Pristine forest. Veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, whove been president mugabes most ardent supporters for years, have said he must step down at once. Their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. Mr mugabe appeared in public for the first time, since the military takeover in zimbabwe. From there, our africa editor, fergal keane sent this report. Here in harare, the sense of crisis is swelling, after a day of the surprising and the surreal. It began with an appearance nobody expected. The aura is gone, Robert Mugabe is a man reduced, in stature and in options. In this coup unlike any other coup, he emerged today to open a graduation ceremony. The voice that once preached revolution, now reciting the mundane requirements of the moment. I declare this congregation of the Zimbabwe Open University duly constituted as a graduation ceremony. Applause. In the passing of any era, there are emblematic moments. Caught napping, its happene
Muni says its waiting for an update on the driver inspectors are having a hard time getting to the scene because of the traffic. Its a deadly collision creating a significant traffic jam oh on 101. Southbound has been backed up to treasure island. And im going to guess that the city streets are backed up as well trying to get on the freeway. Northbound is lots of brake lights as well. Avoid 101 in San Francisco if you can. The backup is expected to continue as the chp investigates what caused this deadly accident and then the dump truck will have been put back on wheels and towed off the freeway. Lots of work ahead here tonight along 101 as the chp investigates this accident and then has to clear the scene. Reporting live in San Francisco, jean el y nbc bay area news. Thank you, jean. It was the dump truck colliding with the bus. Here is a look at the traffic map in and out of San Francisco. You see all the red right above this 101 sign. Be sure to download the free app to access our u
Have the difficult task of finding out testify fate of 160 people inside when the building erupted into flames and number two on the list to find out why the building erupted into flames flames. We may not know the answer for several days. The big story is the investigation of the fire. What is the latest there . Jim, before investigators can determine a cause, firefighters need to wrap up their job. They are hodsing this place down. It was 24 hours ago that flames tore through the complex as firefighters worked to save those inside. In daylight you can see the devastation from chopper 6, 160 people were inside when flames broke out 10 35 thursday night. Late this afternoon officials reported 27 people were injured, but its unclear if everyone wuls rescued or if anyone is missing or dead. Chaotic. There were folks in westchester university, some went home with family. We are trying to account for everyone. As the fire raged for hours, staff and neighbors ran to rescue seniors. They lin
Firefighters worked to save those inside. In daylight you can see the devastation from chopper 6, 160 people were inside when flames broke out 10 35 thursday night. Late this afternoon officials reported 27 people were injured, but its unclear if everyone wuls rescued or if anyone is missing or dead. Chaotic. There were folks in westchester university, some went home with family. We are trying to account for everyone. As the fire raged for hours, staff and neighbors ran to rescue seniors. They lined up outside with 40degree temperatures. The nurse came in and said, its a fire. She grabbed the oxygen and put me in the wheelchair, and we got out of there. Everybody was following us. She kept saying, come on, come on. Most of the residents have been relocated to Senior Living center in the area. Federal authorities arrived on the scene earlier today but the building is still too hot to enter. Neighbors that saw thee destruction were impressed so many lives were saved. People practice for
Escaped. Schools shut down, residents on edge after the prisoners found a way to get out through the ceiling. How could this happen . All that plus team turmoil. Olympic Gymnastics Teammates battle each other online after gabbi douglas criticizes aly raisman for a post with her clothing choices. Why your thanksgiving shopping bill could be a lot lower this year. Serena williams ties the knot. We have all the behind the scene detail. Today. Saturday, november 18th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer. Live from studio 1a. Thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. Craig melvin here. So is dylan drier. Youre growing a little chin strap. No shave november. Im taking it seriously. A big congrats to serena and her new husband. He co founded reddit. Now he is mr. Serena williams. They just had a baby girl. More of those coming up in a bit. A busy morning ahead. Lets start with the breaking news overnight. President trump an