an historic day, may 10th, 2013. from nbc news, this is a special edition of today. with matt lauer. live from one world trade center and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to this special edition of today on a friday morning and wow. take a look at the view from a crane about 105 stories up on the top of one world trade center. a building that is so significant to the people here in new york and all across the country. and savannah, it is a stunning, stunning morning. i m 1500 feet in the air and you are at sea level. savannah, good morning to you. i hope you are not afraid of heights. sometimes you have to go to great lengths to witness history and you are going to see something we are all going to see something really momentous in this hour. we are. we have been given unprecedented access by the port authority of new york and new jersey and in a couple of minutes i get to give a signal and history will ta
one of the crew members, andrew simpson, 36 years old, was killed. rescuers say he was trapped under the boat for 10 minutes. today flowers lay in front of artemis headquarters in alameda. some sailing fans are wondering if the 72 foot catamarans are too big. they are searching for a cause. the team released this statement saying, quote, andrew s presence and personality was a binding force and he will be missed. right now the primary focus on artemis racing is on the well-being of our team members and their families and the america s cup competition will remain second to that. again, back live looking at pier 27 in san francisco where artemis and america s cup officials will get under way any minute now. again, when that does happen, we will bring it to you live. those who knew andrew simpson say he was a great sailor and a great person. simpson was a british sailor, one of the best into the entire world. he won a gold metal at the beijing olympics in 2008 and a silver meta