Today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a split edition of today on a friday morning. Savannah, its great to see you. We have reached the final hours of our countdown to tonights Opening Ceremony of the 2016 olympiga excited, im nervous, im all of the above. Youre nervous . What . You dont have to do a back flip, do you . No, you know what, thats actually right. You know, we are hosting the Opening Ceremony. What do we have to be nervous about . Were not competing in the Olympic Games. I have to tell you, savannah, youve been to the olympics, you know sometimes in the morning when the crowd gathers here at an olympic set, you have wonderful, little moments, unexpected moments. I had one of those a second ago. Some of the people who are here on copacabana beach, and i walked up to this guy right here, and i said, hey, love the tshirts, team usa, youve got the sim
Today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and Savannah Guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a split edition of today on a friday morning. Savannah, its great to see you. We have reached the final hours of our countdown to tonights Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games. And ill be honest with excited, im nervous, im all of the above. Youre nervous . What . You dont have to do a back flip, do you . No, you know what, thats actually right. You know, we are hosting the Opening Ceremony. What do we have to be nervous about . Were not competing in the Olympic Games. I have to tell you, savannah, youve been to the olympics, you know sometimes in the morning when the crowd gathers here at an olympic set, you have wonderful, little moments, unexpected moments. I had one of those a second ago. I was Walking Around talking to on copacabana beach, and i walked up to this guy right here, and i said, hey, love the tshirts
That rain is falling. We need it. Lets get a check of the weekend fore casca forecast. Lots of colors behind you. Reporter keeping a close eye on northwestern sections of wooser county. Look for ponding on the roadway, minor nuisance flooding there. Generally the rain tapers off as you get closer to the but every now and then you get one lone, rogue shower still brushing cape anne. Cant rule out a heavier shower here and there. Heavier stuff is west, lighter as you go further east. Temperature at 72 now. Well stay in the mid 70s for highs today. We think the rain will taper off this afternoon. You are likely to get wet this morning. Mainly just cloudy as you head into the afternoon hours. Well talk about when the wet weather end coming up in a few minutes. Out of austin, texas, multiple shots have been fired in the Entertainment District of downtown austin killing at least one person. Three other people have been hospitalized in serious condition. Investigators are now searching for a
And lost at sea. The father and his three children missing off the coast. Whats now been found in the water. Good evening. And two breaking stories as we come on. That sitin on capitol hill over guns and well get to that in a moment. But first, authorities warning of severe storms, what could be a dangerous night ahead, and lets get right to it. From the midwest, indianapolis, chicago, pittsburgh, all the way to the east, they are warning of high winds and possible tornadoes. After a dramatic 24 hours already. A tornado in maryland, powerful winds and rain there. And, of course, the wildfires in california, and this image from colorado tonight, engulfing and destroying this bridge. Abcs alex perez, leading us off. Reporter tonight, tens of millions in the midwest bracing for a long night of severe storms. This, after a scary 24 hours in the east. Winds gusting above 80 miles an hour in south jersey, ripping off roofs and flipping over planes. Ive been here through hurricanes and noreas
Good thursday morning. We begin with breaking news from minnesota. A black man sitting in his car shot to death by a police officer. Just moments ago Police Confirmed that the victim died after shots were fired during a traffic stop last night in the town of Falcon Heights outside of st. Paul, minnesota. Graphic livestream video showed a woman and a child who were in the car with castille. He was trying to get his i. D. And wallet out and let the officer know that he had a firearm and he was reaching for his wallet and the officer just shot him in his arm. Were waiting for keep your hands i will. It shows him bloody sitting in the pasng officer continuing to point his gun at castille moments after the shooting that sparked instant outrage. The woman and child not injured of the police say the officer is now on administrative leave. Outrage over the Fatal Shooting of a baton rouge man is spreading beyond louisiana. In philadelphia demonstrators blocked an interstate offramp. Some harsh