His poker face for last nights state of the union, and tonights the night the Powerball Jackpot at an unthinkable sum of 1. 5 billion, the largest ever. Are you in it to win it . Make sure you check the numbers right. 63, yes one mistake that had this group of coworkers thinking they had won big today, wednesday, january 13th, 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 wednesday morning. Our dreams of staying and living at the white house squashed. Were back in new york. Not that i dont like this desk, but can we agree the white house balcony was a little bit better than the spot we are this morning. Of course, the state of the union was last night. Well have all the latest on that and the republican response as well. Let us start with our top story, irans release of that holding them overnight. The incident adding a new layer of tension in the relationship
At the las vegas academy. Metro police dont know why the man was there. Who he was or how he died. But they say it appears the man committed suicide. The body was discovered early this morning. Before school started. Classes were held as usual. But grief counselors were on hand just in case. New developments on the worlds most wanted drug lord we just got this video we just got into our newsroom. Showing the dramatic raid at the drug lords house. Take a look police say he was hiding there. But managed to escape during a shootout with the mexican navy. He was later captured on a highway. The extradition process is underway to bring Joaquin Guzman back here to the us, but in the meantime, were learning more on his secret meeting with actor sean penn. The actor is defending himself. Saying quote he has nothing to hide about the meeting. Mexican Authorities Say the two met 3months ago. For a Rolling Stone magazine the kingpin was reportedly trying to land a movie deal about his life. Many
Held in the persian gulf after being detained nearby yesterday. The u. S. Military said that the mechanical trouble with one of their boats is what caused them to drift into iranian territorial waters near the island where they were picked up by iranians. Dana thanks for joining us today and things are heating up politically as well. Jeb bush at a breakfast in iowa this morning. The caucus is coming up two weeks from this monday. The election season begins in two and a half weeks from now. Kim weve checked out the live pictures of jeb bush all morning long. Hes been doing the media rounds. I watched him on a live interview this morning before wake up with the wagners started. We have the state of the Union Address news this morning. Weve had breaking news on our local roads so lets check in with tom in sky 3. Because we are having trouble with signal with sky 3. Kelly its a chilly start out there. Were dealing with temperatures below freeze in many locations but once the sun comes up w
Where change begins to happen. A message. Not expected to be well received by republicans. sot ryan there is one thing blames the president s policies for the spread of terrorism and what he considers a weak economy. sot paul ryan we are less safe. And that is why the anxiety in america is so palpable. President obamas final state of the union address. Expected to be less aimed at swaying the lawmakers in attendance. Than American Voters already focusing on the race for their next president. There will be three president ial candidates in the audience tonight senators rubio, paul, and sanders. The event. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. Thanks bazi if you want to watch the state of the union watch with your fellow americans, here are some if you are interested in attending the information is on your screen now. And we have it on our website. Ktnv. Com. And dont forgeair the president s address here on channel 13. Followed by a special edition of action news. And this just in our very
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