Switch on the worlds most famous Christmas Tree today. Wednesday, december 4th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a. Good morning. Im matt lauer. And im Savannah Guthrie. What is tall and bushy . No, not matt lauer. It is the Christmas Tree. All four of us set to do the honors. We have a great show planned. And were glad youre back. No, thanksgiving hangover lasted a long time. Just kidding. I had a stomach virus. Im not contagious. We should mention the weather not too bad for the Tree Lighting. Upper 40s and 50 degrees. Perfect. The weather not so great in other parts of the country. The top story is a monster storm impacting millions of people across many parts of the country. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in denver this morning with parts of that. Miguel, good morning. Reporter matt, good morning. 32 million americans are impacted by the storm, but it is not what you see which is the steady snow which is dangerous, but wha
Police say she was trying to jump from the roof of one building to the owe when he fell in. A florida woman is recovering this morning after he was attacked by a bear. She managed to break free and ran to a nearby home and called 911. Fish and wildlife are hoping to catch the bear. Bear calls have more than doubled in that area in the past five years there in florida. And theyre calling it the bourbon heist of the decade and now police are hoping that a big reward will lead them to a suspect. 65 cases of 20yearold rare bourbon and rye were stolen from a kuk distillery over a month ago. It is worth about 26,000. Authorities think its probably an inside job. They are offering a big reward, 10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Youre looking for a suspect passed out on the sidewalk. Probably. Well theres a photo features tom bradley creating quite a stirred around the nfl. Security guard said she and a fellow Security Guard were fired because of taking that picture w
You look like a succulent baby lamb. And good morning, america. Whole lot to get to this wednesday morning. And it is a bittersweet morning for all of us. Today, we say farewell to sam champion. Send him off on a great adventure. I feel like my mom right now. I just want to lay my eyes on you. We are going to send you off in the style you have become accustomed too. Buckle up for a trip down memory lane. This is a frightening morning, p. S. Right now, were going to get to the story breaking overnight. A truck packed with Dangerous Nuclear material, stolen south of our border. Our chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, has been tracking this through the night. And, pierre, explain why officials are so worried about this hijacking. Reporter good morning, george. Today u. S. Authorities on the southern border are on heightened alert. Theyre concerned about the Radioactive Material stole at the mexican border. A truck stolen near mexico city is drawing international concern. It housed
Common touch. His impact so big, he was just named Time Magazines man of the year. This morning, incredible access behind closed doors, at the vatican. And the popes christmas message for everyone this morning. Only on gma. It is a special day here. Good morning, america. Two big stories this morning. Robin and josh, standing by at the vatican. And we have all the latest on that huge Mega Millions jackpot, as well. Were live from both locations where those Golden Tickets were sold. Lets do it. Here are the winning numbers. Write them down. 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and the megaball, lucky number 7. San jose and atlanta. Were going to get to more of that later. Right now, lets get straight to the vatican. What a remarkable year it has been. The resignation of one pope. Elevation of pope francis turned out to be an electric leader for the worlds 1 billion catholics, sending a spiritual jolt around the world. Robin, josh, you made the journey to rome. Got to see behind the scenes at the vatican a
Christmas eve, the problems now facing the astronauts and how nasa is handling them. And double dynamite. Justin and jimmy teaming up again on saturday night live. Hilarity ensues. The best gags, the best celebrity came owes, we got it all for you this morning. Good morning, everybody. Also coming up this morning the nfl cheerleader who is tougher any of the guys out on the field, she has come back from a tour of duty in afghanistan where she served in a dangerous area, even engaging in combat, how the Philadelphia Eagles are going to honor her tonight. Well get to that story a little bit later in the show. Were going to begin with that deadly mix of weather. Across a large of chunk. Abcs alex perez has the story from chicagos ohare airport. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, beeianian that. It has been headache after headache. Here at ohare and many airports theyre still playing catchup with delays. This winter storm has been relentless. Wreck after wreck, the massive storm cr