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Nbc is live at the pentagon. Mick, whats the latest . Reporter good morning, savannah. Weve been here before. This one has set off some serious alarm bells. First of all, early readings indicate that this Nuclear Device exploded by the North Koreans may have been anywhere from three to six times more power than than previous tests. At the same time the North Koreans claim they were able to achieve that with a much smaller device. That would indicate that they could be making progress in miniaturizing a Nuclear Weapon and it could be put on a missile and theoretically launched at the you states. No one is confirming that, but it got everyones attention. This blast got the immediate and sharp response from the white house. President obama says it threatens. U. S. Nation ....
S it he a place where tourists and pilgrims gather on a daily bases. Any idea the reaction of the people among the street or in the plaza . Reporter oh, yeah. We spoke to a number of people here. They saw all of the cameras charging over them. They were there to visit st. Peters square on a quiet monday morning as the tourists do here. They asked us what is going on. Nobody really got the news. When they told them Pope Benedict xvi was redesignisignry didnt know. Actually, he can, but obviously, no pope has done that for 700 years. So no wonder people are aware of that. For now on that may change the course of the Catholic Church in the future as well as Pope Benedict xvi is setting an example. If you dont have the strength to carry on let someone younger and more strength to carry on the mission. It certainly is a monume ....
Morning. Im matt lauer. And im savannah guthrie. Cant say that this is unprecedented for a pope to just step down, but you have to go back 1600 years to find another example of it. Pope benedict xvi announcing he is stepping down as leader of the Catholic Church. Huge news for the worlds 1 billion catholics. And noncatholics as well. The 85yearold pope made the announcement moments ago, saying his strength is no longer adequate to carry on his duties. In a moment well talk about the decision with Timothy Cardinal dolan, the highest ranking catholic here in the united states. Claudeio is in rome. This morning, would you say this is total surprise . Reporter matt, this was total surprise. Always clear that Pope Benedict xvi was getting weaker by the month. Every time we saw him coming out on official celebration, he did ....
Today, tuesday, february 12th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im savannah guthrie. And im matt lauer. Important news breaking overnight. U. N. Security council is going to hold an emergency meeting this morning to address north koreas overnight nuclear test. This is north koreas Third Nuclear test, but the first under its new leader, kim jong un. Well have a live report from the pentagon straight ahead. A Big Development in the story weve been following, two men now charged in connection with the murder of a 15yearold chicago girl who performed at the president s inauguration. Well get reaction to that news from her parents who, by the way, will attend tonights state of the Un ....
Good morning, claudio. Reporter good morning, natalie. Even the elements seem to be reacting to his shocking news. Theres a storm raging over vatican city just behind me now. It took everybody by surprise, this announcement this morning. It even took by surprise his closest aides, his spokesperson, lombardi, saying in a press conference that he didnt even know about it, and if he didnt know about it, then who would . Well, maybe just the closest cardinals he confessed it to. The cardinals, more than 120 now. Certainly he made his announcement as if it was a lowkey decision. He did that during a fairly small cardinals gathering here in the vatican and he just said, look, i just dont have the strength anymore to carry on my duties. You need both body and mind to carry on the very important duties of the pope and the leader of the billion Catholic Church and he just doesnt have the strength anymore. Claudio lavagne reporting outside ....