Announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome to today on a saturday morning, im lester holt. And im erica hill. Tom, of course, with us because jenna is on Maternity Leave and is now officially a mom. She tweeted out about half an hour ago. Said, survived first night home with harper, but just barely. Shes got pipes. As a parent, jenna, i can tell you the crying will stop after about a week. Trust me on that. Everything will be fine. Right . And its not fair how the babies sleep for the first few days and you think piece of cake and then they dont sleep anymore. Anyway. Were going to check in with jenna a little later on in the show and see how theyre doing. Well get to that in a little bit. But we have a busy morning in front of us, including the resignation of san diegos mayor after a series of Sexual Harassment claims against him. But perhaps not surprisingly, hes not leaving quietly. Caught on t
Strong vote. Im confident the senate will follow. Its a fairly good product. Im still looking at it. I will still be a no. The changes in the salt deduction actually dont satisfy the needs of the people that i represent. Im very proud of this bill and what it does for ordinary people. I think senator rubio and senatorlys suggestions about the Child Tax Credit were an improvement. We have simplified it. Not as much as i would like but this bill is going to touch just about every american. Sandra john roberts is live on the north lawn. A big day ahead of you and for all, john. It always seems that way, sandra, that at 9 00 in the morning were looking ahead to a big day at the white house. This one bigger than most. White house sources tell me they think theyll get tax reform buttoned up tonight and have the votes to pull the thing across the finish line. John mccain is out. The maximum votes in the senate are 51. Pictures of the other arizona senator jeff flake. He has been resistant on
Holding shields, confront a patient armed with a handgun. Why they say they were forced to fire. And school bus scares. Two accidents from the same school district, caught on camera. Youll see what the drivers did in realtime to protect the children onboard. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on a busy saturday night. Im tom llamas. And we begin tonight with the massive rallies across america. Teenagers leading the charge from new england to california. Hundreds of thousands taking part in the march for our lives. Demanding tougher gun control laws and an end to school shootings. Officials planning for half a Million People in washington, d. C. Crowds as far as the eye can see, 175,000 in new york alone. A sea of people in atlanta, minneapolis, dallas and los angeles. The movement led by survivors of the shooting rampage that killed 17 people at Stoneman Douglas high school in parkland, florida. And more than 800 events taking place around the world. Abcs david wright leads us off
A school bus transporting 23 students from Largo High School ran off the road Nov. 15 in order to avoid a serious collision with a vehicle that had crossed into
carry on a conversation with the buddy, that way you will scare away the bears before you see them. norah. o donnell: what a story, carter, thank you. well, now to a story that every passport needs to know especially during this national school bus safety week. 17,000 children end up in the hospital from school bus accidents every year, and in the past decade at least 64 children have died getting on and off the bus. the biggest risk for kids is what s known as the danger zone. that s the ten feet surrounding a stopped bus. cbs s meg oliver reports in depth on one school district that s trying to solve the problem. for the driver in bethlehem, pennsylvania, at each stop student safety is her concern. what do you see. people cutting us off, going around the bus whether the stop sign is out or not.