Joe hello, im joe rosato, jr. Thanks for joining me for fog city stories. Well, San Franciscos iconic cable cars are celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, and today we ride along with a woman whos helping change the face of the grip. Willa good morning. Come on in. Joe the morning ritual in San Franciscos cable car barn. Willa hold the switch. Joe these historic wheels begin their day, and so does historymaking willa johnson. Willa im ready when yall are. Hold on, guys. Hold on. Right turn, right turn. Joe its been over a decade since johnson made a left turn leaving a career in the medical field to join muni, eventually making her way to the cable cars. In the 150year history of the cable cars, johnson is only the second woman and the second woman of color to work the grip. Willa its a hard job. Its even a hard job for a man. Joe johnsons journey to the stick also wasnt easy. She left another division in the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to work the cable cars
Together as her family pleads for her to come home. Let somebody know youre safe. The fbi now joining the investigation. And save the date. Prince harry and Meghan Markle planning a may wedding at st. Georges chapel. The newly revealed photo showing a young markle at buckingham palace. What the young princess will have to go through to get ready for the big day just six months away. We do good morning, america. And there is a lot of breaking headlines this morning. People are concerned about that north Korean Missile test and the idea that a missile could reach all the way to here in new york or washington, d. C. So concerned that hawaii is actually going back to those siren warnings that they havent used that they used during the cold war. The defense secretary said this was their highest test yet. First that big break in the tampa serial killer case. Police arrested this 24yearold at a local mcdonalds now charged with four murders. Abcs Victor Oquendo is in tampa with more on how the
U. N. This morning. On the run. The desperate search for this missing 17yearold, disappearing with a High School Soccer coach. Erasing her cell phone. Where the pair was last spotted together as her family pleads for her to come home. Let somebody know youre safe. The fbi now joining the investigation. And save the date. Prince harry and Meghan Markle planning a may wedding at st. Georges chapel. The newly revealed photo showing a young markle at buckingham palace. What the american princess will have to go through to get ready for the big day, just six months away. Good morning, america. We have a lot of big news for our viewers in the west. Including the north Korean Missile test. This is the first time they have claimed it could reach all the way to new york or washington, d. C. So much concern that hawaii is going back to the siren warnings they used during the cold war. We have that breaking news for our viewers out west. Nbcs matt lauer has been fired over inappropriate sexual be
Sixty minutes calls for an immediate cease fire in yemens port city of aden after secessionists seize government buildings joining a day of deadly fighting. Turkish forces take control of a key mountain in syrias african region as that offensive against kurdish fighters enters a second week. Wrestled to the ground and taken into custody russias Opposition Leader is detained for several hours during rallies against Vladimir Putin plus. Im lawrence lee with a second of all reports from the river where refugees have accused the greek police of using violence and intimidation to illegally push them back over the river into to. Yemens Prime Minister has accused the session its backed by the United Arab Emirates of an attempted coup after they took over the governments headquarters in the city of aden at least ten people have been killed and one hundred others wounded in the worst fighting yet between secessionists and yemens government this is specialist won control of yemens Southern Regio
Murderers, lyle menendez, talks to megyn kelly in an exclusive interview. This morning, why he and his brother killed their parents. I cant escape what happened, anymore than i cant escape the memories of what happened to today. And why if the case was tried to today they would be free men. And the scandal rocking College Basketball. And why chip and Joanna Gaines are pulling the plug on their show. And an today, exclusive. After six years, curb your enthusiasm makes a return. And we have the cast in our studio today, wednesday, september 27th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. On a wednesday morning. We appreciate you joining us. Were still talking about maria, what it did in puerto rico and its spinning off of the coast of North Carolina right now. Al will have more on that in a second. Officials say theyre dealing with a growing crisis in the wake of maria. A w