Reporter jubilation filled the streets of downtown san jose after the sharks clinched a spot in the stanley cup finals. The team has never made it to the finals since the franchise was born in 1991. For fans its a dream come true. Yeah. Weve been waiting a long time. I was about his age since i was a sharks fan. Now its our moment. Ive got a little sharks fan in the making. Lets go sharks this is the greatest moment in the history of the san jose sharks. Awesome. Seasonticket holder. This is such an amazing time. They played so well. Really proud. Reporter within the first four minutes of this crucial game six, the sharks scoring early, another goal in the second, then another goal in the third period. [ cheering ] reporter diehard fans packing the shark tank to witness history filled with high hopes, anticipation and nerves for the biggest game in the teams history. Were going to reach redemption now. Weve built it up for so long that its our time. Weve had our share of disappointment
Life. And a 14yearold is alive and well this morning after being trapped under an icy lake for 15 minutes. Theres no really explanation but how god wanted me to live for a reason. Im alive. He is telling his story exclusively to us today, saturday february 7th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today, with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Lets get to the top story. That is the weather. In parts of california and washington state, nearly a foot of rain has fallen in Northern California causing flooding problems. This is what they are calling the Pineapple Express bringing strong winds with it knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in sacramento for us. Miguel good morning. Reporter lester the rain has finally let up after pounding the region. Buckets of water overnight. The Sacramento River did rise a couple of in
Homes to more than a dozen businesses were lost to a devastating fire at 4600 El Camino Real Christmas morning. Absolutely nothing was salvagable from the building – gone are