Birth tourism, russian women coming to america to have babies, now u. S. Citizens. Controversial, legal and wait until you see where theyre living awaiting birth. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and thanks for joining us. First fire, now rain and mud slides taking a deadly toll in Southern California tonight, striking communities who have seen far too much misery in recent weeks. At least eight people died near Santa Barbara. But dramatic rescues like this teenage girl trapped beneath a house. Our cameras there to capture it. With vegetation burned away in recent fires and nothing to hold back the rain soaked hillsides, mud is pouring through neighborhoods even across a major highway. Our Miguel Almaguer is there with the latest. Reporter this is tonight. Rescue teams in Santa Barbara county carving deep into a mangled mess, home buried under mud, to reach a 14yearold trapped inside. Using jaws of life, reach her. Been alone six hours. I thought i was
And pole dancing robot has everyone talking at this years Consumer Electronics show in vegas. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. First, wildfires, now the deadly downpours. At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful winter storm pounded Southern California. The torrential rains battered communities already devastated by last months wildfires leaving them vulnerable to mudslides and floods. Thousands have been forced to flee and dozens have been rescued as waves of mud and boulders rolled into neighborhoods. Authorities described the scene as a world war i battle field. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporter this is the life and death struggle playing out, rescue teams in Santa Barbara county. Carving deep into a mangled mess. A home, a 14yearold trapped inside. Using the jaws of reach her after six hours. Lauren kent brought from the rising mud and debris. I want to call my friend. Reporter a miracle rescue just in time. It was so
Everyone talking at this years Consumer Electronics show in vegas. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. First, wildfires, now the deadly downpours. At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful winter storm pounded Southern California. The torrential rains battered communities already devastated by last months wildfires leaving them vulnerable to mudslides and floods. Thousands have been forced to flee and dozens have been rescued as waves of mud and boulders rolled into neighborhoods. Authorities described the scene as a world war i battle field. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporter this is the life and death struggle playing out, rescue teams in Santa Barbara county. Carving deep into a mangled mess. A home, a 14yearold trapped inside. Using the jaws of life, they reach her after six hours. Lauren kent brought from the rising mud and debris. I want to call my friend. Reporter a miracle rescue just in time. It was so hard to hear he
And pole dancing robot has everyone talking at this years Consumer Electronics show in vegas. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. First, wildfires, now the deadly downpours. At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful winter storm pounded Southern California. The torrential rains battered communities already devastated by last months wildfires leaving them vulnerable to mudslides and floods. Thousands have been forced to flee and dozens have been rescued as waves of mud and boulders rolled into neighborhoods. Authorities described the scene as a world war i battle field. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has more. Reporter this is the life and death struggle playing out, rescue teams in Santa Barbara county. Carving deep into a mangled mess. A home, a 14yearold trapped inside. Using the jaws of life, they reach her after six hours. Lauren kent brought from the rising mud and debris. I want to call my friend. Reporter a miracle rescue just in time
She questioned the superintendents raise. Stop resising. I am not resisting. Who was in the wrong . All that, plus james franco fights back against new Sexual Harassment claims days after winning a golden globe. The shortage making this years flu season even more dangerous. And today, exclusive skating star, Ashleigh Barty wagner joins us for her first live interview since not making the olympic team. You can get those scores, i am serious. Does she have any regrets . And is there a chance she could still realize her olympic dream in today, wednesday, january 10th, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. We are glad tf you with us. We are glad to have Ashleigh Barty wagner with us. Interesting to see how she is feeling. She is never shy about speaking out. So it will be nice to hear what she has to say a few days after that mom