Now the race is on for survivors, good afternoon, im brooke thomas. Im jim donovan. Blamed for more than 07 deaths and officials fear the death toll will rise, in umbria 50 miles northeast of rome, correspondent set dont reports fromamezega trees with the latest. Carried young girl to safety after pulled from the rubble, the earthquake jolted many awake, flattens homes, and trapped people and collapsed structures. It struck just after 3 30 this morning, one town clock stopped marking the time. Dazed residents woke to find parts of these Rural Communities level, in some cases walls were crack open or destroyed. This woman says a wall fell next to her but luckily didnt hit her. Remote mountain us region, area where italians, in particular, come to vacation. One of the main issues at this point is just getting heavy equipment in to sift through some of this rubble, and of course the ambulances in to try to get those wounded out. About 8 miles from amatrice, they waited for rescuers, to di
A powerful earthquake striking overnight while people were asleep. The damage is widespread. At least 21 people are now dead. That number is expected to rise. We have video just in showing rescuers trying to reach people buried under a collapsed building. Moments ago, a woman and her dog were pulled out alive. That 6. 2 quakes epicenter was in the mountainous central part of the country. Its made buildings in rome sway. Heres a live picture of miles from rome. That gives you a sense of how powerful the quake was. Rescuers there using bare hands, looking for survivors. Abcs Jennifer Eccleston is live for us in london. Shes been following the developments all night long. Jennifer, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. Its been several hours since this 6. Earthquake. Rescue crews are still trying to so far, a number of dead. At least 21 people. The aftershocks continue to rattle this community now on edge. This morning, a town in ruins. Central italy rocked by a powerful
And good morning, america. We want to get right to the breaking news. Were going to look live now at that tie italian town of amatrice. A town reduced to rubble after a deadly earthquake struck overnight. Look at the before and after photos. The before on the right. The utter devastation on the left. Heres what we know. The 6. 2 magnitude quake hit around 3 30 a. M. Local time. The death toll is climbing. Dozens already confirmed dead. An italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 tremors since. The aftershocks hit in rome. Hit such a wide part of the country. The pope says hes deeply saddened, praying for the victims. Thanking volunteers and rescuers. Abcs terry moran is there with the latest. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. Of swaying and shaking. But at the epicenter, about 100 miles northeast of here, it lasted for a terrifying 142 seconds. And as you point out, it happened in the middle of the night. The worst time. Everyone in their beds. Rescue wo
Lets check with meteorologist bill henley to see whats to come with his nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. Bill . Skies are clear. Well have a great view of the sun today. Skies are glowing. Look at the suburbs, king of prussia, no clouds to be found here. Its a cool start and a quick warmup. By 9 00, 69 degrees. Low 80s by lunch time and the city is glowing as well. A little bit warmer in the city, 68 degrees now. 70s by 8 00. Then its into the 80s as we go into the afternoon. Well be challenging to upper 70s at 11 00 this north. Warmer later today. Yesterdays high was 83. In philadelphia, 85 degrees this afternoon. The humidity stays low for the suburbs, new jersey. At the shore, upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon. 78 degrees for north wildwood. Look at the sunshine for the Lehigh Valley and delaware, into the 80s today. Nice and comfortable today. Ill take you through these forecasts hour by hour when im back in just a few minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has an update on th
Charity. This morning, why the Clinton Campaign is calling that report utterly flawed. And cashing in . A new twist in the controversy surrounding the skyrocketing cost of life saving epipens. The salary of the head of the company that makes them rising from 2 million to nearly 19 million in just eight years. The outrage and the companys explanation today, wednesday, august 24th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a wednesday morning, a morning that weve got breaking news coming out of europe. That strong earthquake striking central italy early this morning. The epicenter, about 100 miles to the northeast of rome. One mayor saying that his town isnt there anymore. Nbcs Lucy Cavanaugh is in a hardhit area with us on the phone. Lucy, good morning. Reporter morning, matt and savannah. It is a dark day for italy. At least 37 people were killed and we dont know how