General suspends those controversial cutbacks until after the election and Congress Calls him to capitol hill demanding answers College Crisis notre dame, the latest university to suspend inperson classes just one week into the semester the spike in cases is very serious and we must take serious steps to address it. An entire Sorority House in oklahoma now quarantining. Just ahead what schools are trying to do to keep covid off campus state of emergency the National Guard mobilized in california with dozens of wildfires raging across the state. Evacuations underway overnight and a searing heat wave making everything worse all that plus just desserts. The Surprising New girl scout cookie thats already the toast of the town. Today, wednesday, august 19th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everybody welcome to today. Nice to have you with us couldnt you go for a french toast cookie got to wait
Be making announcements on a consistent basis over the next few weeks, moving everybody into this next phase. I know there is deep anxiety, people are feeling a desire to reopen. Again, all of this is based on the six indicators. Counties are not yet ready to ease restrictions for nonit essential businesses. Marin, San Francisco san mateo, santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties. Those that are allowed to reopen its not business as usual. They area stows stores were limited to Curbside Service. Employers taking extra precaution to keep customers and workers safe. At this cottage gifts in Montecito Center it feels like a brandnew day. This criteria to open up Curbside Service, shoppers select a gift and the owner rings then up. I have my door open, a table up front to keep people from coming in the store but it feels like im open. Its wonderful to see my customers again. Customers seem equally happy and relieved. We worry about the economy. Especially the local economy. Ive alway
E middleof influenza season. Kn so, flu can give you a little bit of a fever. So, nobody knows it how many people are going to be asked to step aside for further examination. Reporter there are three direct flights a week from china to sfo, with 150 passengers on board and a handful of other passengers, not flying direct. At sfo, we think the connecting number is about 10 to 25 passengers per day. Reporter the cdc is in charge of the screening, passengers are both leery of the weight, and the virus. I dont want the virus to affect my family, or myself, or take time out its very important to be able to screen out the viruses. I just wish that we would figure out a better system to do it. Reporter the first flight from China Southern airlines, into the u. S. Under these new guidelines, is expected to land at jfk tonight, another will land here at sfo, tomorrow morning. After that, the cdc expects to expand the program for about two weeks, possibly expanding to four more airports across t
You ready for me, mr. Chairman . Yes, mr. Roe, we have your statement. It will be included in the record in its entirety. And under the circumstances, you can deliver it in its entirety or summarize, either way. Ill just sort of summarize it. Ill here to provide a frank response to questions regarding Exxon Valdez Oil spill, and to describe our continuing to efforts to deal with its consequences. Before this, i do this, however, i want to express sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of all the employees of exxon and certainly on beha of myself. I really cant tell you how sorry we are this disaster occurred. And we are particularly sympathetic to the impacts on the residents of alaska and particularly those in the Prince William sound area. Thats where the difficulty is really creating a great deal of problems for those people. As has been said many times this morning and by us earlier than this, we take full responsibility, and weve done so from the beginning. Well continue doi
Lot, you have to let them fight and then you pull them apart. The president saying his deal for turkey is great for civilization. Were live with the very latest. Chaos in mexico, the son of notorious drug kingpin el chapo captured leading to this dramatic shootout, an entire town terrorized but this morning hes free again. What went wrong just ahead. Those stories, plus one giant leap for woman kind. Well meet the nasa astronauts behind the all female space walk. And one on one with Michael Jordan. Why are you more outspoken now . When i was playing, i had tunnel vision was my craft. This morning, the hall of famers message to todays stars. And a star is down, lady gaga and a fan tumble off stage mid concert. Shes laughing it off. Today, friday, october 18th, 2019. Fr nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning, and welcome to today on a friday morning. Its good to have you with us o and a lot has ha