The highly anticipated shift back to in-person events is slowly getting underway as meetings and events planners around the globe rejoice. Virtual remains the overarching preference today, but many companies are looking toward later this year and beyond to attempt hybrid, if not fully live events.
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on a thursday morning, i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry in for meredith, everybody. earl is now one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to threaten the east coast. we ve been talking about him for days. but now he s ready to flex his muscles all up and down the east coast, matt. the category 4 storm is expected to hit north carolina s outer banks, possibly late tonight or even tomorrow morning, early. if it strengthens overnight, earl is now packing top winds of 145 miles per hour. and storm warnings are stretching all the way into new england. thousands of people have fled. and the governors of north carolina, virginia, and maryland have already declared states of emergency. the major question now remains exactly what path will earl take up the coast. we ll be checking in with al for the latest on this in just a moment. got some other stories to cover, including amanda knox, the american college
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