped with chemical weapons. The death toll acc
Nsa leaker Edward Snowden leaves the moscow airport. Snowed beden was issued temporary asylum in russia for a year. Has been holed up at the airport for more than a month. If snowden is allowed to stay in russia, the white house is not going to be happy about this. Ariel castro the cleveland man who held three women captive for a decade will be formerly sentenced today. Castro prepared to apologize League Officials have told the Players Union which players espn reporting Alex Rodriguez is negotiating a lengthy suspension to avoid a lifetime ban. Members of Congress Head to the white house today to voice their concerns about the governments massive Surveillance Program. New information leak, about the nsas ability to monitor pretty much everything you do online. George zimmermans been spending a little time in texas. Pulled over outside of texas while carrying a gun. What a coincidence. Overnight, it became legal in two more states for gay couples to legally tie the knot. It was so powe
News . Were breaking it here today. Savannah had a baby. Vale guthrie feldman. Born yesterday, august 13th. That means she had one day off. She was here monday, went to the doctor tuesday, and the baby came yesterday. 8 pounds, 5 ounces, 19 1 2 inches long. Heres how savannah describes this cute little baby. Has blue eyes, a little bit of blondish hair, and the chubbiest cheeks youve ever seen. She says they are overcome with happiness, gratitude and joy. We are practically levitating in excitement. Look at her beaming. I think we found heaven in this little hospital in new york city. I love that. Something about that picture. What a statement. Im here and im going to make a mess. Congratulations to savannah. Shes got to be exhausted but she looks so happy and the same with mike. We were watching it in the makeup room when it came on at 7 00 and literally everybody was tearing up. One those moments where youre just so, so happy. Im sorry, but it looks like mary and laura went over ther
John . Reporter good evening, lester. Tearing down castros house was part of the plea bargain. He signed over the deed as part of the deal. When the house came down today it was a very emotion al event. In a little more than an hour workers tore down the home where three young women were held for 11 years. For amandaymamanda berry, miche knight and gina dejesus it may not be erased easily. Knight gave out yellow balloons saying they represent missing children who never were found. She reelised some in the sky. Nobody was there for me when i was missing. I want people out there to know including the mothers that they can have strength. They can have hope. Reporter after the final wall fell, some neighbors prayed. Knight spoke of her own faith saying he wants to be a messenger. I feel very liberated that people think of me as a hero and a role model. I would love to continue being that. Reporter since her rescue knight has chosen to speak publically at pivotal times. Im doing just fine.
They talk about the general, it is a pension, medical, wages, the three provisions they are having difficulty to have agreement on the. We will have an update and more on this newscast on kron 4 news. Reporting live, j. R. Stone, kron 4 news. Pam pressure coming down hard from San Francisco city hall today. Calling on all sides to avert another bart strike. Kron 4s Justine Waldman is here. With this side of the story. Reporter the mayors message today at city hall. Another bart strike is not an inconvience, it is a hardship for hundreds of thousands of people. Mayor lee told us. The unions and management need to reach an agreement this weekend. Also there. The California Labor secretary. He was here on behalf of the governor. The labor secretary helped work out the 30day extension of barts current contract. Which got trains running after a 4 day strike last month. I asked him. If he would consider another extension. Ts to drag on a want this to be settled. As he has explained this is v