of the moskva river, at the church of the icon of the mother of god, in the maryino district, where navalny used to live. there was a heavy police presence outside the church. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports and a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in this distressing. they shouted his name. a final act of support for alexei navalny as his coffin arrived at a moscow church. it s the name vladimir putin refused to utter. navalny, being buried today, was putin s greatest political rival. so this funeral was a show of defiance, too. by those who queued to say their last goodbye in their many thousands. for them, navalny was the hope of change. a chance for a different russia. supporting him is still dangerous, but that didn t stop this crowd. a woman said she was scared at first, even hid herflowers, but she couldn t stay away. this man describes navalny s death as a personal loss. it s very hard, he says. western ambassadors came, too
as the network s biggest star faces new allegations of sexual harassment and protests calling for his firing. and get well. former president george h.w. bush hospitalized in houston, recovering from his second bout of pneumonia this year. what his doctors are saying about his progress today, wednesday april 19th, 2017. from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to today. it s a wednesday morning. willie in for matt this morning. and news just breaking as we come on the air. former nfl star, aaron hernandez, found dead in his prison cell overnight. apparently he killed himself. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latestment we are learning just about this. reporter: this happened just a short time ago. officials say hernandez was found hanged in his cell overnight, in a correctional facility in massachusetts. medical personnel attempted to per
as the network s biggest star faces claims of sexual harassment. and get well. former president george h.w. bush hospitalized in houston, recovering from his second bout of pneumonia this year. what his doctors are saying about his progress today, wednesday april 19th, 2017. from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to today. it s a wednesday morning. willie in for matt this morning. and news just breaking as we come on the air. former nfl star, aaron hernandez, found dead in his prison cell novovernight. apparently he killed himself. miguel almaguer is here. reporter: this happened just a short time ago. officials say hernandez was found hanged in his cell overnight, in a contributional facility in massachusetts. they transported hernandez to the hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 4:00 a.m. this morning. according to officials, the former footbal
Parents of students with disabilities, superintendents and educators had another chance to weigh in on a bill to change the funding and oversight structure of Iowa’s area education agencies during an Iowa House public hearing Wednesday