And good morning. Welcome to today on a thursday morning, im Savannah Gurthrie. And im matt lauer. Well talk about major breaking news in a minute. But the review you talked about about guy fieris restaurant, i have never read a review like this. And a lot of people are wondering, is this fair . The kind of review that should be written . Or did this go across some kind of a line . Yeah, use whatever word you want to use, roasted, fileted, skewered. When the review starts out guy fieri, have you eaten at your new restaurant in time square . We look forward to a response. Looking forward to what he has to say. Also a developing story in israel overnight. Three People Killed in a rocket attack after the israelis took out the top military commander of hamas in this strike on wednesday. Well have a live report from tel aviv coming up straight ahead. And one of the most Popular Energy Drinks on the market. These fivehour Energy Capsules have been cited as a possible factor in 13 deaths. Wee
Action. Just think, if the election had gone the other way the rich would be basking in the best tax protection known to man, a reallife, genuine mandate to leave them and their money alone. But a funny thing happened on the way to the white house. People voted for tax fairness. They voted to make the rich pay their share, specifically voted that way for one thing because the republicans kept warning them not to. And so it came to pass today that president obama said just that at his press conference. Give the middle class their tax cuts, speaker boehner. Cut it loose so they can go christmas shopping, senator mcconnell. Its what the people voted for. Thats why they voted for me. Thats the president talking. We are joined now by nbcs chief White House Correspondent chuck todd. Thanks for joining us tonight. This was a hot Pressure Cooker press conference and you were in the middle. Lets talk about the president s tactic. It looks like hes got one. Here he is sticking out his message of
At benson avenue near have averhill road. They have a if description of the suspect. More details as we get them. New gun eve of the law,ol law maligns lines are forming. Generaltate attorney filed a counter argument to claims that the states new law is unconstitutional. This sets the stage for courtroom showdown on the issue tomorrow. Purchase a firearm before new restrictions take effect generated lines into parking lots of some gunshots shops. We should not have to go through this at all. Long guns, many that will be banned are flying off the shelves. Handguns are as hard to find as ammunition. We have sold them faster than we could replace them. As enthusiast stock up, paperwork is riling up downtown bere dueling arguments will heard. The measure bans the sale of 45 types of assault style rifles and their copycats and limits magazines to 10 rounds and requires fingerprints and a license to buy a handgun. Several gun clubs, businesses, and individuals are seeking a temporary restrai
Marching to iran. Just think selfdeportation would be the name of the game for immigration. Voter suppression would be the toast of the town, or certain parts of town. The extinction of health care would be hr1, up there on the front burner for congressional action. Just think, if the election had gone the other way the rich would be basking in the best tax protection known to man, a reallife, genuine mandate to leave them and their money alone. But a funny thing happened on the way to the white house. People voted for tax fairness. They voted to make the rich pay their share, specifically voted that way for one thing because the republicans kept warning them not to. And so it came to pass today that president obama said just that at his press conference. Give the middle class their tax cuts, speaker boehner. Cut it loose so they can go christmas shopping, senator mcconnell. Its what the people voted for. Thats why they voted for me. Thats the president talking. We are joined now by nb
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Welcome to day nine of the Government Shutdown. No end in sight. Embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. We want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. They are with the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Theyre back on the job. Theyre still not being paid but theyre brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. First, todays top story that Andrea Mitchell broke. It is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political infighting. This is the live look at Dover Air Force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. It is happening about 100 miles way from washington where