Mid flight dropping more than 12,000 featset. And courage controversy. The special honor being awarded to Kaitlyn Jenner and why some say its undeserved. This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We have willie in for matt. The very moment that el chapo disappeared. Here it is, inside the prison cell, makes his way to the shower and disappears through a hole in the floor going through that tunnel weve been talking about all week, that elaborate tunnel with a train system inside. Well go in the tunnel with mark potter. Why wasnt anyone watching that video at that exact moment. Now the question is will they ever find him . More on that in a moment. We have a top story first. President obama is facing a tough sell over the deal that he says will prevent iran from building a nuclear bomb. Were going to talk about all of this with u. S. Senator and president ial candidate Lindsey Graham in just a moment but firs
With a does it mean for flyers . And courage controversy. The special honor awarded to Kaitlyn Jenner and why some people say it is undeserved. Today wednesday, july 15, 2015. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Willie in again for matt. We have to watch that video one more time. The moment el chapo disappeared. Inside the prison cell. Makes his way to the shower and dis disappears through a hole in the floor going through the tunnel the elaborate tunnel with a train system inside. Well go inside with mark potter in the tunnel. Begging the question why wasnt anyone watching at that moment. Now the question is will they ever find him . More in a moment. We have todays top story and with a fight on his hands already, president obama is facing a tough sell over the deal he says will prevent iran from building a nuclear bomb. Well talk about this with u. S. Senator and president ial candidate Lindsey Graham in a moment. First Peter Alexander at the white house with the d
Lester holt. Good evening. An hourlong press conference with president obama today over an issue no less weighty than iran and the nuclear bomb was suddenly overshadowed by a single question about another serious topic and an answer no one expected the president would publicly utter. The question was related to the rape accusations that surround bill cosby. It was not the issue top of mind as the president went before reporters to pitch the Historic Nuclear Deal with iran but its what a lot of people are talking about tonight. Were of course covering it all. But we want to start with Nbc News National Correspondent Peter Alexander and that question. Ill say this. Reporter it was a stunningly powerful statement, especially for a president whos made it his policy not to comment about ongoing legal matters. If you give a woman or a man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, thats rape. Reporter the president himself a lawyer
New york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. An hourlong press conference with president obama today over an issue no less weighty than iran and the nuclear bomb was suddenly overshadowed by a single question about another serious topic and an answer no one expected the president would publicly utter. The question wasrape accusation thats surround bill cosby. It was not the issue top of mind as the president went before reporters to pitch the Historic Nuclear Deal with iran, but its what a lot of people are talking about tonight. We of course are covering it all. But we want to start with Nbc News National Correspondent Peter Alexander and that question. Ill say this. Reporter it was a stunningly powerful statement, especially for a president whos made it his policy not to comment about ongoing legal matters. If you give a woman man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, thats rape. Reporter the presi
Details still coming in. We will get it to you as soon as they unfold. Barbara, back to you. Thank you scott. Heres video just into the newsroom shows the scene where a woman was killed when a car ran up on the sidewalk in maryland. This is randolph road and veersville road in wheaton. We are told the victim is in her 40s. The driver, also a woman taken to the hospital. News nours shomari stone is on the way and we will get his report in just a few minutes. Also breaking right now the verdict is in for james holmes, the man charged with killing 12 people in a colorado movie theater. 70 others were injured in that theater shooting. If the jury convicts his, he could be sentenced to death. If they find him not guilty holmes will be committed to a mental hospital. Right now the search is on for two people involved in separate incidents that left a couple officers injured in Prince Georges County. One of those cases, a person is facing attempted murder charges. News4s pat collins is live i