And is your dog a genius . Theres a way to find out. Nightly news begins right now. Ening, we start tonight good ings we start tonight with the biggest project recall in american history. It affects tens of millions of cars on the road with a potentially deadly defect. Involving something designed to save lives. Japanese air bag manufacturer takata acknowledging a defect with their air bags. They could explode with too much force, sending shrapnel flying into drivers and passengers. Tonight the government is nearly doubling the size of an earlier recall. Our tom costello is working that story for us tonight. He has Important Information now. The size of the recall is stunning. Nearly 34 million vehicles nationwide now involved. 11 different automakers one out of every four cars on the road. After five months of insisting its air bag deflateors are not defective, its not true. Takata has agreed to declare that air bag inflaters are deflecting. These recalls are nationwide. Reporter five
Good evening. A claim today by isis that it had a hand in the shooting attack on an antiislamist gathering in texas sunday has ratcheted up concerns about isis in this country, and its potential reach. It is the first time Islamic State has tried to claim credit for an attack on american soil. The white house today labeled it an attempted terrorist act, but it dismissed the isis claim itself. It may, however, be a fine distinction, as there are indication the shooters who were both killed were inspired by isis to go on the attack. We have two reports, beginning with our justice correspondent, pete williams. Reporter in radio and internet messages isis claimed the two gunmen from phoenix, nadir soofi and Elton Simpson were soldiers of the caliphate, or Islamic State, and that worse things are coming. U. S. Officials call it an attempt to claim credit and say theres nothing to show isis actually planned or directed the plot. They say simpson used several social media accounts and express
And sheer delight. Beyonce, kim, j. Lo dazzle in daring looks at the annual met gala. One of the most fashion forward nights of the year and were taking you inside today. Tuesday, may 5th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Tamron is here because savannah is jetting her way home from australia. Meanwhile, there are red carpets and then there are red carpets. And there are dresses that defy gravity. Well give you a rundown on the dresses that stole the show. More on that but now to our top story that is breaking news. The look at the attack in texas as the terror group isis claims responsibility overnight. Jacob rascon is in garland. Jacob, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. This is a first for the terror group claiming an attack in this country make a claim on their official Radio Station calling the gunman behind the texas shooting t
Good evening. Were coming on the air with breaking news. There is a tornado emergency in the Oklahoma City area where there are reports of a tornado a half mile wide. Tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now from texas to nebraska. Several tornadoes have already been confirmed including one in central kansas. The threat level considered severe for up to 9 Million People tonight. Al roker is here with us. Hes tracking it. Al the big danger right now as weve said Oklahoma City. We were watching those pictures a moment ago. It looks bad. It really does lester. In fact, they are now evacuateing the Oklahoma City airport to underground facilities. We are looking live from our kfor chopper and you can see that we are seeing a major, major tornado on the ground. Were watching this. This is looking toward norman oklahoma. So they are going to continue to track this. And as we watch this we can also see there is damage this is selena kansas. You can see a major tornado on the ground
Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Tonight, four years after the u. S. Military raid that took his life, were getting our closest look yet into the mind of bin laden. The government has just released a stunning trove of documents taken from inside the hideout where he was killed. From messages about al qaeda strategy and his focus on killing americans to the american books he chose to read, even messages he sent to his wife and thoughts about leaving his hideout. Our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchell has been pouring over the documents. Reporter from the grave, a new portrait of Osama Bin Laden revealed in hundreds of document, letters, books, video games, found by s. E. A. L. Team 6 at his compound. The al qaeda leader telling followers not to grab territory, to keep going after american targets. You should ask them to avoid insisting on the formation of an Islamic State for the time being to work on breaking the power of our main enemy by attacking the am