Trial about to start for his murder accused of clubbing this man for using a golf club as a cane. How that arrest is sparking a movement and a few of a tragedy, footage of a boast disaster nearly a century ago. Im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. The u. S. Wants to intensify an offensive against i. S. I. L. As the groups popularity is gaining popularity in the west. 3400 westerners, including men are fighting with i. S. I. L. And other groups in iraq and syria. It comes as the United Arab Emirates resumed their role in Coalition Air strikes, and jordan is reportedly sending thousands of troops to the iraqi border. Tomorrow president obama requests Broader Authority in the fight. He says he was heart broken over the news that 26yearold kayla muller was killed. Jamie mcintyre has the story. Reporter the white house confirmed an f16 bombed a Storage Facility in raqqa last friday. They cast doubt on the i. S. I. L. Assertion that that strike killed kayla muller. The evidence we hav
Big winners, powerball players set to flip a jackpot for more than half Million Dollars, leaving the rest of us with 564 million reasons to be bummed out today, thursday, february 12th, 2015. Narrator from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. So people people are shocked and saddened about bob simon. So many of us looked up to him as a squornlist. It is a terrible story. Our top story this morning. The tragic accident that has stunned our industry and people all across the country. Bob simon killed in a car crash right here in new york city. And this morning he is being remembered as one of the most respected people in this field. Willie is here with more on that. Willie, good morning to you. Had this was a gut punch when the news crossed. Bob simon admired by those who only knew his work. Some say he may have been commuting home last night. A tragic end to
One. It will still produce some shower activity and a little bit of a breezy and blustery day. There is some shower activity popping up but its favoring areas toward fort bragg and north. There is a little bit in the north bay. There will be a few scattered showers. Thankfully the breeze is tailing off. There will be a few lingering around. So one more day. But mostly dry air working its way in starting tonight and tomorrow. A little between santa rosa and petaluma. And also into napa county and a little bit crossing Richmond San Rafael bridge. Over San Pablo Bay there is still a couple around. Nothing too heavy yet. The temperatures are so mild. I mean 60s on the temps. These were very warm systems. Very dynamic but not much in the way of cold air. 57 san ramon. The breeze is the big story here. Still rather breezy to blustery. At least conditions are not there. Mostly sunny, partly cloudy. A little bit more sun to the south. Our system is moving out and High Pressure is building in.
Eric thats it for us. Jamie have a great day, everybody. Take care. We begin with a fox news alert. For a sixth day now, a little boys being held in a bunkener alabama. The man who allegedly took him and killed a School Bus Driver shows no signs of letting the boy go. Hello, elizabeth. Reporter we had a press conference this morning, rescheduled for this afternoon. But we did get an email from authority who is said they are in open communication, 24 hours a day with this suspect and the young boy inside the bunker. He continues to get food and potato chips and toys as well as his medication. But i want to give you a live look, just hours from now, we are expecting the funeral to begin, 2 00 p. M. Local for the man who sacrificed his life to protect those children in the bus at the incident on tuesday evening. If you look, you can see, there are 300 seats live, reserved for family and friends and also school officials. But i want to talk a little bit about how the community has been han