Clippers in the family. And grand reopening. The Washington Monument welcoming back visitors for the First Time Since the iconic symbol was damaged by an earthquake. Al is there live today, monday, may 12th, 2014. 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 monday morning. Good day to be a tourist in the Nations Capital. Thats right. Al roker is there. Oh wait, theres an even more exciting thing. The Washington Monument is reopening, as you see. Al is there to cover it live and take us inside. Lets start, though, with this mornings top story. Weve got breaking news tied to the kidnappings of hundreds of schoolgirls in nigeria. The terror group behind those kidnappings making new demands in a new video. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has the latest on this. Steph, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. Well, this is essentially a hostage video with prove of life for the hostage tak
Car down a ravine near seminary and outlook. This is near Mills College. Five people are in critcal condition. Allie rasmus is at the scene and we will have a live report coming up. Good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. Happy mothers day to everyone. I am claudine wong. I am mike mibach. And happy mothers day to all the moms out there. Happy mothers day to you, rosemary. And happy mothers day to all of you celebrating out there. Gorgeous shot over the bay. The sun is shining and it as notable jump in our temperatures coming our way for the afternoon. Some areas like napa, waking up. 10 to 12 degrees above this time. Winds became a big issue. Not going to be as windy today. The wind will pick up as we get into the afternoon once again. Still gusting to 17 miles an hour. Half moon bay reporting a gusts at 22 miles an hour. The wind will be shifting over the next couple of days. They will be offshore and the warm up will continue as we get into the work week. For today, five degrees in
Quickly starting tomorrow, a warmup on the way. We have offshore winds developing. That keeps the sea breeze away. As a result, we start to warm up, so well see the sun throughout the entire day. No fog because of those winds, and for the afternoon, looking for 70s by the bay. 80s inland, about 10 to 15 dee going up for some areas. Upper 70s, low 80s to san jose and concord. Next week, the temperatures climb rapidly. For monday, most places into the 80s. Tuesday, look for the offshore winds intensifying, keeping the fog and sea breeze away. 90s inland, and by wednesday, widespread 90s for the bay area. Becky . I am overwhelmed. Im excited, and im proud to be a ram. Oh, i new i was going to get picked somewhere. And every time that team that passed me, i thought how i would effect their quarterback. The st. Louis rams drafted michael sam, the first openly gay player in nfl history. Sam shared the historic moment with loved ones. We have more on the tearful day and reaction from ram fans
Hello again. These are the stories topping this hour. Millions of americans could be hit by large hail, fierce winds, even tornados. Find out who is in danger. And we just got word that crews in virginia have found the third victim of that fiery hot air balloon crash. Details straight ahead. Plus, new information about a disturbing Instagram Post from a woman onboard the doomed flight. And a story youll only see here on cnn. A correspondent of ours, nima elbagir makes a journey to the nigerian village where hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted. She talks exclusively to a girl who escaped the terrorists. Hear her terrifying account of what happened and what villagers fear might happen next. People in oreck, missouri, are spending mothers day cleaning up after a tornado last night. A National Weather service team is now investigating the damage. Theres been no word on injuries, but officials are going door to door to make sure everyones out and okay. The state Highway Patrol estimates o
Alexander field kpa alexandra field joins us now. Three were in the basket, two involved with the Womens Basketball program. They were also graduates of the college and former collegiate athletes themselves. Shortly before that final ride, one of the women even went to her Instagram Account posting several pictures which show their apparent excitement. One of their last pictures posted on instagram, two friends smiling in the basket of a hot air balloon, getting ready for what might have been a great adventure. Another snapshot from their tethered practice flight friday morning. It was hours before this fateful assent in the blue balloon. Tried it at 6 38 a. M. But was too foggy. Will go up this evening. Anxiety, writes jenny doyle, a basketball coach for the womens team at the university of richmond. Hours later, spectators at the midatlantic Balloon Festival see a balloon burning after hitting a power line. The hot air balloon appears to be still smoking. The basket has come off, so