A federal judge Friday balked at a request from former Lee Police Chief Joseph Buffis to vacate the sentence imposed after his extortion conviction in 2015.
trial. should there be a cover-up? nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome today on this tuesday morning, i m ann curry. i m matt lauer and we will get the latest at the airplane accident at hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta, and that is never a good sight to see a plane resting on its side like that. we understand two maintenance workers were testing engines on the plane, and the brakes apparently failed and that is the result. we will have more on that in a second. meanwhile, two thirds of the country enjoying unseasonably weather today. usually on this march morning we would be greeting you outside with 32 degrees, but it is 58 degrees already and going higher. and al says we are heading into the 70s here, and it is a similar across much of the nation. what is behind the late winter warm spell and how long will it last? al is going to bel a long with all of the answers straight ahead this morn
captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. i m matt lauer. we ll get the latest on that situation in atlanta. that s never a good sight to see, a plane resting on its side like that. two maintenance workers were testing engines on the plane. the brakes apparently failed. that is the result. we ll have more on that in a second. meantime, two-thirds of the country enjoying unseasonably warm weather today. on a typical march morning we would be greeting you with temperatures around 32 degrees. we are already at 58 degrees and it s going higher. al says we re headed into the 70s today. it s a similar story across the nation. what s behind the late winter warm spell and how long will it last? al will be along with the answers ahead. also ahead, more fallout after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed 16 civilians in a shooting spree in afghanistan. militants attacked a government delegation ib perspectiving one of t
the string of deadly tornados in the midwest. it s a story of a mother s love. we ll tell you about a woman who essentially put her own life on the line to save her two young children as the twister was bearing down on their home. she lost parts of both legs while shielding her kids in a blanket underneath her. the kids survived. we ll hear more about their story coming up this morning. and as we look at the diet s.o.s., joy bauer has some great information. everything from meats, vegetables and seafoods packed with iron if you re anemic and what to eat if you have high blood sugar and high cholesterol. also, great blue tgluten-free meal ideas. when i thieat carrots now i think of joy bauer. in today s relationships a serious story. if your first marriage fails a lot of people take the second or third leap of faith. statistics show second and third marriages have a high rate of failure. we ll have good advice. that s not encouraging. maybe some advice will help us a
the head. he heads back to the stand today, tuesday, march 6, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m ann curry. i m matt lauer. happy super tuesday. 11 states are holding primaries or caucuses on this day. and in many of them when you look at the polling, the races are tight. that s true. while georgia has the most delegates up for grabs the most important test for mitt romney and rick santorum is ohio where they are in a virtual dead heat in the polls. we ll have the latest from the campaign trail straight ahead this morning. also, jury selection is set to begin today in a drunk driving case that made headlines in part over an unusual move by the defendant. a florida millionaire allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into a young man. the driver died. to protect his wealth the accused has adopted his own girlfriend. we ll have more on that. also this morning, more sponsors have pulled out of rush limba