By and a sneak peek at 30 rock. We say goodbye, kind of an end of an era around here. Major guest star on that program tonight, well save that for later. Starting with the powerful storms, al roker is strtracking them. Good morning. Good morning, matt and savannah. Massive tornado, may be rated an ef4 when all is said and done. You can see how huge it looks on the ground. Lets look live right now in adairsville, georgia. You can see some of the destruction that was left behind, at least one fatality in this system. We look at some of the aftermath now that went on as rescue workers got to the scene. There was one area where 100 people were trapped inside of a factory, causing big problems there. You can see cars tossed around like toys, and more damage throughout the rest of the south, as well. In fact, we had heavy rain, a lot of flooding from the carolinas, all the way into the southeast, where it was a real mess. Now, as we go to the maps and show you exactly what happened. Heres th
Behind it today, thursday january 31, 2013. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im savannah guthrie. Im matt lauer. We didnt have anywhere near the weather they had in the south. Here in the north, it was howling last night. The wind and rain were crazy. Some intense downpours and whipping winds. We will have more on this weather system with al in a couple minutes. Now to newdown, connecticut where it was an emotional scene last night. Parents of the young victims spoke out at meeting on gun violence. We will hear from some of them and also from capitol hill coming up. On a much different note. Remember when the blackberry was the cool device to have. After years of falling behind the iphone and the droid, blackberry is unveiling two new smartphones, including the ones we have here. A lot of reviews of these good but people are asking whether this can be cool enough to get blackberry into the smartphone game. We have the companys ceo live and will ask hi
Four years yesterday. We would like to hear what you think about pat to marry patty mariposa proposal that includes spending cuts and tax increases. Here are the numbers to call. Here is the headline in the Baltimore Sun this morning. The budget plan the Senate Democratic plan released yesterday would raise taxes on the wealthy and some corporations we focused yesterday on the gop proposal and we will reflect on that a little today as we dig into one democrat tab on the table. Heres the headline in the Washington Times. Thats the direction the Washington Times is taking. We will look at a couple other headlines and how they are covering this story. The headline in the New York Times says we will hear more about that this morning and that is coming into play as well. Lets listen to senator patty murray, the head of the Budget Committee. She unveiled her 2014 budget plan yesterday afternoon. [video clip] are budget tackles this issue the way the American People have consistently said the
To get her oven baked taste straight from the microwave. Like her oven roasted chicken baked in a rich, creamy alfredo sauce. She calls them her new comfort bakes. Marie callenders. Its time to savor. The cli church has been given a once in a millennium opportunity. What will they do with it . It is monday, february 11th, and this is now. Joining us today fortune assistant managing editor Lee Gallagher and msnbc contributor jonathan kapart of the Washington Post. Pope benedict xvi is doing what no pope has done in 719 years. He has decided to ab he was elevated to the papacy after the death of Pope John Paul ii. News of this is reverb rating around the country and around the world. Nearly one quarter of the United States, 74 million americans, are catholic, and worldwide there are 1. 1 billion members of the church. Encompassing a range of issues from contraception to policy. The timing of the announcement comes as a surprise. Just two days before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start o