Treatment. And high on the hog. Bacon prices at an alltime high. Why it is costing us more to pig out. Today, monday, august 4th, 2014. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rock feller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. We have carson and dylan in for al. Boy, we have a big story out west. Thousands of people waking up this morning in california stranded. Two different towns are affected. Take a look. Heres why. Torrential rains triggering mudslides like this one have left roads buried under feet of debris. I want to get right to nbcs Miguel Almaguer, this morning. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. The fire sparked by lightning. The gulch fire exploded in size over the weekend. A state of extremes. Just outside los angeles, a scene many could not believe. Monsoonal thunderstorms brought mud into oakland. The town of 1,500 cut in half. One person was killed when the car was washed away. Another
All clear at the junction where the problem occurred. The train has been restored in the past 20 minutes. This does not mean that all is perfect. Look at the video we shot early this morning of the crowds and frustrate people running late. They are trying to get to work and for anyone getting on muni train this is a gap in service which means the trains are running behind schedule and running more slowly the plenty people have been inconvenienced and we watched as they tried to grab buses and grabs and culled ride share. Others waited for the shuttles that muni was providing and come plaining of being hate to work. It is frustrateing. We have not had the issue for a while so hopefully it will be cleared soon. The low he was not able to tell me at churchization how long the delays are and if the shuttle buses are still running but it will pick up from here. One Problem Solved but breaking news is another problem if livermore, slow traffic because of a sigalert. We have the latest from l
His pocket. Ings. Anyone hiring . , were all filled up. Reporter he slept outside in fresno for a week with a professional camera crew following him along. One dollar. Reporter subsisted on Convenience Store bananas and foot long subways. He even went to a food bank. He wanted to refute Governor Browns claim that californias economy is back to normal. This poverty is manmade. Failed policies in sacramento have crushed the middle class and increased poverty. It really is a stunningly cynical stunt. Reporter dan newman a spokesman for the governors re election campaign. I have a question. Just what kind of a real understanding you can get for what its like to be homeless if you are followed around by a Campaign Film crew that you hired and you also knew that he was about to return to his 10 million beachfront mansion. Reporter but the videos point was to show that california has not rebounded completely back. Does he have a point there . Clearly any objective observer would believe and u
Us in palo alto this evening where the sidewalks, jean, are always buzzing. They are, even right now, raj. That car ended up on the sidewalk here in front of the University Cafe. You can see Police Painted markings on the sidewalk, indicating the path of the car. It drove straight into outside diners and shattered those restaurant windows. Sit agent that exact texas a m table. I sit there all the time. And i was going to meet my wife. And she was going to be late so i was going to wait for her. Reporter pablo was back at the University Cafe tonight, hours after a 90yearold man drove his car on to the sidewalk and into five people who were having lunch at the cafe and walking on busy university avenue. It was pretty gruesome. Reporter a change of plans kept him out of harms way. But he heard the crash and came back to help. Two people here looked to be in very bad shape. So much that we didnt want the move them. Reporter emergency crews took five patients to stanford medical center. Thr
Has announced making preparation to 7 the first patient. How would the patient be flown here safely. Can the hospital protect the team from an outbreak here at home. About we have the report from dr. Vesser. Plane racing to starte evacuating american missionaries strike we know ebola one dr. Brantly. Christian organization he works for saying his condition is getting worse. Fighting for his life. Its a very difficult day for him. Hes man of deep faichlt he needs our prayer. Reporter brantly flown in specialize isolation pod like this. Air tight tent completely disposable. Transport entered a small plane with a small crew. We learn the first patient transported to Emery University hospital in georgia. Which has prepared a special Isolation Unit in collaboration with the cdc. Today the doctor choose to go forego an experimental serum giving the sear toum his colleague. There is a rare travel warning urges americans to avoid these areas. One Closing School and activating Security Force to