Uniteds ceo defends having a man dragged off a flight for refusing to give up his seat. Look what you did to him. This morning, why the airline is placing blame on the passenger. And today exclusive. The good samaritan. A tulane student shot in the stomach trying to save a woman from an attacker. How peter gould survived and the harrowing moment he will see for the first time today, tuesday, april 11th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Were so happy to have peter gold here. Its hard to believe he has never seen the video we just showed. We use the expression, theyre lukey to be alive. Peter gold is a young whman whos lucky to be alive. Well talk to him later on. We want to get to the terrible shooting in San Bernadino, california. Were learning about the gunman and the victim. G Gadi Schwartz has the latest. Reporter they say she especia
Ahead of this story from the very beginning and has the latest developments for us from the pentagon. Good morning, barbara. Good morning, john. A u. S. Official does confirm to cnn that president obama has authorized those reconnaissance flights to collect intelligence about isis positions inside of syria, but the question, of course, now is what exactly will trigger a decision for air strikes . U. S. Reconnaissance flights could begin over syria at any time, according to u. S. Officials using possibly drones, u2 supply planes or f18s. The pentagon is drafting options to strike inside syria, but the u. S. Wont warn the Syrian Government who says carrying out air strikes without their consent would be a breach of its sovereignty and an act of aggression. Its unclear, however, how much the president s top military adviser, general Martin Dempsey, supports immediate u. S. Military action. A spokesman confirmed dempsey is preparing options to address isis, both in iraq and syria, with a v