More stranded by the storms. The middle east on the edge this morning after ceasefire talks between israel and hamas hit a wall. Israel moves to shut down a major Border Crossing for humanitarian aid into gaza. The attack that sparked the move. A crackdown on campus protesters at usc as graduation season kicks off. How demonstrators are using Commencement Ceremonies to send a message this weekend. A scam artist caught stealing from families at their most vulnerable, ring off gold star families after their loved ones died. Why the victims say the army played a role too. And a wakeup call from an apple watch. How the device forever changed a womans life for the better. Its monday, may 6th. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im frances rivera. Catastrophic flooding continues to plague the houston and dallas areas of texas after days of relentless rainfall. A boy died sunday after the car he was traveling in was swept away by floodwaters. This body cam video shows Houston Police r
Investigation. Other key members of the president s inner circle expected to testify as early as this week. But will President Trump himself ever agree to talk to investigators . The Agency Behind that false missile alert in hawaii are now receiving Death Threats. Simone biles, the newest accuser against the Gymnastics Team doctor. And the announcement that could change the face of beauty. Today, tuesday, january 16th, 2018. From nbc news, this is today, with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today. Thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. Nice to have you with us. Lets get to our top story. It is a disturbing one. It is. 13 children rescued from a Southern California home, where some had been chained to beds and starved. Their parents now charged with torture. Miguel almaguer has the latest on that investigation. Hey, miguel. Reporter hoda, good morning. Neighbors in this allamerican suburb say they rarely saw the children o
The impersonating impersonating the postal worker grabbed the ban brandishing a gun. Lets get in the house, okay. I couldnt make a run. They had my son right there. Reporter gunman forward the victim a professional poker player back into his house witness baby still in the car. The baby is in the car the whole time. He came half hour to 40 minutes. They ransack the house and took some money. Took the car, house keys an cell phone. Reporter police say the gunman was joined by three on the suspects. They took more than 5,000 in cash and an iphone. The suspects were caught on camera fleeing the home all the while the child was still inside that car. God is on my side. Okay. Because i had my son right the there. He told me, mikes son right there he would hit him little bit. Reporter surveillance cameras caught the four suspects escaping in two vehicles. A dark colored buick luzerne and pont jag grand prix. As for the robber in the postal uniform we dont believe that it is a mailman that co
And 11 00 and 2 00 they will be scattered around. Not everybody will see them all day long. Keep an umbrella handy today. Tomorrow, heat and humidity. Got a look at the weekend forecast when i come back in ten minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington is tracking how this wet weather is affecting the roads. Jessica . We are seeing slippery conditions and ponding in some spaces. Were starting off first out in mt. Laurel new jersey in 295. Traffic moving along nicely. Southbound is typically where we see the volume for the morning. Right now about a 13minute drive time headed southbound from 38 up towards the black horse pike. Northbound moving along just fine as well. Pa turnpike, earlier we saw rain actively falling. Not anymore. Westbound, eastbound 22 minutes at the most from route 1 up towards valley forge. Slippery conditions also come with several accidents. A few out in Montgomery County one in shelton ham cheltenham and cheltenham avenue. Well check in with more wet cameras and more
In the middle of it braving the elements and joins us live from Daytona Beach in florida with the latest details. Jay . Reporter i want to give you an idea of the situation unfoaling here right now. Take a look. You can see the wind has been picking up. So has the rain. The surf is growing here as well. Conditions that make it quite clear, this storm is starting to move in. Matthew, now beginning to unleash its fury along the florida coast. Its here. Reporter violent winds. Driving reigns. We are already starting to see the impacts and its a monster. Reporter and overnight, it is expected to get worse. 2million people along the east coast have already evacuated in South Carolina. Governor Nikki Haley Says more need to move to higher ground. This is a scary storm. This is a storm that should be taken seriously. We need you to evacuate. Reporter airports across 4,000 flights canceled. Businesses are boarded up and shelters are filling up. And in florida, the time to leave is quickly runn