More of that story this morning, today, friday, february 15th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from bosto boston. And youre looking at a live sh shot. Im matt lauer along with Savannah Guthrie. We are on a friday field trip in boston this morning. We are inside this citys historic hall. Well get into everything that makes boston such a great place. Theres a great crowd outside all fired up. Cant wait to get outside and say hi to them. Meteorite coming out of russia, absolutely terrifying and frightening. This is something you expect to see in a weird movie. You can see that meteorite as its burning, streaks across the skies in the euro mountains overnight, 900 miles of east of moscow. Seconds later you can hear that loud explosion. Unfortunately theres been some injuries this morning. Duncan golestani has more. Reporter traveling at 33,000 Miles Per Hour, no wonder people were panicking. Streaking across an Ea
Have been here all morning long. Just want to give you this view, walk around and actually show the people back home. Thank you so much for coming. This crowd goes all the way to your side. We had to divide and conquer. We have so many great fans. I just met a lady who has skipped going to the doctor today because she had to be here. Coming up, we are going to talk about all the things that make this such a great town. And, of course, including the famous boston accent. Were going to do our best to learn it. Weve been practicing and were going to sample some of the taste of the town, too. Also ahead, boston native mindy kaelin is here, from the office and the Mindy Project. What she loves most about this town. First, back to new york. Al roker has a big announcement. Al . Thats right, guys. We have a nice crowd here, too, having a good time. Our next friday field trip, savannah, matt, natalie, willie and i are all jetting off to miami. Were going to south beach in miami for a little fu
And an explosion of sound. These unverified pictures show the close shave with a meteorite. Locals heard and felt the shock wave of it passing. On the ground, people stunned and unsure of what they had seen were left staring at the thick trail. This man said it lasted three, maybe four seconds. More than 400 are reported injured, many hurt by broken glass. Windows popped out and a large part of this factory roof collapsed. This level of damage is rare, but meteorites are common. Theyre often smaller an burn up as they enter the earths atmosphere. An asteroid the size of a Swimming Pool will make the closest recorded pass of earth. Closer than some satellites. We understand its going extreme he well and we can say theres no chance of it hitting the earth. Reporter this part of russia, that will be welcome news. Some people asking if that asteroid flyby were expecting later is somehow linked. Scientists say no. Theyre calling it a cosmic coincidence. Savannah . Thank you. Dr. Neil degras