Plus heat wave on the east coast, nevada declares a marijuana emergency, and an american surprise at wimbledon. As Venus Williams tries her own historic run today, today, july 13th, 2017. Announcer nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today, its thursday morning. Nice to have you with us. Youre joining us on a busy morning. A lot of news breaking overnight. We want to start with major doemts with four young men missing in philadelphia. Officials say they found a body with other remains buried in a common grave 12 feet deep. Stephanie gosk at the scene in pennsylvania. Stephanie, good morning. What can you tell us about this. Reporter hey, good morning, savannah. It was a late night here. This is really the news that these families were dreading. This is now officially a murder case and police seem to be right on the cusp of the mystery of these four young men. At the center of it is a
We do say good morning on this monday, everyone. We start on a tragic note, a tragedy indeed. One man remains missing. Nine members of his family killed in a flash flood in arizona. Such sad news. More thunderstorms and, therefore, more flash floods likely in the area today. You see the radar there, but heres the video from yesterday. The family swept away in the flood. They had gathered at a popular Swimming Hole and had no warning before the wall of water roared through the narrow canyon. Abcs Elizabeth Hur with more. Reporter with crews in the air and search dogs on the ground, rescue and recovery operations stretching into day three in central arizona. Our trail is blocked off because of this. Reporter this woman caught the frightening scene on her cell phone as a flash flood sent water, debris and mud rushing down a mountain into the river below. Theres the son over there, and the mom is in the water. Reporter eyewitnesses say dozens of swimmers caught off guard held on to whateve
Victims are americans. Well, here at home, there is plent why i have of reaction to the terror attack in barcelona, especially at one of philadelphias most popular destinations here Independence Mall. Jeff is live along the mall with more on that tonight from old city. Folks we spoke with are saddened by the news and disturbed by what appears to be a more popular method of terror. Terror by vehicle. We are looking as all agencies are at every incident that happens everywhere in the world. Late this afternoon Philadelphia Police tried to reassure the public they are on alert as they monitor the attack in barcelona. Are you not safe anywhere anymore. People are reacting to the news after the growing trend of terror by vehicle knowing it could happen here. I think about it all the time. I think about it often. But i try to live me life though, not far from Wesley Sawyers mind as he eats with his tamly along market street. You have to be looking. The use of vehicles increased since the tru
Bribery. Vernon odem is outside the courthouse with details. Reporter sarah, good afternoon, it was about a two hour hearing the mighty congressmans fall from grace is complete, a decade in prison for one of philadelphias most powerful politician. Chaka fattah left the court after receiving a sentence of ten years in prison. We respect the courts decision we do not have a comment on that, i do thank all the witnesses who stepped forward, i want to thank the over 200 people who wrote letters to the court on my behave. This is is a circumstance in which the court has made a determination of this phase of the process has come to a conclusion. Reporter this morning the judge heard multiple backers urge him to consider his good work over 37 years as a public official and show him mercy. Fattah was kicked in june of 18 criminal counts racketeering bribery Money Laundering and fraud. Prosecutors surged the judge to sentence him to urge the judge to sentence him to 2 the years in 22 years in p
Other and the judge reprimanding both of them at times and this is one of the Critical Issues who is allowed to testify for the prosecution. The now so familiar video today. Bill cosby blind and looking frail for another Pretrial Hearing for the sext Assault Charges he faces in norristown. A former temple employee says that cosby drugged and molested her at his cheltenham mansion in 2004. He says the sex was consensual. The prosecution wants to call witnesses, women that say cosby did the same thing to them showing a pattern of behavior. They say that they are not valid because the allegations came from is a long ago they are hard to defend. He must be convinced that each of the 13 women are credible before he allows them to testify against cosby. Rick, the cosby trial itself is scheduled to begin this spring. Live at the county courthouse in norristown. Im vernon odom, channel 6 action news. Thank you. A 28yearold man in serious condition after being shot in the face outside of a Gent