Know you need more ways to show your disapproval on social media today, wednesday, september 16th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Probably the last guy to ask about facebook, but apparently this is a new way to show a wider range of emotions. Yeah, why is there only the like button when people post something thats kind of sad or poignant it feels awkward to press like so maybe there should be an alternative, a dislike button. Socalled. Exactly im longing for the old days of sideways smiley face and frown face but well get into that a little bit. Our top story, politics. The second republican president ial debate hours away. The site this time, the reagan president ial library in california and the man to beat remains donald trump. Were going to talk to the head of the Republican Party in just a moment, but first nbcs National Correspond
Announcer this is 7 news at 4 30. Elizabeth 7 news focusing on the forecast. Wet weather storming in. Soaking conditions. Slowing down the evening commute. Not exactly a difficult england. Adam there is a muggy feel to the air. Things are heating up for the holidays so it might feel more of that. Lets jet tomermer with get to jeremy reiner. Reporter the rain. The steady rain shut down temporarily. Worcester hill, that will sweep across the metro within the next i would say 45 minutes to an hour. Its raining up through Southern New Hampshire and that will be the case in those locations for the next 3540 minutes. Rainfall totals not overwhelming. There is no flooding but the evening commute surely getting snarled up. You factor in Holiday Travel as well. That will slow things down. Half inch of rain. Im not concerned about the water freezing up. Here we are in december and you have a rarely and the cold air usually sweeps in after that. `not this go around. City at 56. Jaffrey and orange
Trip to the gym. Marco rubio will enjoy some time with his wife and daughters and Carly Fiorinas camp, matt and savannah, says she needs an she will be fine. Well be watching. Reince priebus is the chairman of the Republican National committee. Good to see you, good morning. We have apparently lost our signal to mr. Priebus. Well get him back in just a second. Got Nicolle Wallace here, a former republican strategist and worked for president george w. Bush as his communications director. Good morning. Good morning. As we await mr. Priebus, if youre in his shoes and thinking im the head of the Republican Party and this is my bunch and donald trump is blowing away the yeah. Do you think the mission tonight for any candidate not named trump is go after trump . Well, i think they all have to run their race and do whats comfortable for them. I think that whats interesting to me is the only two humans that have laid a glove on donald trump are Carly Fiorina with her attack, her counterpunch t
Okay occoquaning. People are being treated after being run over on a strip. Police say a woman intentionally drove her car onto the sidewalk. One killed, 26 hurt. It happened at 6 30 in the evening vegas time last night. Police say the car kept going and they found it at a hotel. The woman in her 20s had a 3yearold in the car with her. They were not hurt. Charges are expected. Eun . Thank you, kristin. Grief counselors will be in Fairfax County to help those dealing w a Laween Akrawi died. You dont want to put your mom or dad through this, any of your friends. Police tell us another teenager in the car was hurt but should recover. Tonight visitation will be held for 19yearold paul mcginnis. Hes the virginia man found dead in an alley last thursday in d. C. Mcginnis was at a bar celebrating his cousins birthday. Police are not calling this a homicide at this point. His funeral will be tomorrow in reston. Were following two developing stories in the district. Were learning to find the na
Republicans, 202 5853881. Parties, 202 5853882. You can catch up with us on your favorite social media pages. If you chose your Political Party by a specific issue, a poll shows what party you may belong to. Most dominant issues for republican voters. Only about half of democratic voters say these issues are important to their decision. The chart can be found at the Pew Research Center for the people and the press. Budget deficit, forum policy, immigration, terrorism, and economy. For those issues more important to those voting democrat, environment, economic inequality, birth control, and health care. Aboutally a port equally important, abortion and gay marriage. If your parents have influenced your decision to vote, a story from earlier this year two children take their parents political beliefs . It is not that simple. Parents with strong beliefs feel it is their duty to see their children adopt those beliefs, however wellmeaning those efforts are, they may be in vain. Found that pa