And 50s for the upstate. We will talk about bad weather in just a few minutes. Allyson thank you. Taking a look at the roads. If you are driving, be careful. Highway 441 is closed due to snow and ice. You are taking a look at i85 around white horse road in the area. Everything looking good. We do have downed power lines. West washington is closed with issues from the storm yesterday around the greenville Water Treatment building. However lines down in Travelers Rest at Ebenezer Church road and old white horse road, so watch for those. An accident with injuries on ballard road near cherokee road in Anderson County, so be careful as you head out the door. 385 the speed limit drive that still some debris in the road. I have been 385, looking good. Our Hilton Greenville skycam geoff the wind was something yesterday. They battered our area and took down power lines and disable traffic lights. Allyson wyff news 4s aly myles with a look at some of the damage live from west main street in spar
Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. Happy new year everybody. This year im going to be open about my drinking on the set. Okay. We apologize if youre tuning in right now and you cant bare to see another glass of champagne. Well talk quitely today. Did you have a nice night . Yeah. It was fun. Im not even here. Im in pasadena getting ready for the Rose Bowl Parade. Im a hologram. Coming up were going to look ahead and gaze into our crystal ball when it comes to politics and the economy. Can president obama turn around sagging poll numbers . Will stocks keep growing in 2014. Well get into that with chucked to and jim cramer. And were not quite done with 2013 just yet. You dont want to miss a look back at all the fun we have had. Its been a lot. Remember that fun, savannah . How could you forget it . We will begin with a check of the top stories of the morning with natalie here. Well. It will be on nbc later on. I hope people there will be all bundle
Drop. In boston revelers watched the pyrotechnics over the harbor. A crowd estimated at 1 Million People packed into times square. Wendy gillette was among them. Start spreading the News Reporter fireworks, confetti, and cheers filled the air over times square as new york city rang in new years day 2014. Amid tight security revelers started gathering on sidewalks tuesday morning. They came from all over the world to stand in the sail spot for hours in the cold. Hosana silvez is one of ten students from chicago. She said shes been looking forward to new years eve in new york ever since she landed in the u. S. We heard about the ball drop and i was like, oh, we have to go there now. So were here now. Reporter its a long ways from her usual new years eve on the beach. In the water with friends and the beach. Its ice cold. Reporter you said you cant feel your fingers . No, i cant. I just cant. Reporter its estimated 1 Million People stood here to watch the ball drop in time square. The col
Carcinogen coming from the burning wreckage of those cars. A Train Derailment forces north dakota residents to flee. After one Freight Train crashed into another that was hauling crude oil. Ive never seen anything like this happen before. Its crazy. Bonerattling cold weather covering the central u. S. Has produced snow and ice and the northeast may be in for a major snowstorm to begin the new year. Estimated 1 million revelers were expected to pack new york citys times square to bring in 2014 with a dropping of the iconic crystal ball. Theres a lot of activity going on. They will all be adequately policed. Preparations are being made to use helicopters to reach a ship stuck in the ice in antarctica since christmas eve. How do you celebrate on a stranded ship . You find whatever spirits you can. I mean emotionally and alcoholic. A little girl is recovering after a frightening fall down a 50foot well in western georgia. It took more than an hour to lift her to safety. Beyonce is facing c
And bankrupty to become one of the nations top lick or brands. First, headlines from olivia. Thanks. Steve moll cough is going nowhere. One day after he was considered of microsoft, qualcomm names him as c. E. O. Verizon will probably demand about 3 billion for the spectrum. And finally, visa and master card won approval for a 5 billion settlement. The lawsuit settled on allegations that the credit card swipe fees are improperly focused fixed. Those are the top headlines. Thank you very much. More news, a potential cable consolidation. Charter is said to be offering a letter to buy Time Warner Cable. This according to a person whos familiar with the matter and this comes after earlier this week when a person said that scoir communications was discussing a possible build for scripts Scripps Networks interactive. Im joined by u. S. Cable Networks Head of i. H. S. , eric brandon. He joins us from san francisco. Good to have you both with us. There are a lot of moving parts. Whats going on