An ecigarette explodes in the pocket of a california man whos riding a bus. Once again calling the safety of those devices into question today, thursday, december 22nd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im matt lauer, alongside hoda kotb here while savannah continues on maternity leave. If i were an ecigarette user, i might be considering a new years resolution. No kidding. Those are the ones that are caught on tape. We were talking about how many happened that have not been captured on tape. El wwell tell you more aboue circumstances surrounding that little bit. But breaking news, overnight raids tied to the International Manhunt for a suspect in that truck attack in berlin. Nbcs Anne Thompson has been covering this story. Anne, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. German authorities find themselves playing offense a
Holidays thanks to the spirit and generosity of one man going the extra mile. Nightly news begins right now. Fr. Good evening, im Peter Alexander, in tonight for lester. For millions of americans at the end of the long Holiday Weekend, the weather is a top concern tonight. Already the post christmas rush is off to a slow start after whiteout conditions and fierce winds in parts of the plains and upper midwest. And freezing rain that could complicate travel in the northeast. Tonight for the first time, were also hearing one mothers incredible survival story, hiking 26 miles in the snow after her familys car got trapped near the grand canyon. Dave gutierrez is tracking the worst of the weather tonight. Reporter tonight the upper midwest is digging out after a relentless christmas blizzard. How the heck am i getting out of here . Reporter many roads in the dakotas, impassable. 240 miles of i94 shut down. A foot of snow blanketed bismarck. We pulled up to check our bag and they told us our
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, im Peter Alexander, in tonight for lester. For millions of americans at the end of the long Holiday Weekend, the weather is a top concern tonight. Already the post christmas rush is off to a slow start after whiteout conditions and fierce winds in parts of the plains and upper midwest. And freezing rain that could complicate travel in the northeast. Tonight for the first time, were also hearing one mothers incredible survival story, hiking 26 miles in the snow after her familys car got trapped near the grand canyon. Dave gutierrez is tracking the worst of the weather tonight. Reporter tonight the upper midwest is digging out after a relentless christmas blizzard. How the heck am i getting out of here . Reporter many roads in the dakotas, impassable. 240 miles of i94 shut down. A foot of snow blanketed bismarck. While treacherous wind, snarled air traffic. We pulled up to check our bag
How those families finally came down. And lost in the snow for more than a day. How the slip of paper one man carried in his pocket for three decades finally saved him. Good evening and thank you for joining us as we bid farewell to 2016. Im cecilia vega. As new years celebrations are under way around the world, we begin right here at home with a staggering show of force. A live look right here at new yorks times square, the sidewalks are packed. More than a Million People expected there for the countrys biggest party. Security at an alltime high. Sanitation trucks are on guard, blocking against possible truck attacks like that deadly one on a Christmas Market in germany. Law enforcement not just here but from coast to coast on high alert tonight against any and all threats. Abcs eva pilgrim is right there square starting us off tonight. Reporter tonight, more than a million now pouring into times square. Security check points going up, trucks in place. 7,000 police, some heavily armed
Down. And lost in the snow for more than a day. How the slip of paper one man carried in his pocket for three decades finally saved him. Good evening and thank you for joining us as we bid farewell to 2016. Im cecilia vega. As new years celebrations are under way around the world, we begin right here at home with a staggering show of force. A live look right here at new yorks times square, the sidewalks are packed. More than a Million People expected there for the countrys biggest party. Security at an alltime high. Sanitation trucks are on guard, blocking against possible truck attacks like that deadly one on a Christmas Market in germany. Law enforcement not just here but from coast to coast on high alert tonight against any and all threats. Abcs eva pilgrim is right there in the thick of it all in times square starting us off tonight. Reporter tonight, more than a million now pouring into times square. Security check points going up, trucks in place. 7,000 police, some heavily armed