With a promise, to give away 99 of his facebook fortune. The 45 million going to make the world a better place for his baby and other children. And let there be light. The worlds most famous Christmas Tree just hours away center today, wednesday, december 2nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Big day here in rockefeller center. Going to be an even bigger night when about 300,000 people pack the streets behind us. Thing. Thats al rokers forecast for tonight, hoping there wont be rain when that Beautiful Tree al . Going to be nice. Were hoping that it is. Oh, not good. Uhoh. You know what happens if that yeah, a lot of disappointed folks. Well check in with al to get the forecast in a little while. Lets start with our top story on a wednesday morning. Days after the head of Chicagos Police Department Said he had the support of the
From lighting up Rockefeller Center today, wednesday, december 2nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Big day here in Rockefeller Center. Going to be an even bigger night when about 300,000 people pack the streets behind us. They are all counting on one thing. Thats al rokers forecast for tonight, hoping there wont be rain when that Beautiful Tree gets all lit up. Al . Going to be nice. Were hoping that it is. Uhoh. You know what happens if that switch gets wet. Yeah, a lot of disappointed folks. Well check in with al to get the forecast in a little while. On a wednesday morning. Days after the head of Chicagos Police Department Said he had the support of the mayor in the killing of a teenage suspect, him, and protesters say emanuel should also step down. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk is in chicago. Steph, good morning to you. Reporter mat
With a promise, to give away 99 of his facebook fortune. The 45 million going to make the world a better place for his baby and other children. And let there be light. The worlds most famous Christmas Tree just hours away from lighting up Rockefeller Center today, wednesday, december 2nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Big day here in Rockefeller Center. Going to be an even bigger night when about 300,000 people pack the streets behind us. They are all counting on one thing. Thats al rokers forecast for tonight, hoping there wont be rain when that Beautiful Tree gets all lit up. Al . Going to be nice. Were hoping that it is. You know what happens if that switch gets wet. Yeah, a lot of disappointed folks. Well check in with al to get the forecast in a little while. Lets start with our top story on a wednesday morning. Days aft
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Im vinita nair. The monster blizzard that hit the east this weekend continues to claim lives. At least 26 people have died in eight states and washington, d. C. Some were in car accidents. Others suffered heart attacks while shoveling. A growing number have died from Carbon Monoxide poisoning in their homes and cars. Notable snow totals include 42 inches in glen garry, West Virginia and 26. 8 inches in new yorks central park, just a tenth of an inch short of the record. We have several reports on the cleanup, beginning in washington, d. C. With kris van cleave. Reporter the storm has stopped, and so has much of the nations capital. Theres no way a car could drive down side streets like this. Snowed in cars and feet of snow block the way. Pedestrians are still using main thoroughfares instead of icedover sidewalks. The airports are closed. So is d. C. s metro. Schools and the City Government will be closed tomorrow. Mayor muriel bowser. While we have made some progress, there is still a