Know you need more ways to show your disapproval on social media today, wednesday, september 16th, 2015. 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. Probably the last guy to ask about facebook, but apparently this is a new way to show a wider range of emotions. Yeah, why is there only the like button when people post something thats kind of sad or poignant it feels awkward to press like so maybe there should be an alternative, a dislike button. Socalled. Exactly im longing for the old days of sideways smiley face and frown face but well get into that a little bit. Our top story, politics. The second republican president ial debate hours away. The site this time, the reagan president ial library in california and the man to beat remains donald trump. Were going to talk to the head of the Republican Party in just a moment, but first nbcs National Correspond
David louie is live in san jose. Some are saying that isnt good enough. David . Reporter the Northern California office of the International Rescue committee and other groups are calling on the u. S. To allow 100,000 refugees into the country. That is less than what the president is talking about. Theyre saying some of the refugees have suffered hardship and persecution. Now, theyre very worried. Well call her hahnan. Shes in silhouette. They live in jordan, as christians they left iraq 13 years ago. But the possibility the us is will stop her from imgreating has her worried. She spoke to us in arabic. We hear her thoughts from an interpreter. They consider america to be a compassionate country. Theyre hopeful and lost. Its just a very, very bad situation. The interpreter worked many years to help sear christians. Now, shes facing telling them the welcome mat will be removed. The country had an opportunity to help the review gears a long time, and not much has been done, now, its a cri
Threatening more attacks specifically in new york city. Police in new york and washington, d. C. Have already stepped up security. Peggy, back to you. Thanks so much. Home safe after witnessing a massacre. Members of a california band are speaking out about their paris concert that turned into an international tragedy. Eagles of death metal is on stage last friday when gunmen attacks the bataclan theater in paris. Baend member s say they were abe to escape out a back door. Band members released a Statement Today saying they are, quote, bonded in grief with the victims and theyre still coming to terms with what happened. Theyre putting all future concert dates on hold. Still ahead on nightly news, a closer look at the chilling propaganda video isis just releas released. Lester holt is reporting again from paris tonight. New at 5 00, the paris attacks are on the minds of many in the bay area. With the super bowl less than three months away, San Francisco is double checking its security p
Active in settling Syrian Refugees is speaking out over efforts to stop immigration over fear thats terrorists slip into the country. The new fears are in response to fridays terrorist attacks in paris carried out by isis, authorities believe two of the terrorists traveled through france, posing as refugees. During a raid in paris, Police Killed eight people. The suspected mastermind was killed but police and prosecutors are not confirming he is dead. And french president hollande says his country wont keep a promise to receive refugees over the next two years and president obama today tweeted the u. S. Will provide refuge to at least 10,000 review fwees over the next year, after they pass the highest security checks. David louie is live in san jose. Some are saying that isnt good enough. David . Reporter the Northern California office of the International Rescue committee and other groups are calling on the u. S. To allow 100,000 refugees into the country. That is less than what the p
Another apartment hid with her baby. They said to stay laid down on the floor, dont move, and turn off all the lights, and thats what i did and i hid. Grant streets were cordoned off. Public transportation was halted. More grant by six a m the army had moved in to support the anti terror operation. The final burst of explosions came after about three hours. Grant the final toll. Three dead, including a woman who blew herself up. She is reportedly a cousin of abdel hamid aba aoud, the suspected belgian isis ringleader of fridays attacks. Grant dna testing is under way to determine if he is one of the dead. Eight people were arrested in all. Grant two of them were injured. The search for more suspects with police even breaking into a local church. Grant all of this taking place far from the Tourist Center of paris. San denis is about ten miles shopping district known as la defense. The terrorists reportedly had plans to attack a Department Store there. Grant now to the breaking news we m