A massive storm system rolls across the middle of the country bringing strong winds, rain, hail and even some tornados in the south. Homes damaged, debris in its wake and dangerous conditions on the road. With nearly 50 Million People at risk today, what you need to know. All that plus scare in the sky. Unruly passenger in the back. A passenger tries to rush the cockpit on a flight bound for Newark Airport. Royal drama. President trump and Oprah Winfrey now weighing in on that bombshell announcement from prince harry and Meghan Markell this week, that they are quitting as senior royals. And welcome kristen. My white house colleague Kristen Welker officially joins my weekend family as coanchor this morning. Well take a look how she got here, some fun and some surprises too. Today saturday january 11th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Peter Alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan drier live from studio 1a. We thank you for joining us this saturday morning. I could not be mor
Conditions this morning. One of the concerns this morning is for black ice on the roads. The temperature is above freezing now but youre still advised to be cautious. Aly myles has been telling us the roads are a little icy but still clear. To show you what it looked like last night, look at this video. This shows the same s. C. Dot camera from i385 at n. Pleasantburg drive. Thats exit 40. Geoff you see on the left traffic at a standstill on the interstate after a few had slid off the interstate. On the right is video from this morning showing the scene , cleared and traffic moving smoothly. Of course very few people on the roads this morning. If you do have to go on the roads, be aware of possible icy patches and take your time. Allyson some schools are concerned with buses on icy roads because of that and the conditions. There are delays at the bottom of the screen. A reported accident about one mile from him that pretty much on highway 226 at highway 64, blocked because of downed tr
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The race isnt decided on election night. The question is, what are officials doing about it . And a major advancement in the fight against coronavirus. The fda approves the first ever treatment. But with cases on the rise, the question is, how far away is a vaccine . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is very proud to be on the same team as Kristen Welker. I am kasie hunt on this friday, october 23rd. We will start with the news. President donald trump and former Vice President joe biden met facetoface for their final debate with election day just 11 days away. It was contentious, but there were far fewer interruptions and more substance compared with the first debate, as Moderator Kristen Welker led the candidates through a fastpaced discussion on the pandemic, health care, immigration, energy, and race. The debate began with this exchange on the covid crisis. Were learning to live with it. We have no choice. We cant lock ourselves up
In fact, one that has revealed in sharp relief the political and security crises will inherit from his predecessor. President elect biden has his gaze fixed on the other crisis on the nation he set to lead. The staggering toll that the coronavirus has taken on this country and incomprehensive loss of human life brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. President elect bidens first stop, memorial for the more than 400,000 moms, dads, neighbors, and even children. The historic human tragedy thats certain to define his presidency remains president elect bidens central focus as the pomp and circumstance around his inauguration gets under way. Today, joe biden is arriving in a washington that appears very much to be on a war footing in the wake of the deadly insurrection just 13 days ago with 25,000 National Guard troops on alert amid ongoing fears of threats from the far right fringe of our politics. Overturn joe bidens indisputable and sizable victory. When he takes his place, he will not b