Attacks. Good morning, in sport. Scotland record their first victory over england in a decade to win the calcutta cup, ireland are top of the six nations championship after they beat wales. And philip avery has the weather. Good morning. Another chilly start to the day but what a day on offer gcioss to the day but what a day on offer across many parts of the British Isles with plenty of sunshine and staying cool throughout the day. I will have more injust a staying cool throughout the day. I will have more in just a few minutes. First, our main story. The International Olympic committee has decided not to lift russias suspension for doping in time for todays closing ceremony at the winter games in south korea. But the ban could be lifted at a later date if no more of the countrys athletes test positive at pyeongchang. In a moment, well get the reaction from moscow with our correspondent steve rosenberg. First lets go to the olympic park and our correspondent stephen mcdonell. The closi
Of severe weather, stretching from texas to canada. Flooding, a major concern with heavy rain on the way. All that, plus Monica Lewinsky talks mrt m metoo. Frightening moment, the moment a bag catches fire in an overhead bin. And spectacular sendoff. A colorful closing ceremony filled with pomp and pageantry wraps up the olympics in style today, monday, february 26th, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you so much for joining us. Monday morning, 7 00 a. M. Its 9 00 in pyeongchang. But who cares . Were home. Were so happy to be here. A fun trip of two weeks but its nice to be back. It was. Lets start with the news. The battle over guns starts our show. The debate is intensifying in washington and across the country, in the wake of the tragedy in florida. For the First Time Since that shooting, students have now been allowed to return to campus. Were going
Sexual misconduct. And only on cbs this morning, Oprah Winfrey reveals the newest choice for her book club. The lucky author will join us here in studio 57. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Everythings coming back. They all want to be where the action is. America is once again open for business. Stock markets take a dramatic nosedive. The dow seeing its biggest oneday point drop in history. Accused me of illegally leaking classified information and if didnt give him a standing ovation at the state of the union, apparently unamerican, as well. Treasonous . Why not . Larry nassar received a third and final prison sentence. The judge tacking on another 40 to 125 years. The sheriffs deputy is dead after a shooting in colorado. Three other officers were injured. An outstanding member of my agency. A deadly pileup in iowa on a snowy strip. The crash shutting down the highway for hours. Never seen anything like this. All that mvp nick foles of
Midnight in london and 8am in the coastal city of hualien in taiwan where an earthquake has struck. It registered 6. 4 but because the quake was so shallow its done major damage. At least two people have been killed and many others have been injured, rescue teams worked throughout the night to free those trapped in collapsed buildings. The quake struck 1a miles northeast of hualien shortly before midnight. One eyewitness was on air with the bbc when an aftershock hit. Heres laura westbrook. Responders are rushed to be seen as the destruction becomes clear. A woman screams as she jumps from a building and people rush to help her. It may have been a 6. 4 quake here in hualien but it was quite shallow and violent. One eyewitness describes the moment the quake struck. Everything started shaking, the bed started shaking and everyone began screaming. Like others, she fled onto the street. While she was being interviewed by the bbc, this happened. 0h, being interviewed by the bbc, this happen
China closes more virtual tunnels under its nose at notorious firewall. People and companies will have to use state approved software. We will look at the consequences for doing business in china. And a Court Reverses lifetime bans for dozens of russian athletes accused of doping, but it is not clear whether those athletes can take part in next weeks olympics. Brent im brent goff, it is good to have you with us. We begin in the United States where the fbi has condemned plans by the white house and House Republicans to release a secret memo tomorrow. The memo alleges the fbi abused its surveillance powers when investigated Donald Trumps president ial campaign. The agency contests the documents accuracy. They say it could undermine investigations into the russia 2016 meddling. [applause] reporter a Quick Exchange overheard after Donald Trumps state of the union. He assures paper republican lawmaker he has every intention of putting out the memo polarizing washington. Thank you. Reporter